H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Sherwood Stewart H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Sherwood Stewart in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 US Open round of 64 6-1 6-3 6-0.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sherwood Stewart
USA Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #26 6-1 6-3 6-0 Sherwood Stewart Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Sherwood Stewart — — — 1,737 — — — 0 0 0 0 2 0

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 Sherwood Stewart
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 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 — — — — — — —
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Sherwood Stewart
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 %
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1971 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1972 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 7 9 16 43.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1 5 6 16.7% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 5 9 14 35.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 6 8 25.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 2 7 9 22.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 35 53 88 39.8% 35 55 90 38.9% 30 37 67 44.8% 34 58 92 37.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Sherwood Stewart
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
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 1744 150.0 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +8 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -34 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1968 1462 101.1 — — — — — — -22 33.3% -1.00 2–3 (40%) — — -0.46
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1969 1458 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.18
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1971 1426 95.1 — — — — — — — 12.5% -2.63 — — — +0.10
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1972 1472 107.7 — — — — +91 +31 +4 39.3% -0.93 1–1 1–0 — +0.61
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1973 1669 127.2 — — — — +26 -192 -99 47.4% -0.12 5–1 (83%) 6–6 (50%) 106.3 +0.89
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1974 1661 124.3 — — — — +13 -118 — 46.7% -0.22 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) 97.4 +2.55
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1975 1630 131.0 — — — — -44 -66 -28 39.3% -0.61 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 102.5 -1.82
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1662 135.5 — — — — +29 -128 -96 41.8% -0.71 4–7 (36%) 4–3 (57%) 100.6 -0.99
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1685 139.9 — — — — -32 -62 -76 43.8% -0.35 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 100.3 -0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1709 131.7 — — — — -64 -58 +9 50.6% +0.09 8–8 (50%) 8–13 (38%) 99.5 +1.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1634 126.6 — — — — +13 -20 +12 31.4% -1.37 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 -2.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1665 130.9 — — — — -19 -65 +37 40.3% -0.69 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 103.6 -0.32
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1585 116.3 — — — — -24 — — 32.4% -0.91 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 95.7 +0.12
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1596 101.6 — — — — — — — 42.9% -1.43 — 1–0 — +0.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1594 106.8 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.39
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1585 103.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — -0.11
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1737 134.1 — — — — -4 -84 -36 41.7% -0.56 44–54 (45%) 43–50 (46%) 101.6 -0.35

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.