# Karel Novacek vs Thierry Tulasne — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/karel-novacek-vs-thierry-tulasne?player1_id=222215&player2_id=4127883
Tour: ATP

Karel Novacek holds a 1–0 lead over Thierry Tulasne in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Karel Novacek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Karel Novacek won the 1986 Washington Open final 6-1 7-6.

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## Overall
- Karel Novacek: 1 wins
- Thierry Tulasne: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Clay: Karel Novacek 1 - 0 Thierry Tulasne

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Karel Novacek 1 - 0 Thierry Tulasne

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Karel Novacek | 1997 | 147.3 | 2.43 | -0.06 | 1.064 | 51.1% | -57 | 111 | -125 | 53.9% | 0.29 | 100-84 (54%) | 103-95 (52%) | 101.9 | 0.84 |
| Thierry Tulasne | 1938 | 150.9 | 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 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1986-08-03* | Washington Open | ATP 250 | F | Clay | Karel Novacek | 6-1 7-6 |

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