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

Mel Purcell vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 1-1

Mel Purcell and Vitas Gerulaitis are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1982 Roland Garros round of 16 6-3 6-3 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #9 6-3 6-3 6-2 Mel Purcell #30 Match data Jun 2, 1982* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mel Purcell #27 7-5 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data May 6, 1982* R16 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
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26

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 Vitas Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 — — — — — — — 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 — — — — — — — 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26

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 Vitas Gerulaitis
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7%

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 Vitas Gerulaitis
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.35
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.68
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.31
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.40
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.38
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) — -6.07
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) — -6.08
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) — -5.46
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.99
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.25
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) — -1.03
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.22
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.07
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86

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.