H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Tim Wilkison vs Mel Purcell H2H: 5-3

Tim Wilkison holds a 5–3 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Tim Wilkison leads 4–1 on hard courts, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Tim Wilkison won the 1986 Miami Open round of 64 6-4 6-3.

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Tim Wilkison
USA Age 66 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tim Wilkison #41 6-4 6-3 Mel Purcell #229 Match data Feb 12, 1986* R64 Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Tim Wilkison #45 3-6 6-2 6-3 Mel Purcell #83 Match data Oct 27, 1984* SF Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard
Tim Wilkison #100 4-6 6-2 6-1 Mel Purcell #30 Match data Aug 1, 1984* R64 North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #40 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1 Tim Wilkison #62 Match data Jun 22, 1983* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tim Wilkison #61 3-6 6-4 6-2 Mel Purcell #29 Match data Mar 17, 1983* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #26 6-4 6-0 Tim Wilkison #65 Match data Feb 4, 1982* R32 Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Tim Wilkison 6-1 1-6 6-1 Mel Purcell #40 Match data Oct 4, 1980* QF Maui ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #44 6-4 7-5 Tim Wilkison Match data Aug 22, 1980* R16 Atlanta 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
Tim Wilkison #1,167 #23 269 1,897 294 298 49.7% 0 0 0 0 6 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 Tim Wilkison Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1977 21–27 43.8% #93 1,567 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1978 10–13 43.5% #54 1,659 0 1 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1979 26–26 50.0% #69 1,666 0 2 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1980 24–25 49.0% #95 1,685 0 2 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1981 23–24 48.9% #71 1,756 0 3 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1982 28–22 56.0% #61 1,715 0 4 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1983 14–20 41.2% #88 1,683 0 4 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1984 26–20 56.5% #39 1,767 0 5 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1985 36–28 56.2% #44 1,807 0 6 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1986 33–23 58.9% #29 1,772 0 6 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1987 23–20 53.5% #55 1,731 0 6 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1988 15–20 42.9% #121 1,673 0 6 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1989 8–16 33.3% #124 1,601 0 6 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1990 7–13 35.0% #210 1,542 0 6 — — — — — — —
33 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,524 0 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 Tim Wilkison 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 %
17 1977 7 9 16 43.8% 7 7 14 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 15 10 25 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1981 8 13 21 38.1% — — — — 10 4 14 71.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1982 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1983 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1984 15 8 23 65.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1985 23 11 34 67.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1986 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1987 13 13 26 50.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1988 12 13 25 48.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1989 2 7 9 22.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 143 126 269 53.2% 34 39 73 46.6% 73 61 134 54.5% 44 72 116 37.9% — 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 Tim Wilkison 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
17 1977 1567 122.3 — — — — -3 +28 -30 44.0% -0.32 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — +4.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 1660 119.2 — — — — -158 — +58 42.4% -0.46 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.15 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1979 1666 141.3 — — — — +26 -130 +55 50.4% +0.12 5–5 (50%) 10–10 (50%) — -1.77 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1980 1685 133.1 — — — — +47 -139 -15 46.2% -0.09 8–4 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — +2.50 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1981 1756 139.5 — — — — -103 — +46 50.4% -0.15 7–8 (47%) 9–5 (64%) — -1.41 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1982 1716 131.5 — — — — +37 -178 +17 52.5% +0.20 12–3 (80%) 9–8 (53%) — +2.66 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1983 1683 139.3 — — — — +39 — -5 42.2% -0.40 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.94 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1984 1767 141.4 — — — — -9 -95 -134 54.5% +0.71 8–5 (62%) 5–11 (31%) — +1.11 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1985 1807 144.0 — — — — -6 -169 -99 56.4% +0.46 9–13 (41%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.48 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1986 1773 145.5 — — — — +8 -113 -1 55.6% +0.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -0.92 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1987 1731 138.2 — — — — 0 — +53 50.9% +0.10 12–7 (63%) 9–8 (53%) — -0.49 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1988 1673 129.9 — — — — +18 — +13 44.2% -0.22 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.05 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1989 1602 130.6 — — — — -14 +67 +72 33.9% -0.84 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.68 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1990 1542 110.3 — — — — -17 +146 +113 34.0% -0.92 1–1 3–3 (50%) — +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 1525 96.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1897 141.4 — — — — -1 -64 +12 48.8% +0.03 94–75 (56%) 97–101 (49%) 104.5 +0.44 — 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.