H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Rolf Gehring H2H: 2-0

Mel Purcell holds a 2–0 lead over Rolf Gehring in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 Munich Open round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Rolf Gehring
GER Age 70 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #27 6-3 6-3 Rolf Gehring #77 Match data May 20, 1982* R32 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #28 6-4 3-0 (ret.) Rolf Gehring #36 Match data Nov 28, 1980* R32 South African Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Rolf Gehring #870 #30 0 1,826 113 128 46.9% 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 Rolf Gehring
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,501 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1975 7–7 50.0% #179 1,551 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1976 0–6 0.0% #239 1,498 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1977 9–9 50.0% #120 1,614 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1978 16–12 57.1% #52 1,732 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1979 14–14 50.0% #54 1,748 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1980 23–15 60.5% #39 1,779 0 1
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1981 21–17 55.3% #42 1,767 0 1
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1982 3–21 12.5% #77 1,567 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1983 8–6 57.1% #93 1,611 0 1
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1984 6–13 31.6% #154 1,576 0 1
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1985 4–4 50.0% #270 1,588 0 1

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 Rolf Gehring
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% — — — — — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1979 2 3 5 40.0% 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1981 9 9 18 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 0 4 4 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 22 32 54 40.7% 73 71 144 50.7% 11 11 22 50.0% 7 14 21 33.3%

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 Rolf Gehring
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1487 99.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.09
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1974 1502 105.1 — — — — — +34 — 40.0% -0.80 — — — +0.23
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1975 1552 117.1 — — — — — +12 +22 42.9% -0.40 5–1 (83%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.05
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1976 1498 110.7 — — — — — +30 — 17.6% -2.35 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.22
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1977 1615 128.4 — — — — -89 -16 +10 51.1% -0.18 4–3 (57%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.48
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1978 1732 134.0 — — — — -163 +11 — 47.3% -0.23 10–3 (77%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.52
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1979 1748 137.8 — — — — -166 +15 — 50.7% +0.06 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -1.07
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1980 1779 136.9 — — — — -202 +49 — 54.2% +0.08 11–5 (69%) 8–7 (53%) — +0.60
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1981 1768 140.3 — — — — -101 +53 -69 52.3% +0.14 9–1 (90%) 9–6 (60%) — -1.39
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1982 1568 128.8 — — — — -9 +127 — 21.1% -2.23 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -2.60
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1983 1611 120.8 — — — — -10 +119 — 56.3% +0.34 3–2 (60%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.91
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1984 1576 112.8 — — — — -31 +119 +29 43.1% -0.27 0–5 (0%) 4–6 (40%) — +0.23
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1985 1588 113.5 — — — — -26 +78 — 50.0% +0.17 1–1 0–1 — +0.72
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1826 138.1 — — — — -92 +45 +5 46.0% -0.34 48–33 (59%) 49–43 (53%) 111.9 +0.23

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.