Head to head
Rivalry summary
Mel Purcell and Mario Martinez met 3 times on the ATP tour between 1980 and 1983. Mel Purcell leads the head-to-head 2–1 against Mario Martinez. By surface, Purcell leads 2–1 on clay.
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Clay
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Mel Purcell's wins on the left · Mario Martinez's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (3)
| 1983 | Washington | Clay | R16 | Mario Martinez | 4-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 1980 | Indianapolis | Clay | SF | Mel Purcell | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1980 | North Conway | Clay | R64 | Mel Purcell | 6-2 6-2 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.