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

Wally Masur vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-1

Wally Masur and Mel Purcell are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay, while Wally Masur leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Wally Masur won the 1987 Queen's Club Championships round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Wally Masur
AUS Age 63 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wally Masur #35 6-3 6-4 Mel Purcell #65 Match data Jun 11, 1987* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Mel Purcell #31 6-2 6-3 6-3 Wally Masur Match data May 27, 1983* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Wally Masur #1,268 #15 1,417 1,894 313 268 53.9% 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 Wally Masur Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1980 1–1 50.0% #423 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,510 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1982 6–8 42.9% — 1,582 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1983 19–17 52.8% #67 1,737 0 1 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1984 18–23 43.9% #109 1,690 0 1 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1985 21–21 50.0% #100 1,720 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1986 17–16 51.5% #87 1,689 0 1 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1987 33–19 63.5% #35 1,718 0 2 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1988 26–16 61.9% #46 1,769 0 3 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1989 31–21 59.6% #42 1,816 0 3 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1990 24–22 52.2% #53 1,726 0 3 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1991 26–24 52.0% #56 1,722 0 3 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1992 38–28 57.6% #38 1,787 0 3 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1993 35–22 61.4% #21 1,789 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 1994 12–17 41.4% #137 1,660 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 1995 3–9 25.0% #271 1,567 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 Wally Masur 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 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1983 7 3 10 70.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1984 3 7 10 30.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 0 6 6 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1986 14 10 24 58.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1987 10 10 20 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 19 5 24 79.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1989 20 13 33 60.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1990 17 11 28 60.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1991 13 12 25 52.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1992 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1993 12 10 22 54.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1995 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 141 122 263 53.6% 23 39 62 37.1% 99 57 156 63.5% 50 50 100 50.0% — 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 Wally Masur 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 1980 1499 94.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 1511 106.6 — — — — — — +25 45.5% -0.41 3–3 (50%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.47 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1982 1582 119.9 — — — — -44 — +50 45.9% -0.49 2–3 (40%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.13 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1983 1738 128.0 — — — — -86 -242 +12 50.0% -0.07 8–6 (57%) 12–6 (67%) — +1.67 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1984 1690 136.0 — — — — +5 -171 +31 45.1% -0.39 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.18 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1985 1721 125.2 — — — — -58 -281 +80 50.9% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 11–13 (46%) — +1.83 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1986 1690 135.7 — — — — +6 -254 +91 53.1% +0.46 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.40 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1987 1718 136.8 — — — — -62 — +198 59.4% +0.76 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +1.86 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1988 1769 141.5 — — — — -99 -245 +181 58.5% +0.78 5–4 (56%) 9–5 (64%) — +1.13 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1989 1816 142.3 — — — — +2 — +56 56.1% +0.52 11–4 (73%) 12–16 (43%) — -1.04 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1990 1726 145.9 — — — — -3 -104 +142 53.7% +0.35 9–12 (43%) 13–13 (50%) — -1.11 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1991 1723 144.4 +3.43 +0.92 1.112 51.7% -11 -52 +118 52.6% +0.36 9–13 (41%) 12–17 (41%) — -1.05 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1992 1787 150.6 +3.70 -0.06 1.081 51.3% -14 -121 +118 55.4% +0.51 17–11 (61%) 14–16 (47%) — -2.65 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1993 1790 139.6 +2.25 -0.44 1.031 50.7% -27 -131 +149 57.9% +0.31 12–9 (57%) 18–10 (64%) — +0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1994 1660 131.4 +1.57 -2.75 0.951 49.0% -16 — +274 42.9% -0.29 1–4 (20%) 2–9 (18%) — -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1995 1567 111.6 -0.92 -3.33 0.781 46.0% +46 — +216 32.3% -1.07 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1895 144.1 +2.70 -0.54 1.036 50.6% -22 -173 +117 53.0% +0.27 103–99 (51%) 137–134 (51%) 99.3 +0.56 — 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.