H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H: 2-1

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Slobodan Zivojinovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Slobodan Zivojinovic won the 1989 Miami Open round of 128 6-2 7-6 3-6 6-4.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Slobodan Zivojinovic
YUG Age 63 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-2 7-6 3-6 6-4 Mel Purcell #306 Match data Mar 21, 1989* R128 Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Mel Purcell #76 6-4 6-2 6-1 Slobodan Zivojinovic Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mel Purcell #229 6-2 6-4 Slobodan Zivojinovic Match data Feb 11, 1986* R128 Miami Open ATP 500 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
Slobodan Zivojinovic — — — 1,885 123 115 51.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Slobodan Zivojinovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,494 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,449 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1984 7–8 46.7% — 1,550 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1985 22–18 55.0% — 1,795 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1986 18–18 50.0% — 1,741 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1987 33–20 62.3% — 1,868 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1988 22–15 59.5% — 1,773 0 2
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1989 15–16 48.4% — 1,696 0 2
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1990 3–10 23.1% — 1,583 0 2
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1991 3–5 37.5% — 1,593 0 2
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1992 0–1 0.0% — 1,589 0 2
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 Slobodan Zivojinovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 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% 1984 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1985 8 6 14 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1986 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1987 15 8 23 65.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 12 8 20 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 6 8 14 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1990 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1991 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 53 50 103 51.5% 24 27 51 47.1% 23 14 37 62.2% 23 24 47 48.9%

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 Slobodan Zivojinovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1495 106.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1982 1450 97.5 — — — — — — — 12.5% -2.63 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
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 1984 1550 122.5 — — — — +8 -1 — 50.0% -0.19 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 101.2 -0.32
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +8 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1985 1796 145.7 — — — — -196 -182 +15 54.5% +0.18 6–9 (40%) 8–5 (62%) 104.6 -2.65
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -34 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1986 1741 131.2 — — — — -54 -156 +92 48.4% -0.16 6–6 (50%) 11–11 (50%) 103.0 +0.82
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1987 1869 149.6 — — — — -12 -253 +14 59.0% +0.70 8–7 (53%) 11–10 (52%) 102.0 -0.25
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1988 1774 128.6 — — — — -32 -44 +68 57.8% +0.40 4–7 (36%) 12–10 (55%) 95.9 +0.69
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1989 1697 124.6 — — — — -26 -18 +175 47.8% -0.39 6–4 (60%) 9–8 (53%) 103.5 +0.34
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1990 1584 115.8 — — — — +30 — — 30.0% -0.83 0–1 1–5 (17%) — -0.30
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1991 1594 119.8 — — — — +25 — — 38.1% -0.43 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 99.9 -0.52
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1992 1590 108.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — -0.13
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 — 1886 141.1 — — — — -40 -114 +53 51.5% +0.07 33–38 (46%) 57–58 (50%) 101.1 -0.83

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.