H2H data updated: 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Tom Gullikson H2H: 3-0

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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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Tom Gullikson
USA Age 74 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

WinnerScoreLoserMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #23 6-2 7-5 Tom Gullikson Match data Mar 15, 1984* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Mel Purcell #26 6-0 6-3 Tom Gullikson Match data Apr 29, 1982* R32 Tampa ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #27 6-4 7-6 Tom Gullikson Match data Mar 14, 1981* SF 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
Tom Gullikson — — — 1,826 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 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 Tom 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 Tom 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 13 7 20 65.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 7 15 53.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 5 11 54.5%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 10 25 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 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% — 78 81 159 49.1% 20 24 44 45.5% 49 40 89 55.1% 45 59 104 43.3%

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 Tom Gullikson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) -1.17 1976 1496 107.3 — — — — +59 +42 — 45.5% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) +2.32
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) -2.09 1977 1642 135.7 — — — — +20 -32 -131 44.0% -0.73 4–7 (36%) 9–6 (60%) -0.47
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) -1.07 1978 1817 146.1 — — — — +23 -219 -132 57.9% +0.54 9–7 (56%) 6–7 (46%) -0.21
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 0.00 1979 1715 150.4 — — — — +5 -74 -3 45.0% +0.19 3–8 (27%) 4–11 (27%) -3.00
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) -0.36 1980 1712 135.7 — — — — +29 -86 -79 45.1% -0.35 6–7 (46%) 8–8 (50%) -1.36
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 -0.07 1981 1775 142.4 — — — — +5 — -157 52.7% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 9–9 (50%) -1.24
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1779 139.9 — — — — +6 — -161 49.4% +0.04 3–5 (38%) 5–12 (29%) -0.80
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1730 125.9 — — — — -34 — -16 51.6% +0.21 14–9 (61%) 7–10 (41%) +1.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1700 136.7 — — — — -25 — +44 51.6% +0.22 4–8 (33%) 11–18 (38%) +0.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1722 129.9 — — — — -60 — +143 49.4% -0.07 10–3 (77%) 9–8 (53%) -1.17
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 122.6 — — — — -53 — +96 36.5% -0.87 4–3 (57%) 6–6 (50%) -1.61
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1677 99.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 0–1 — +0.07
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) -3.94 — 1826 143.4 — — — — -1 -74 -16 49.1% -0.01 64–66 (49%) 75–98 (43%) -1.55

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.