H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Steve Meister H2H: 1-1

Mel Purcell and Steve Meister are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Steve Meister leads 1–0 on grass, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steve Meister won the 1984 Queen's Club Championships round of 32 7-6 7-6.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Steve Meister
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Meister #83 7-6 7-6 Mel Purcell #23 Match data Jun 14, 1984* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Mel Purcell #27 6-4 7-6 Steve Meister Match data Mar 13, 1981* R16 Tampa 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 Meister #837 #69 0 1,645 30 63 32.3% 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 Meister
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 1981 4–12 25.0% — 1,435 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1982 1–7 12.5% — 1,392 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1983 6–10 37.5% #87 1,484 0 0
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1984 17–19 47.2% #80 1,623 0 0
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1985 2–15 11.8% #350 1,496 0 0
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 Steve Meister
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1981 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% 1983 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 8 12 20 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1985 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% — 16 31 47 34.0% 7 12 19 36.8% 6 10 16 37.5% 1 10 11 9.1%

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 Meister
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1981 1436 103.1 — — — — +41 +89 — 34.1% -0.78 1–5 (17%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +1.58
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1982 1393 103.4 — — — — — +95 +92 17.6% -2.00 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.69
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1983 1485 120.8 — — — — +42 — — 43.9% -0.42 1–4 (20%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.60
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1984 1624 129.4 — — — — -47 -49 -24 48.9% -0.44 4–8 (33%) 12–4 (75%) 107.7 +0.90
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1985 1497 109.7 — — — — -28 +26 +83 17.1% -1.98 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — -0.36
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1645 120.4 — — — — -2 +15 +31 37.4% -0.89 7–21 (25%) 18–14 (56%) 98.3 +3.67

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.