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Mel Purcell vs Sammy Giammalva Jr. Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Mel Purcell seasons:19891988198719861985
Sammy Giammalva Jr. seasons:19891988198719861985
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mel Purcell
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Age: 66y 245d (1959-07-18)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1963-03-24) Age: 62y 361d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
1 - 1
Wins: 50.0% - 50.0%
Hard 0–0Clay 1–1Grass 0–0
Slam 1–0Others 0–1
WL
LW

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSammy Giammalva Jr. 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‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSammy Giammalva Jr., on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 161–164 from 325 matches (49.54% win rate). His hard-court record is 79–72 (52.32%), on clay he stands at 25–32 (43.86%), and on grass he has gone 29–25 (53.70%) , with a carpet record of 28–35 (44.44%). He has accumulated 2 titles in total (1 hard, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–27 (10.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. The clay record between them sits at 1–1 (50.00% each) across 2 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1988-04-25CharlestonClayR3281πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSammy Giammalva Jr.156πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell6-4 6-7 6-23------0/0
1987-05-25Roland GarrosClayR12864πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMel Purcell82πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSammy Giammalva Jr.4-6 6-0 6-2 6-25------0/0

Wins

Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
1–1Overall
1–0Grand Slam
0–1Others
1–1Clay

Sets Format

0.0%0
100.0%1
Bo3
100.0%1
0.0%0
Bo5
0.0%0
0.0%0
2 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%1
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Sets

57.1%4
42.9%3
All
75.0%3
25.0%1
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
57.1%4
42.9%3
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Games

55.6%35
44.4%28
All
68.8%22
31.3%10
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
55.6%35
44.4%28
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Overview

By Surface

Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

By Tournament Level

Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

By Round

Mel Purcell
Sammy Giammalva Jr.

By Opponent Ranking

Mel PurcellSammy Giammalva Jr.
0%0-3
vs Top 1
0%0-3
16%4-21
vs Top 5
0%0-15
21.4%9-33
vs Top 10
10%3-27
29.6%24-57
vs Top 20
21.4%12-44
45.5%110-132
vs Top 100
40%78-117
70.4%76-32
vs +100
63.6%82-47
32.9%48-98
vs Higher
38.8%62-98
68%138-65
vs Lower
60.1%98-65

Opponent Breakdown

Mel PurcellSammy Giammalva Jr.
48.1%75-81
Vs Younger
40.5%30-44
57.4%112-83
Vs Older
52%130-120
53.8%156-134
Vs Right-Handed
47.1%132-148
53.1%34-30
Vs Left-Handed
64.4%29-16
16.7%2-10
Vs 2H Backhand
28.6%2-5
29.6%8-19
Vs 1H Backhand
38.5%5-8
69.6%32-14
Vs Shorter
47.4%18-20
48.2%120-129
Vs Taller
49.4%116-119

Pressure Situations