H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Tim Gullikson H2H: 4-0

Mel Purcell holds a 4–0 lead over Tim Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1985 Stratton Mountain round of 64 7-6 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Tim Gullikson
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #105 7-6 6-3 Tim Gullikson Match data Aug 7, 1985* R64 Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #58 6-4 6-3 Tim Gullikson Match data Mar 28, 1985* R32 Fort Myers ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #23 6-3 6-7 6-3 Tim Gullikson Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16 Japan Open ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #32 6-3 7-6 Tim Gullikson Match data Feb 25, 1981* R64 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet

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
Tim Gullikson — — — 2,012 — — — 0 0 0 0 4 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 Tim Gullikson
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 — — — — — — —
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Tim Gullikson
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% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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% 1976 6 6 12 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1977 12 5 17 70.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 13 6 19 68.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 16 10 26 61.5%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 10 10 20 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 8 14 42.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 11 14 21.4%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 9 7 16 56.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2 8 10 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 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% — 95 70 165 57.6% 29 32 61 47.5% 54 33 87 62.1% 64 62 126 50.8%

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 Tim Gullikson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1975 1526 110.0 — — — — +36 — — 37.5% -1.38 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.56
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1976 1587 121.0 — — — — -10 -24 -68 42.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.27
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1977 1869 146.4 — — — — -101 -197 0 62.5% +0.89 15–7 (68%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.69
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1978 1956 150.8 — — — — +44 -254 -114 58.9% +0.42 9–5 (64%) 15–10 (60%) — -1.31
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1979 1983 152.5 — — — — +53 -246 -92 58.0% +0.51 14–2 (88%) 12–6 (67%) — -2.02
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1980 1880 148.3 — — — — +25 — +22 56.7% +0.43 8–9 (47%) 10–11 (48%) — -3.86
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1981 1868 150.9 — — — — +30 -139 -33 55.2% +0.51 9–6 (60%) 9–12 (43%) — -4.50
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1729 145.3 — — — — +53 — +39 41.8% -0.47 7–8 (47%) 7–14 (33%) — -3.75
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1759 134.2 — — — — +16 -67 +54 54.9% +0.15 6–8 (43%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.12
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1613 132.9 — — — — +12 +73 +194 41.2% -0.58 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) — -1.08
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1585 121.6 — — — — +9 — +164 43.5% -0.26 2–4 (33%) 0–4 (0%) — +0.41
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1583 108.2 — — — — -10 — — 22.2% -1.89 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.44
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2013 149.8 — — — — +23 -151 +14 53.2% +0.20 79–65 (55%) 83–78 (52%) 102.3 -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.