ATP · last ranked #500
=career high · #499

Mel
Purcell

USAUSA·age 67·Right-handed·178cm · 5′10″
3
Career titles
#499
Career high rank
190-164
Career W/L

Mel Purcell was last ranked No. 500 in the ATP ranking of 5 March 1990. Career high: No. 499 (8 January 1990).

Current form
last 5 matches
2–3 · recent
Hanko · R16
W
Renzo Furlan
6–36–3
07-17
Hanko · R32
W
Ronnie Bathman
6–37–6
07-17
Hanko · QF
L
Nicklas Utgren
6–16–2
07-17
Tampere · R32
L
Andres Vysand
6–26–3
07-10
Raleigh · R32
L
Jimmy Brown
6–06–2
05-15
Rankings & Race
updated weekly · 52w rolling
Current rank · ATP
#500=
Points total
21
52-week rolling
Points dropping next week
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next defending · –
Tournaments played
–
career high · #499
Ranking trajectory · 5w · lower = better5w ago #499·now #500
5w ago4w3w1wnow
Race position
Not in current race
go to ATP Race →
Head to Head
top rivals · all-time
USATim Wilkison3–5
USAIvan Lendl1–7
USAJimmy Connors0–6
Career Stats
singles · all-time
Career record
190 – 164
win rate · 53.7%
Titles
3
tour-level singles
Clay
89–65
58% win
Hard
71–57
55% win
Grass
8–9
47% win
Elo rating by surface
Clay1591peak 1817 · 167 matches
Grass1557peak 1585 · 17 matches
Hard1543peak 1737 · 134 matches
Recent Matches
last 20
DateTournamentRoundOpponentScoreW/L
1989-07-17Hanko CHQFNicklas Utgren6-1 6-2L
1989-07-17Hanko CHR16Renzo Furlan6-3 6-3W
1989-07-17Hanko CHR32Ronnie Bathman6-3 7-6W
1989-07-10Tampere CHR32Andres Vysand6-2 6-3L
1989-05-15Raleigh CHR32Jimmy Brown6-0 6-2L
1989-03-20Key BiscayneR128Slobodan Zivojinovic6-2 7-6 3-6 6-4L
1988-07-18Johannesburg CHR16Lan Bale6-3 1-6 6-3W
1988-07-18Johannesburg CHR32Andre Snyman6-3 6-2W
1988-07-18Johannesburg CHQFWayne Ferreira6-3 6-3L
1988-07-04BostonR64Juan Aguilera6-0 6-1L
1988-06-06Queen's ClubR64Jimmy Connors6-3 6-4L
1988-05-23Roland GarrosR128Arnaud Boetsch6-4 6-1 2-6 7-5L
1988-04-25CharlestonR32Sammy Giammalva Jr6-4 6-7 6-2L
1988-03-14Key BiscayneR32Guy Forget6-3 6-4 6-4L
1988-03-14Key BiscayneR64Joakim Nystrom6-4 4-6 3-6 6-0 7-5W
1988-03-14Key BiscayneR128Guillermo Vilas6-2 6-4 6-2W
1988-02-15MemphisR32Johan Kriek6-7 6-1 6-2L
1988-02-15MemphisR64Eddie Edwards7-6 6-2W
1987-11-02StockholmR64Johan Carlsson7-6 6-3L
1987-10-19ViennaR32Michiel Schapers7-6 6-4L