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

Mel Purcell vs Stanislav Birner H2H: 1-1

Mel Purcell and Stanislav Birner are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 Indianapolis round of 64 7-5 6-4.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Stanislav Birner
CZE Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #22 7-5 6-4 Stanislav Birner Match data Aug 5, 1982* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Stanislav Birner 1-6 6-3 6-1 Mel Purcell #27 Match data Jul 25, 1981* QF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Stanislav Birner #1,083 #60 1 1,720 63 119 34.6% 0 0 0 0 0 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 Stanislav Birner
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 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1978 6–15 28.6% #93 1,484 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1979 7–8 46.7% #84 1,579 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1980 12–21 36.4% #153 1,639 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1981 11–14 44.0% #66 1,663 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1982 11–21 34.4% #68 1,614 0 0
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1983 4–11 26.7% #160 1,549 0 0
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1984 4–3 57.1% #182 1,575 0 0
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1985 2–8 20.0% #226 1,506 0 0
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1986 3–7 30.0% #126 1,487 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 1987 3–9 25.0% #217 1,483 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–1 0.0% #372 1,479 0 0

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 Stanislav Birner
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% 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% 1978 0 6 6 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 11 16 31.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 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% 1982 6 6 12 50.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 21 35 56 37.5% 31 63 94 33.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 16 24 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 Stanislav Birner
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%) — -1.39 1977 1489 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1978 1484 113.7 — — — — 0 +99 — 37.7% -0.98 0–4 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.28
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1979 1580 133.9 — — — — +4 -5 — 45.2% -0.48 1–0 1–0 — -0.07
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1980 1640 136.5 — — — — -41 -41 — 38.6% -0.59 6–3 (67%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.70
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1981 1664 137.0 — — — — -69 -6 — 44.1% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.47
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1982 1615 131.8 — — — — +21 -67 -59 41.7% -0.33 3–10 (23%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.12
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1983 1550 113.5 — — — — +35 -12 — 36.6% -1.20 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.12
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1984 1575 109.1 — — — — — +7 — 53.3% 0.00 1–0 0–1 — +1.00
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1985 1506 99.8 — — — — +49 +5 — 27.3% -1.68 0–2 0–2 — +0.60
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1986 1488 106.6 — — — — +60 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.71
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1483 120.0 — — — — +47 +45 — 28.6% -1.71 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.26
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1479 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.13
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1721 132.4 — — — — -2 +2 -59 38.9% -0.75 22–36 (38%) 13–23 (36%) 91.8 +0.05

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.