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Mel Purcell vs Stan Smith H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Stan Smith 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 1980 US Open round of 128 7-6 6-4 6-0.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #42 7-6 6-4 6-0 Stan Smith Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128 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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 — — — — — — — 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 — — — — — — — 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 — — — — — — — 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 — — — — — — — 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 — — — — — — — 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 — — — — — — — 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 — — — — — — — 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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% 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 107.7 -0.74
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 105.6 -2.39
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.4 +0.16
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.50
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 100.9 -5.64
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.