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Thierry Tulasne

FRA Born Jul 12, 1963 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1979–1991

Thierry Tulasne represented France on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 10. TennisDB's records show a 215–206 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1979 through 1991 and 5 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

10 (Aug 4, 1986)

Elo peak

1938 (86th percentile)

Singles record

215–206 (51.1%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,058,412

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Thierry Tulasne's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Claudio Mezzadri #130	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1991*	R32	Geneva Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Jaime Yzaga #55	1-6 6-4 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1991*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #25	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1991*	R64	Monte-Carlo Masters	Masters 1000	Clay
Diego Perez #129	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 7, 1991*	R32	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard
Yannick Noah #46	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 1990*	R32	Bordeaux	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Thierry Tulasne's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Francesco Cancellotti	6	3	9	May 24, 1990	H2H
Mats Wilander	3	6	9	Mar 10, 1988	H2H
Andres Gomez	1	6	7	Apr 23, 1988	H2H
Victor Pecci	3	4	7	Apr 12, 1985	H2H
Guillermo Perez-Roldan	2	4	6	Apr 24, 1991	H2H

Singles Titles (5)

Thierry Tulasne singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1981	17	1	—	—	—	1	—	Swedish Open
1985	21	3	—	—	—	3	—	Barcelona Open, Bologna, Palermo
1986	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Metz
Total		5	—	—	—	5	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Thierry Tulasne career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1979	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	579
1980	16	9	13	22	40.9%	—	—
1981	17	26	23	49	53.1%	—	59
1982	18	18	21	39	46.2%	52	95
1983	19	17	18	35	48.6%	98	82
1984	20	15	14	29	51.7%	83	54
1985	21	34	21	55	61.8%	52	23
1986	22	37	21	58	63.8%	23	20
1987	23	26	20	46	56.5%	20	57
1988	24	18	20	38	47.4%	59	75
1989	25	10	17	27	37.0%	77	127
1990	26	5	13	18	27.8%	109	158
1991	27	0	4	4	0.0%	157	374
Career		215	206	421	51.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Thierry Tulasne career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1979	15	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	16	3	3	6	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	9	13	22	40.9%
1981	17	5	6	11	45.5%	17	8	25	68.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	26	23	49	53.1%
1982	18	2	4	6	33.3%	15	13	28	53.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	18	21	39	46.2%
1983	19	0	4	4	0.0%	16	13	29	55.2%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	17	18	35	48.6%
1984	20	1	3	4	25.0%	14	11	25	56.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	14	29	51.7%
1985	21	7	7	14	50.0%	27	11	38	71.1%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	34	21	55	61.8%
1986	22	9	5	14	64.3%	23	12	35	65.7%	—	—	—	—	5	4	9	55.6%	37	21	58	63.8%
1987	23	4	4	8	50.0%	20	13	33	60.6%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	26	20	46	56.5%
1988	24	3	6	9	33.3%	14	11	25	56.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	18	20	38	47.4%
1989	25	3	7	10	30.0%	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	10	17	27	37.0%
1990	26	0	1	1	0.0%	5	12	17	29.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	13	18	27.8%
1991	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
Career	—	37	51	88	42.0%	163	122	285	57.2%	2	8	10	20.0%	13	25	38	34.2%	215	206	421	51.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Thierry Tulasne career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	16	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	0	—	—	4	8	12	33.3%
1981	17	1	0	1	100.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	0	—	—	10	15	25	40.0%
1982	18	1	5	6	16.7%	1	7	8	12.5%	7	5	12	58.3%	0	0	—	—	9	17	26	34.6%
1983	19	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	10	10	20	50.0%	0	0	—	—	11	13	24	45.8%
1984	20	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	4	9	55.6%	5	1	6	83.3%	12	13	25	48.0%
1985	21	4	5	9	44.4%	3	0	3	100.0%	7	13	20	35.0%	18	3	21	85.7%	32	21	53	60.4%
1986	22	1	5	6	16.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	13	9	22	59.1%	16	4	20	80.0%	34	21	55	61.8%
1987	23	1	4	5	20.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	13	6	19	68.4%	25	18	43	58.1%
1988	24	1	4	5	20.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	7	6	13	53.8%	6	4	10	60.0%	16	18	34	47.1%
1989	25	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	6	9	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	10	16	26	38.5%
1990	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	3	4	7	42.9%	5	13	18	27.8%
1991	27	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
Career		11	32	43	25.6%	20	40	60	33.3%	71	75	146	48.6%	66	30	96	68.8%	168	177	345	48.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 345/421 (81.9%) of Thierry Tulasne's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Thierry Tulasne performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	27	2/4	2.5	6.0	50.4%	66.9%	33.5%	55.6%	36.1%	50.4%	33.8%
Career		2/421	2.5	6.0	50.4%	66.9%	33.5%	55.6%	36.1%	50.4%	33.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/421 (0.5%) of Thierry Tulasne's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Thierry Tulasne advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1979	15	1488	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.09
1980	16	1544	132.2	—	—	—	—	+30	+53	—	43.1%	-0.69	3–6 (33%)	1–0	—	+1.17
1981	17	1676	145.4	—	—	—	—	-71	+134	-183	53.7%	+0.30	4–8 (33%)	3–6 (33%)	95.9	+1.66
1982	18	1723	152.9	—	—	—	—	-143	+122	—	48.4%	+0.07	4–4 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	98.3	-2.82
1983	19	1664	138.9	—	—	—	—	-129	+105	—	50.0%	+0.07	5–8 (38%)	2–3 (40%)	94.5	-1.00
1984	20	1722	146.8	—	—	—	—	-203	+92	—	54.9%	+0.54	4–7 (36%)	4–3 (57%)	97.2	-1.30
1985	21	1879	153.4	—	—	—	—	-260	+97	—	59.3%	+0.92	8–9 (47%)	8–7 (53%)	100.1	-0.63
1986	22	1759	148.4	—	—	—	—	-33	+98	—	61.1%	+0.85	13–11 (54%)	9–7 (56%)	100.1	-0.44
1987	23	1683	139.7	—	—	—	—	-30	+104	—	55.8%	+0.28	9–11 (45%)	8–8 (50%)	94.1	+1.06
1988	24	1675	142.8	—	—	—	—	-97	+134	—	46.4%	-0.21	6–5 (55%)	9–8 (53%)	98.1	-1.33
1989	25	1609	129.6	—	—	—	—	-82	+142	—	43.8%	-0.45	3–6 (33%)	8–5 (62%)	100.0	-0.35
1990	26	1534	125.6	—	—	—	—	—	+81	—	39.5%	-0.55	0–5 (0%)	1–1	—	-0.19
1991	27	1495	103.9	+0.22	-2.03	0.681	43.7%	—	+91	—	10.0%	-2.90	—	—	—	-0.04
Career		1938	150.8	+0.22	-2.03	0.681	43.7%	-93	+107	-183	52.0%	+0.21	59–81 (42%)	56–52 (52%)	93.2	-0.98

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Thierry Tulasne Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1980	16	R64	R64	—	R32	3–3 (50%)
1981	17	R32	R16	R128	R128	4–4 (50%)
1982	18	—	R64	R64	R64	3–3 (50%)
1983	19	—	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1984	20	—	R32	—	R128	2–2 (50%)
1985	21	—	R128	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1986	22	—	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1987	23	—	R32	—	R128	2–2 (50%)
1988	24	R128	R32	—	R128	2–3 (40%)
1989	25	R128	R16	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1990	26	R128	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	27	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–5 (17%)	16–12 (57%)	1–2 (33%)	5–9 (36%)	23–28 (45%)

Masters 1000

Thierry Tulasne Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MC	W-L Win %
1991	27	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Thierry Tulasne ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	IW	ITA	STU	MIA	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
1980	16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1981	17	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	4–3 (57%)
1982	18	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1983	19	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1984	20	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1985	21	R64	R128	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1986	22	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1987	23	R64	—	QF	R32	—	—	R64	—	5–4 (56%)
1988	24	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R64	—	4–3 (57%)
1989	25	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
1990	26	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		4–6 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	11–9 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	25–24 (51%)

ATP 250

Thierry Tulasne ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	BAS	DAL	FLR	GEN	GST	HAM	AUS	MTP	MAD	MC	MET	U.S	PAR	QUE	STG	STO	STU	TKY	UMA	VIE	WAS	AIX	BAR	BOL	BOR	BOU	BRI	BRU	CAS	DEN	FOR	GUA	LA	MAR	MEM	NAN	NIC	NOR	ORL	PAL	PHI	QUI	SAN	SAN	SOU	ST.	SYD	TOU	U.S	WEM	W-L Win %
1979	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	3–8 (27%)
1981	17	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	QF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	18–16 (53%)
1982	18	R32	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	13–16 (45%)
1983	19	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	14–14 (50%)
1984	20	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13–11 (54%)
1985	21	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R64	—	R16	—	—	W	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	R32	31–16 (66%)
1986	22	—	R32	—	R16	—	F	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	QF	R32	33–18 (65%)
1987	23	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	R32	R16	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	19–14 (58%)
1988	24	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	12–14 (46%)
1989	25	—	R64	—	—	QF	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	6–12 (33%)
1990	26	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–10 (33%)
1991	27	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		5–2 (71%)	14–8 (64%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	8–5 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	4–7 (36%)	4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	3–4 (43%)	7–6 (54%)	6–2 (75%)	10–7 (59%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	11–5 (69%)	0–2 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	10–4 (71%)	11–8 (58%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	6–6 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	10–9 (53%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	8–2 (80%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	3–5 (38%)	6–4 (60%)	0–4 (0%)	167–152 (52%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 4, 1986

First Top 100

Oct 6, 1980

First Top 50

Nov 2, 1981

First Top 20

Mar 3, 1986

First Top 10

Aug 4, 1986

Ranking History Matrix

Thierry Tulasne ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	579
1980	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	—	—
1981	17	—	69	64	67	75	71	62	58	64	51	59	59
1982	18	52	87	82	74	66	66	86	—	—	—	—	95
1983	19	95	86	72	81	72	72	67	64	70	88	90	82
1984	20	81	87	98	88	—	93	67	62	61	56	59	54
1985	21	63	71	67	70	66	65	86	87	26	24	25	23
1986	22	23	21	18	16	13	14	15	12	19	20	20	20
1987	23	21	19	23	20	33	33	37	49	51	59	58	57
1988	24	61	73	73	60	62	59	60	65	71	68	75	75
1989	25	78	76	76	156	184	102	110	110	115	121	127	127
1990	26	120	122	111	87	84	148	151	146	148	152	157	158
1991	27	152	142	160	207	281	276	306	332	376	365	372	374
1992	28	418	511	517	715	706	719	718	1111	—	—	—	—

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Bill Scanlon	USA	#9	2,018	566	307	259	54.2%	$1,427,007	7	0	1976–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Martin Jaite	ARG	#10	1,965	433	275	158	63.5%	$1,873,881	12	0	1982–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Aguilera	ESP	#7	1,931	270	139	131	51.5%	$825,000	5	1	1981–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Mikael Pernfors	SWE	#10	1,918	249	138	111	55.4%	$1,356,751	3	1	1984–1996	Rivalries	Match log
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Tomas Smid	CZE	#11	1,994	807	490	317	60.7%	$3,695,313	9	0	1976–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Carlos Costa	ESP	#10	1,961	439	237	202	54.0%	$3,134,189	6	0	1988–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Wojtek Fibak	POL	#10	2,094	834	525	309	62.9%	$2,725,403	15	0	1974–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Fleming	USA	#8	2,049	438	224	214	51.1%	$1,986,799	3	0	1972–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Denton	USA	#12	1,981	225	109	116	48.4%	$1,084,664	0	0	1978–1987	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Thierry Tulasne born?: Thierry Tulasne was born on July 12, 1963.
Which country did Thierry Tulasne represent?: Thierry Tulasne represented France in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Thierry Tulasne?: Thierry Tulasne is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Thierry Tulasne left-handed or right-handed?: Thierry Tulasne plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Thierry Tulasne won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Thierry Tulasne in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Thierry Tulasne won?: TennisDB does not group any of Thierry Tulasne's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Thierry Tulasne won?: TennisDB records 5 ATP singles titles for Thierry Tulasne across all categories. The most recent was Metz in 1986.
What is Thierry Tulasne's highest ATP ranking?: Thierry Tulasne's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on August 4, 1986.
What is Thierry Tulasne's career win-loss record?: Thierry Tulasne has 215 wins and 206 losses (51.1%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1979 through 1991.
How much career prize money has Thierry Tulasne earned?: Thierry Tulasne has earned at least $1,058,412 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Thierry Tulasne's career appear in TennisDB?: Thierry Tulasne appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1979 through 1991.
On which surface does Thierry Tulasne have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Thierry Tulasne's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 57.2% (163–122).
Who has Thierry Tulasne faced most often?: Thierry Tulasne's most frequent opponent is Francesco Cancellotti, with a head-to-head record of 6–3 across 9 meetings.