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Henry Pfister vs Mel Purcell Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Henry Pfister seasons:19881987198519841983
Mel Purcell seasons:19891988198719861985
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Henry Pfister
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mel Purcell
Age: 72y 161d (1953-10-09)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1959-07-18) Age: 66y 244d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
2 - 1
Wins: 66.7% - 33.3%
Hard 0–0Clay 0–1Grass 1–0
Others 1–1Slam 1–0
LWW
WLL

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHenry Pfister and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell have met 3 times. Henry Pfister currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 2–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHenry Pfister has compiled an overall career record of 260–212 across 472 matches, translating to a win rate of 55.08%. On hard courts his record stands at 95–73 (56.55%), while on clay he holds a 24–31 (43.64%) mark. On grass the numbers read 96–53 (64.43%) , and on carpet 45–55 (45.00%). Throughout his career he has won 2 titles (1 hard, 1 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 12–43 (21.82%).

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. The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Mel Purcell) across 1 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Henry Pfister).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1983-11-07WembleyCarpetR3221πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHenry Pfister29πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell5-7 6-3 6-23------0/0
1982-06-21WimbledonGrassR12830πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHenry Pfister28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell6-2 6-3 6-45------0/0
1980-08-04IndianapolisClayR32163πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell36πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈHenry Pfister (14)6-4 6-03------0/0

Wins

Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell
2–1Overall
1–0Grand Slam
1–1Others
0–1Clay
1–0Grass
1–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

50.0%1
50.0%1
Bo3
100.0%1
0.0%0
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%1
2 Sets
100.0%2
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

Deciding

100.0%1
0.0%0
Decider Set
0.0%0
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

Sets

62.5%5
37.5%3
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
100.0%2
Clay
66.7%2
33.3%1
Carpet
Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

Games

54.2%39
45.8%33
All
66.7%18
33.3%9
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
66.7%18
33.3%9
Grass
25.0%4
75.0%12
Clay
58.6%17
41.4%12
Carpet
Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

Overview

By Surface

Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

By Tournament Level

Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

By Round

Henry Pfister
Mel Purcell

By Opponent Ranking

Henry PfisterMel Purcell
25%1-3
vs Top 1
0%0-3
12.5%4-28
vs Top 5
16%4-21
21.8%12-43
vs Top 10
21.4%9-33
26.9%28-76
vs Top 20
29.6%24-57
45.8%140-166
vs Top 100
45.5%110-132
71.8%117-46
vs +100
70.4%76-32
39.5%81-124
vs Higher
32.9%48-98
67.2%176-86
vs Lower
68%138-65

Opponent Breakdown

Henry PfisterMel Purcell
54.4%141-118
Vs Younger
48.1%75-81
55%115-94
Vs Older
57.4%112-83
56.5%221-170
Vs Right-Handed
53.8%156-134
48.1%39-42
Vs Left-Handed
53.1%34-30
12.5%2-14
Vs 2H Backhand
16.7%2-10
51.9%14-13
Vs 1H Backhand
29.6%8-19
49.9%175-176
Vs Shorter
69.6%32-14
62.5%10-6
Vs Taller
48.2%120-129

Pressure Situations