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Mel Purcell vs Russell Simpson Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Mel Purcell seasons:19891988198719861985
Russell Simpson seasons:19871986198519841983
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mel Purcell
πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Russell Simpson
Age: 66y 244d (1959-07-18)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1954-02-22) Age: 72y 25d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
1 - 1
Wins: 50.0% - 50.0%
Hard 1–1Clay 0–0Grass 0–0
Others 1–1
WL
LW

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell and πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏRussell Simpson have met 2 times. The series is tied 1–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell has compiled an overall career record of 190–164 across 354 matches, translating to a win rate of 53.67%. On hard courts his record stands at 71–57 (55.47%), while on clay he holds a 89–66 (57.42%) mark. On grass the numbers read 8–9 (47.06%) , and on carpet 22–32 (40.74%). Throughout his career he has won 3 titles (3 hard). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 9–33 (21.43%).

πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏRussell Simpson, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 147–207 from 354 matches (41.53% win rate). His hard-court record is 60–73 (45.11%), on clay he stands at 15–38 (28.30%), and on grass he has gone 58–61 (48.74%) , with a carpet record of 13–35 (27.08%). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–18 (14.29%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, the record is tied 1–1 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1982-11-01StockholmHardR1658πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏRussell Simpson24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell (8)6-1 6-13------0/0
1982-04-12Los Angeles-1HardR3235πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell74πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏRussell Simpson6-2 6-23------0/0

Wins

Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson
1–1Overall
1–1Others
1–1Hard

Sets Format

50.0%1
50.0%1
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
50.0%1
50.0%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

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
Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

Sets

50.0%2
50.0%2
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
50.0%2
50.0%2
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

Games

46.7%14
53.3%16
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
46.7%14
53.3%16
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

Overview

By Surface

Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

By Tournament Level

Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

By Round

Mel Purcell
Russell Simpson

By Opponent Ranking

Mel PurcellRussell Simpson
0%0-3
vs Top 1
0%0-3
16%4-21
vs Top 5
0%0-8
21.4%9-33
vs Top 10
14.3%3-18
29.6%24-57
vs Top 20
17.8%8-37
45.5%110-132
vs Top 100
30.7%61-138
70.4%76-32
vs +100
52.9%72-64
32.9%48-98
vs Higher
30.6%64-145
68%138-65
vs Lower
54.6%65-54

Opponent Breakdown

Mel PurcellRussell Simpson
48.1%75-81
Vs Younger
44.9%97-119
57.4%112-83
Vs Older
29%36-88
53.8%156-134
Vs Right-Handed
43%131-174
53.1%34-30
Vs Left-Handed
29.8%14-33
16.7%2-10
Vs 2H Backhand
12.5%1-7
29.6%8-19
Vs 1H Backhand
41.2%7-10
69.6%32-14
Vs Shorter
38.5%69-110
48.2%120-129
Vs Taller
34.4%22-42

Pressure Situations