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Mike Bauer vs Mel Purcell H2H: 0-1

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Mike Bauer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1983 Las Vegas round of 32 7-6 7-5.

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Mike Bauer
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #30 7-6 7-5 Mike Bauer #56 Match data Apr 27, 1983* R32 Las Vegas 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
Mike Bauer #773 #29 66 1,786 75 91 45.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,992 190 164 53.7% 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 Mike Bauer Mel Purcell
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 1981 2–5 28.6% — 1,494 0 0 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1982 15–9 62.5% #88 1,684 0 2 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1983 28–23 54.9% #44 1,779 0 3 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1984 17–19 47.2% #46 1,674 0 3 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1985 9–22 29.0% #185 1,545 0 3 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1986 2–5 28.6% #226 1,518 0 3 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1987 1–3 25.0% #202 1,517 0 3 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1988 1–4 20.0% #430 1,494 0 3 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
36 1995 0–1 0.0% #787 1,486 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 Mike Bauer Mel Purcell
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 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1983 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1985 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1986 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1988 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 19 38 57 33.3% 2 13 15 13.3% 30 23 53 56.6% 24 17 41 58.5% — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Mike Bauer Mel Purcell
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
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 150.0 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +8 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73
22 1981 1495 113.4 — — — — +27 +41 — 33.3% -0.73 0–1 — — +0.46 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -34 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38
23 1982 1685 120.3 — — — — -54 -193 0 58.3% +0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.7 +3.18 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37
24 1983 1780 137.3 — — — — -138 — +83 55.8% +0.44 7–11 (39%) 12–15 (44%) 94.3 +1.47 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17
25 1984 1674 119.7 — — — — +36 -224 +65 45.8% -0.57 3–3 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 102.4 +2.72 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09
26 1985 1545 125.2 — — — — +96 — +68 36.3% -0.90 1–8 (11%) 7–7 (50%) 92.7 -0.22 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1986 1518 104.0 — — — — +57 — — 36.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.6 +0.77 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00
28 1987 1517 106.3 — — — — — — +64 33.3% -1.25 1–1 1–0 — -0.33 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36
29 1988 1495 108.9 — — — — — — +82 33.3% -0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.25 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
36 1995 1487 104.5 +0.57 -0.71 0.924 48.1% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1787 129.4 +0.57 -0.71 0.924 48.1% -19 -109 +64 47.0% -0.21 20–32 (38%) 35–32 (52%) 95.2 +4.66 — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94

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.