H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Van Winitsky H2H: 0-2

Van Winitsky holds a 2–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Van Winitsky leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Van Winitsky won the 1982 Washington Open round of 16 6-3 6-1.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Van Winitsky
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Van Winitsky #44 6-3 6-1 Mel Purcell #21 Match data Jul 23, 1982* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Van Winitsky 7-6 7-5 Mel Purcell #23 Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF Japan Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Van Winitsky #834 #35 0 1,855 106 133 44.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Van Winitsky
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1975 1–1 50.0% #282 1,505 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1976 1–2 33.3% #239 1,527 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1977 8–7 53.3% #228 1,649 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1978 15–25 37.5% #132 1,591 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1979 6–14 30.0% #141 1,580 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1980 14–17 45.2% #90 1,678 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1981 16–12 57.1% #47 1,719 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1982 28–23 54.9% #53 1,699 0 3
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1983 10–17 37.0% #91 1,647 0 3
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1984 7–14 33.3% #133 1,565 0 3
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1985 0–1 0.0% #331 1,552 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 Van Winitsky
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 5 13 18 27.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1980 7 7 14 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 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% 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% 17 8 25 68.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 35 38 73 47.9% 48 57 105 45.7% 2 10 12 16.7% 21 28 49 42.9%

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 Van Winitsky
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1506 94.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — +0.48
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1527 111.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.71 — — — -0.15
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1977 1650 135.8 — — — — -35 -21 — 51.5% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) — -1.13
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1978 1592 127.5 — — — — +61 -13 -54 42.2% -0.64 6–10 (38%) 4–7 (36%) — +2.52
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1979 1581 134.0 — — — — +71 -23 — 28.3% -1.46 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.14
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1980 1678 132.8 — — — — -26 -25 — 47.7% -0.09 6–8 (43%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.39
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1981 1720 130.7 — — — — -6 -61 — 55.4% +0.48 6–6 (50%) 2–7 (22%) — +1.69
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1982 1699 144.3 — — — — +20 +43 — 52.0% -0.02 12–9 (57%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.05
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1983 1648 139.5 — — — — +22 +53 — 39.7% -0.46 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.74
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1984 1565 117.3 — — — — +43 +76 -104 33.3% -1.02 6–3 (67%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.48
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1985 1552 101.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.06
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -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 — 1855 140.6 — — — — +21 +5 -75 44.6% -0.38 47–48 (49%) 30–36 (45%) 99.0 +0.59

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.