Marc Polmans vs Max PurcellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marc Polmans and Max Purcell have met 7 times since 2017; Marc Polmans leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Vancouver in 2017 on hard. On hard courts they are level 3–3. Across all meetings Polmans has taken 9 sets to Purcell's 7. Their most recent meeting: Max Purcell won at Gwangju Challenger (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Polmans | Purcell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marc Polmans | Max Purcell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 94% | 16/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 13/38 | 14% | 3/22 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 9/16 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 8/17 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 94% | 17/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 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. Head-to-head: 5 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Polmans 3, Purcell 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Polmans
💥 Big Hitter
Purcell
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 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 6, 2023
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Feb 1, 2023
Burnie Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 19, 2022
Busan Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 16, 2022
Bengalaru 2 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 12, 2018
Traralgon
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 24, 2018
Tallahassee
C Clay · Semifinals
Aug 1, 2017
Vancouver
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Polmans | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 10–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 1.30 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -12.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -1.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sebastian Gorzny
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Grigor Dimitrov
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round
Jun 23
Abedallah Shelbayh
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Jamie Mackenzie
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Benjamin Bonzi
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Henri Squire
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Daniel Elahi Galan
Neckarcup 2.0 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Jeremy Schifris
Neckarcup 2.0 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
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 · 22–38 matches
| Metric | Polmans | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 77% |
| Sets won | 55% | 77% |
| Games won | 52% | 61% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Polmans | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Polmans | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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