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Bjorn Borg vs Mel Purcell Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Bjorn Borg seasons:19931992199119841983
Mel Purcell seasons:19891988198719861985
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Bjorn Borg
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mel Purcell
Age: 69y 287d (1956-06-06)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1959-07-18) Age: 66y 245d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
1 - 0
Wins: 100.0% - 0.0%
Hard 0–0Clay 0–0Grass 1–0
Slam 1–0
W
L

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πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell have met 1 time. Bjorn Borg currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 1–0.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg has compiled an overall career record of 654–140 across 794 matches, translating to a win rate of 82.37%. On hard courts his record stands at 116–36 (76.32%), while on clay he holds a 285–46 (86.10%) mark. On grass the numbers read 72–16 (81.82%) , and on carpet 181–42 (81.17%). Throughout his career he has won 66 titles (5 hard, 32 clay, 7 grass, 22 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 119–46 (72.12%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 190–164 from 354 matches (53.67% win rate). His hard-court record is 71–57 (55.47%), on clay he stands at 89–66 (57.42%), and on grass he has gone 8–9 (47.06%) , with a carpet record of 22–32 (40.74%). He has accumulated 3 titles in total (3 hard). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 9–33 (21.43%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Bjorn Borg).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1981-06-22WimbledonGrassR641πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell6-4 6-1 6-35------0/0

Wins

Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell
1–0Overall
1–0Grand Slam
1–0Grass

Sets Format

0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo3
100.0%1
0.0%0
Bo5
0.0%0
0.0%0
2 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

Deciding

0.0%0
0.0%0
Decider Set
0.0%0
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

Sets

100.0%3
0.0%0
All
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

Games

69.2%18
30.8%8
All
69.2%18
30.8%8
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
69.2%18
30.8%8
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

Overview

By Surface

Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

By Tournament Level

Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

By Round

Bjorn Borg
Mel Purcell

By Opponent Ranking

Bjorn BorgMel Purcell
50%9-9
vs Top 1
0%0-3
72.1%62-24
vs Top 5
16%4-21
72.1%119-46
vs Top 10
21.4%9-33
78.2%190-53
vs Top 20
29.6%24-57
82.4%459-98
vs Top 100
45.5%110-132
90.6%144-15
vs +100
70.4%76-32
45.3%24-29
vs Higher
32.9%48-98
87.5%579-83
vs Lower
68%138-65

Opponent Breakdown

Bjorn BorgMel Purcell
74.5%76-26
Vs Younger
48.1%75-81
83.1%552-112
Vs Older
57.4%112-83
84.7%539-97
Vs Right-Handed
53.8%156-134
72.1%111-43
Vs Left-Handed
53.1%34-30
62.5%15-9
Vs 2H Backhand
16.7%2-10
73.7%70-25
Vs 1H Backhand
29.6%8-19
85.1%165-29
Vs Shorter
69.6%32-14
78.2%276-77
Vs Taller
48.2%120-129

Pressure Situations