# Mel Purcell vs Tom Gullikson — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/mel-purcell-vs-tom-gullikson?player1_id=4266660&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100253
Tour: ATP

Mel Purcell holds a 3–0 lead over Tom Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1984 ABN AMRO Open round of 32 6-2 7-5.

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## Overall
- Mel Purcell: 3 wins
- Tom Gullikson: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 3

## By surface
- Hard: Mel Purcell 2 - 0 Tom Gullikson
- Carpet: Mel Purcell 1 - 0 Tom Gullikson

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Mel Purcell 3 - 0 Tom Gullikson

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Mel Purcell | 1993 | 150.0 | - | - | - | - | -13 | 49 | 19 | 52.7% | 0.23 | 53-55 (49%) | 41-35 (54%) | -3.94 |
| Tom Gullikson | 1826 | 143.4 | - | - | - | - | -1 | -74 | -16 | 49.1% | -0.01 | 64-66 (49%) | 75-98 (43%) | -1.55 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1984-03-15* | ABN AMRO Open | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | Mel Purcell | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1982-04-29* | Tampa | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Mel Purcell | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1981-03-14* | Tampa | ATP 250 | SF | Hard | Mel Purcell | 6-4 7-6 |

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