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

Mel Purcell vs Victor Pecci H2H: 0-1

Victor Pecci holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Victor Pecci leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Victor Pecci won the 1981 Forest Hills Wct quarterfinal 6-2 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Victor Pecci
PAR Age 70 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Victor Pecci #22 6-2 6-2 Mel Purcell #28 Match data May 9, 1981* QF Forest Hills Wct 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
Victor Pecci #666 #9 0 2,085 354 244 59.2% 0 0 0 0 10 10

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 Victor Pecci
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,468 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1974 2–4 33.3% #318 1,480 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1975 21–21 50.0% #55 1,702 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1976 46–29 61.3% #34 1,804 0 2
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1977 38–26 59.4% #38 1,781 0 2
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1978 30–24 55.6% #46 1,859 0 3
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1979 56–19 74.7% #11 1,994 0 6
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1980 37–20 64.9% #29 1,840 0 7
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1981 48–20 70.6% #16 1,822 0 9
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1982 19–19 50.0% #68 1,705 0 9
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1983 18–15 54.5% #56 1,721 0 10
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1984 17–12 58.6% #38 1,780 0 10
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1985 12–19 38.7% #110 1,610 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 1986 4–6 40.0% #140 1,578 0 10
31 — — — — — — — 1987 6–8 42.9% #256 1,546 0 10

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 Victor Pecci
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 16 17 33 48.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 10 5 15 66.7% 27 16 43 62.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 38 21 59 64.4% — — — — 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% 1978 2 4 6 33.3% 23 13 36 63.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1979 8 3 11 72.7% 39 10 49 79.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 26 13 39 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1981 3 2 5 60.0% 43 16 59 72.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 15 14 29 51.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 14 12 26 53.8% — — — — — — — —
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 2 1 3 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 3 1 4 75.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 41 33 74 55.4% 274 172 446 61.4% 21 15 36 58.3% 18 24 42 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 Victor Pecci
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1482 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.10
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1469 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.15
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1974 1481 115.3 — — — — — +28 — 30.8% -0.46 1–0 0–1 — +0.27
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1975 1702 141.5 — — — — -68 -44 — 50.5% -0.01 6–6 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.49
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1976 1805 139.8 — — — — -50 -14 — 59.8% +0.66 13–12 (52%) 15–14 (52%) — +3.03
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1977 1782 139.3 — — — — -145 +38 — 56.6% +0.31 16–12 (57%) 12–10 (55%) — +5.37
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1978 1859 154.6 — — — — -233 +61 -248 56.3% +0.61 8–14 (36%) 3–4 (43%) — -1.68
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1979 1995 161.2 — — — — -286 +142 -233 68.3% +1.12 14–5 (74%) 12–11 (52%) — -2.65
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1980 1840 140.1 — — — — -135 +87 -1 59.7% +0.71 11–5 (69%) 9–7 (56%) — +1.02
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1981 1822 154.3 — — — — -117 +93 — 64.4% +0.90 15–6 (71%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.04
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1982 1705 137.3 — — — — +2 +108 +7 50.0% +0.10 8–8 (50%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.68
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1983 1721 141.2 — — — — -4 +30 — 56.0% +0.28 4–5 (44%) 8–2 (80%) — +0.86
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1984 1781 136.2 — — — — -63 +21 — 53.5% +0.11 8–4 (67%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.01
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1985 1610 138.7 — — — — +36 +76 — 37.3% -0.55 6–3 (67%) 3–0 (100%) — -1.77
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1579 116.2 — — — — — +60 — 44.0% -0.28 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.63
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1546 112.6 — — — — +114 +26 — 46.4% +0.21 1–1 1–4 (20%) — +1.72
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2086 150.5 — — — — -101 +57 -119 56.8% +0.47 112–83 (57%) 94–77 (55%) 103.9 +0.48

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.