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Nduka Odizor vs Mel Purcell H2H: 0-1

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Nduka Odizor 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 1984 Miami Open round of 16 6-3 3-6 6-3.

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Nduka Odizor
NGR Age 68 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
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 #21 6-3 3-6 6-3 Nduka Odizor #73 Match data Mar 30, 1984* R16 Miami Open 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
Nduka Odizor #1,165 #52 186 1,730 81 121 40.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Nduka Odizor 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 1980 0–1 0.0% #457 1,489 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1981 3–3 50.0% — 1,537 0 0 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1982 13–16 44.8% #81 1,590 0 0 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1983 19–20 48.7% #65 1,683 0 1 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1984 9–13 40.9% #108 1,591 0 1 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1985 9–13 40.9% #108 1,620 0 1 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1986 5–14 26.3% #75 1,553 0 1 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1987 16–19 45.7% #98 1,624 0 1 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1988 1–7 12.5% #195 1,550 0 1 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1989 3–7 30.0% #245 1,530 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 1990 3–5 37.5% #186 1,523 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 1991 0–1 0.0% #266 1,508 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 1992 0–2 0.0% #551 1,478 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Nduka Odizor 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 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1981 3 3 6 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 6 9 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1983 5 9 14 35.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1986 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 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 9 12 21 42.9% — — — — 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1988 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1989 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 32 59 91 35.2% 5 12 17 29.4% 31 30 61 50.8% 13 20 33 39.4% — 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 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 Nduka Odizor 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 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1980 1489 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.06 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1981 1538 117.4 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.14 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.10 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1982 1591 118.9 — — — — -27 -28 +1 43.2% -0.66 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.74 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1983 1684 129.3 — — — — +17 — -25 45.2% -0.54 11–4 (73%) 10–6 (63%) — +2.13 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1984 1592 117.3 — — — — +11 — +105 48.0% -0.36 2–5 (29%) 5–5 (50%) — +0.89 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1985 1620 126.2 — — — — -28 — +128 45.2% -0.39 2–4 (33%) 9–8 (53%) — +1.02 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1986 1554 119.3 — — — — +28 -96 +112 37.7% -0.83 1–6 (14%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1987 1625 129.3 — — — — +3 — +43 43.8% -0.52 6–3 (67%) 12–4 (75%) — +0.78 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1988 1550 100.4 — — — — +2 — — 21.7% -2.13 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.26 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1989 1531 107.3 — — — — +9 — — 28.0% -1.56 3–1 (75%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 1524 116.9 — — — — +23 — — 52.6% +0.21 0–2 3–1 (75%) — +0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1991 1509 99.2 -0.45 +0.60 0.633 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 1478 97.4 -2.56 -2.02 0.819 45.2% — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1730 127.6 -1.86 -1.15 0.765 44.8% +6 -44 +57 42.3% -0.64 34–33 (51%) 60–47 (56%) 107.9 +3.28 — 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.