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Johan Kriek vs Mel Purcell Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Johan Kriek seasons:19921991199019891988
Mel Purcell seasons:19891988198719861985
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Johan Kriek
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mel Purcell
Age: 67y 349d (1958-04-05)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1959-07-18) Age: 66y 245d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
3 - 2
Wins: 60.0% - 40.0%
Hard 3–1Clay 0–0Grass 0–0
Others 3–2
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell have met 5 times. Johan Kriek currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 3–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek has compiled an overall career record of 376–222 across 598 matches, translating to a win rate of 62.88%. On hard courts his record stands at 170–103 (62.27%), while on clay he holds a 24–26 (48.00%) mark. On grass the numbers read 85–32 (72.65%) , and on carpet 97–61 (61.39%). Throughout his career he has won 14 titles (5 hard, 5 grass, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 20–60 (25.00%).

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 hard courts they have met 4 times, with Johan Kriek leading 3–1 (75.00%).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1988-02-15MemphisHardR3253πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek (15)145πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell6-7 6-1 6-23------0/0
1987-02-23Key BiscayneHardR12824πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek (19)79πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell7-6 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-35------0/0
1982-04-19Las VegasHardR168πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek (4)23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell6-4 6-23------0/0
1981-01-26Philadelphia WCTCarpetR6428πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek (10)6-2 6-13------0/0
1980-09-29MauiHardR1641πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohan Kriek (5)7-5 6-23------0/0

Wins

Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell
3–2Overall
3–2Others
3–1Hard
0–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

50.0%2
50.0%2
Bo3
100.0%1
0.0%0
Bo5
33.3%1
66.7%2
2 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

Deciding

100.0%2
0.0%0
Decider Set
100.0%2
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

Sets

50.0%7
50.0%7
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
58.3%7
41.7%5
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
100.0%2
Carpet
Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

Games

50.4%65
49.6%64
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
54.4%62
45.6%52
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
20.0%3
80.0%12
Carpet
Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

Overview

By Surface

Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

By Tournament Level

Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

By Round

Johan Kriek
Mel Purcell

By Opponent Ranking

Johan KriekMel Purcell
9.1%1-10
vs Top 1
0%0-3
16.7%9-45
vs Top 5
16%4-21
25%20-60
vs Top 10
21.4%9-33
32.3%42-88
vs Top 20
29.6%24-57
55.4%220-177
vs Top 100
45.5%110-132
77.6%156-45
vs +100
70.4%76-32
36.9%59-101
vs Higher
32.9%48-98
72.4%317-121
vs Lower
68%138-65

Opponent Breakdown

Johan KriekMel Purcell
57.6%186-137
Vs Younger
48.1%75-81
68.9%188-85
Vs Older
57.4%112-83
63.2%308-179
Vs Right-Handed
53.8%156-134
61.3%68-43
Vs Left-Handed
53.1%34-30
33.3%7-14
Vs 2H Backhand
16.7%2-10
44.7%17-21
Vs 1H Backhand
29.6%8-19
60.6%20-13
Vs Shorter
69.6%32-14
61.7%312-194
Vs Taller
48.2%120-129

Pressure Situations