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Mel Purcell vs Richard Meyer H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Richard Meyer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1981 Denver round of 32 7-6 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Richard Meyer
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #32 7-6 6-2 Richard Meyer #93 Match data Mar 5, 1981* R32 Denver ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,992 190 164 53.7% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Richard Meyer #732 #83 0 1,689 44 76 36.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mel Purcell Richard Meyer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,478 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1975 0–1 0.0% #373 1,476 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1978 1–3 25.0% #225 1,475 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1979 8–14 36.4% #146 1,532 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1980 12–14 46.2% #89 1,675 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1981 11–22 33.3% #100 1,638 0 1
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1982 6–9 40.0% — 1,645 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1983 6–7 46.2% #248 1,630 0 1
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1984 0–4 0.0% #320 1,557 0 1
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mel Purcell Richard Meyer
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1978 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1979 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1980 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1981 2 9 11 18.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 9 22 31 29.0% 7 17 24 29.2% 11 13 24 45.8% 17 24 41 41.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mel Purcell Richard Meyer
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1493 101.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.01
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1974 1479 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1975 1477 104.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.16
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1978 1475 106.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.38 — 0–1 — +0.27
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1979 1533 127.5 — — — — +58 -19 — 37.7% -0.53 3–4 (43%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1980 1676 130.5 — — — — -12 -145 -136 46.0% -0.54 4–4 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +0.97
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1981 1638 123.1 — — — — +22 -150 -82 40.7% -0.54 4–9 (31%) 8–13 (38%) — +0.93
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1982 1646 128.8 — — — — -5 -147 -45 45.5% -0.25 3–5 (38%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.59
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1983 1631 100.5 — — — — -53 — +44 48.6% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 5–4 (56%) — +2.56
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1984 1558 96.9 — — — — — — — 10.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.29
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1689 126.9 — — — — +10 -121 -50 40.7% -0.58 16–25 (39%) 24–33 (42%) 95.7 +4.17

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.