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

Mel Purcell vs Steve Krulevitz H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Steve Krulevitz 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 1981 Tel Aviv semifinal 6-1 1-6 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Steve Krulevitz
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #25 6-1 1-6 6-3 Steve Krulevitz Match data Oct 10, 1981* SF Tel Aviv 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
Steve Krulevitz #602 #70 0 1,766 122 201 37.8% 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 Steve Krulevitz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1970 1–5 16.7% — 1,460 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1971 2–7 22.2% — 1,477 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1972 0–3 0.0% — 1,452 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1973 1–4 20.0% #234 1,438 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1974 16–23 41.0% #91 1,539 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1975 13–27 32.5% #131 1,567 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1976 23–23 50.0% #77 1,751 0 0
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1977 14–21 40.0% #99 1,689 0 0
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1978 6–15 28.6% #205 1,581 0 0
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1979 6–13 31.6% #152 1,582 0 0
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1980 19–23 45.2% #134 1,613 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 1981 14–13 51.9% #82 1,655 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1982 7–21 25.0% #99 1,497 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1983 0–2 0.0% #210 1,472 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 Steve Krulevitz
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% — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1973 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1974 2 5 7 28.6% 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 5 12 17 29.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 11 18 38.9%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 5 4 9 55.6% 10 12 22 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 6 12 50.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1977 2 4 6 33.3% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 8 18 55.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 7 6 13 53.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 6 7 14.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 5 5 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% — 33 50 83 39.8% 57 92 149 38.3% 14 21 35 40.0% 18 38 56 32.1%

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 Steve Krulevitz
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 1969 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.14
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1970 1460 106.5 — — — — — +48 — 26.7% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.48
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1971 1477 108.2 — — — — +44 +41 — 25.0% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.90
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1972 1453 104.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.17
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1973 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +62 30.8% -1.08 0–1 1–0 — -0.17
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1974 1539 121.2 — — — — -52 -3 +6 44.8% -0.37 4–8 (33%) 7–3 (70%) — +1.61
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1975 1567 131.8 — — — — -45 -21 — 35.5% -0.75 5–6 (45%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.60
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1976 1751 135.7 — — — — -83 -96 -194 49.1% -0.06 6–7 (46%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.28
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1977 1690 135.8 — — — — -58 -3 — 40.2% -0.52 4–4 (50%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.53
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1978 1581 119.8 — — — — +15 +38 -43 30.0% -1.32 3–3 (50%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.20
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1979 1582 119.9 — — — — +6 +10 -38 41.2% -0.59 1–5 (17%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.44
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1980 1614 129.7 — — — — +37 -48 — 46.0% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 8–6 (57%) — +2.70
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1655 121.0 — — — — +18 -18 — 49.3% -0.39 6–5 (55%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.99
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1498 113.2 — — — — +18 +84 +43 33.8% -1.20 4–8 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.91
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1473 95.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.80 0–1 — — +0.32
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1767 130.9 — — — — -17 -12 -19 40.8% -0.64 40–57 (41%) 39–41 (49%) 96.9 +0.99

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.