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Pat Cash vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-0

Pat Cash holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pat Cash leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pat Cash won the 1986 Stockholm Open round of 64 4-6 6-2 6-1.

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Pat Cash
AUS Age 61 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pat Cash #38 4-6 6-2 6-1 Mel Purcell #55 Match data Nov 5, 1986* R64 Stockholm 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
Pat Cash #734 #4 658 2,098 210 134 61.0% 1 0 0 0 5 6
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 Pat Cash Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1981 2–5 28.6% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 17–10 63.0% #63 1,698 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1983 26–17 60.5% #34 1,830 0 2 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1984 26–15 63.4% #10 1,906 0 2 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1985 11–7 61.1% #67 1,834 0 2 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1986 16–10 61.5% #24 1,879 0 2 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1987 41–15 73.2% #7 2,022 1 5 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1988 23–9 71.9% #20 1,950 1 5 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1989 4–2 66.7% #368 1,927 1 5 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1990 18–10 64.3% #81 1,873 1 6 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1991 14–11 56.0% #108 1,807 1 6 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1992 5–4 55.6% #203 1,819 1 6 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1994 0–2 0.0% #511 1,768 1 6 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1995 5–7 41.7% #250 1,679 1 6 — — — — — — —
31 1996 0–3 0.0% #765 1,620 1 6 — — — — — — —
32 1997 2–7 22.2% #379 1,575 1 6 — — — — — — —

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 Pat Cash 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 %
16 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 5 0 5 100.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1986 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1987 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1988 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1989 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1990 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 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 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 52 126 58.7% 12 20 32 37.5% 80 34 114 70.2% 44 28 72 61.1% — 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 Pat Cash 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
16 1981 1497 113.9 — — — — — — +35 31.3% -1.50 0–1 2–0 — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1698 132.0 — — — — -112 — +54 57.4% +0.56 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) — +2.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1830 138.2 — — — — -113 -305 +47 57.8% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.41 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1984 1906 144.1 — — — — -85 -352 +98 60.5% +0.71 8–6 (57%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.05 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1985 1834 136.3 — — — — -32 — +150 59.2% +0.84 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.66 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1986 1879 151.2 — — — — -30 — +160 58.3% +0.72 5–4 (56%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.75 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1987 2023 157.7 — — — — -58 -499 +222 67.3% +1.03 9–5 (64%) 18–13 (58%) — -3.31 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1988 1950 151.7 — — — — +5 -347 +195 66.7% +1.50 6–2 (75%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.37 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1989 1927 118.1 — — — — -1 — — 64.7% +0.94 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.10 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1990 1874 140.0 — — — — +4 — +236 57.7% +0.63 8–4 (67%) 8–10 (44%) — -0.75 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1991 1807 141.6 +2.17 -0.28 1.021 50.7% +66 -205 +265 58.2% +0.30 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.86 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1992 1819 136.1 +2.39 +1.48 1.179 52.8% +11 — +259 64.3% +0.36 0–4 (0%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.59 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 1994 1769 98.9 -1.13 +1.33 0.791 45.3% — — — 33.3% -1.84 0–2 — — +0.19 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1995 1680 117.3 -1.30 -1.24 0.799 46.1% +77 — — 41.4% -1.03 4–1 (80%) 4–2 (67%) — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1620 100.5 -2.77 -3.64 0.540 40.4% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 1576 115.0 -0.83 -2.98 0.752 45.6% +79 — — 30.4% -1.43 0–2 3–1 (75%) — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2098 151.6 +0.66 -0.77 0.907 48.5% -24 -330 +136 58.8% +0.60 64–50 (56%) 90–77 (54%) 101.4 -1.21 — 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.