Luke Saville vs Max PurcellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Luke Saville and Max Purcell have met 7 times since 2016; Luke Saville leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Launceston in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Saville leads 4–3. Purcell has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Saville has taken 9 sets to Purcell's 9. Their most recent meeting: Max Purcell won at Gwangju Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saville | Purcell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Luke Saville | Max Purcell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 94% | 16/17 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 40% | 2/5 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 14% | 3/22 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 75% | 15/20 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 100% | 1/1 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 25% | 1/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 94% | 17/18 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 89% | 16/18 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Saville 1, Purcell 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saville
🎯 Baseliner
Purcell
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,590 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
May 5, 2023
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 11, 2019
Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 31, 2018
Burnie
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 27, 2017
Yokohama
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4, 2017
Happy Valley
H Hard · Round of 32
Jul 10, 2016
Gimcheon
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 4, 2016
Launceston
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Saville | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 10–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.30 |
| ROI % | - | -12.6% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.76u |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Micah Braswell
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 7
Joshua Sheehy
Fairfield · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Alex Rybakov
Charleston · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Quinn Vandecasteele
Las Vegas Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 10
Emilio Nava
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 30
Michael Zheng
Chicago · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 21
Maximilian Marterer
Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Henry Searle
Nottingham 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 10
Filip Peliwo
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Julien De Cuyper
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Luan · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Zhao Zhao
M15 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Jumpei Yamasaki
M15 Luan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Ilia Simakin
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Cruz Hewitt
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Blake Ellis
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 22–22 matches
| Metric | Saville | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 77% |
| Sets won | - | 77% |
| Games won | - | 61% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saville | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saville | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 3 |
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