H2H data updated: 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC

Karel Novacek vs Thierry Tulasne H2H: 1-0

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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Karel Novacek
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Thierry Tulasne
FRA Age 63 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karel Novacek #110 6-1 7-6 Thierry Tulasne #15 Match data Aug 3, 1986* F Washington Open ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Karel Novacek #1,345 #8 1,754 1,997 287 231 55.4% 0 1 0 0 12 13
Thierry Tulasne #1,117 #10 334 1,938 215 206 51.1% 0 0 0 0 5 5

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Karel Novacek Thierry Tulasne
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #579 1,487 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1980 9–13 40.9% #113 1,543 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1981 26–23 53.1% #59 1,675 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1982 18–21 46.2% #95 1,723 0 1
19 1984 6–6 50.0% #138 1,553 0 0 1983 17–18 48.6% #82 1,663 0 1
20 1985 4–4 50.0% #159 1,558 0 0 1984 15–14 51.7% #54 1,722 0 1
21 1986 16–14 53.3% #33 1,693 0 1 1985 34–21 61.8% #23 1,879 0 4
22 1987 17–22 43.6% #76 1,643 0 1 1986 37–21 63.8% #20 1,759 0 5
23 1988 13–13 50.0% #127 1,637 0 1 1987 26–20 56.5% #57 1,682 0 5
24 1989 16–13 55.2% #74 1,685 0 2 1988 18–20 47.4% #75 1,675 0 5
25 1990 31–29 51.7% #34 1,706 0 3 1989 10–17 37.0% #127 1,609 0 5
26 1991 56–29 65.9% #8 1,844 0 7 1990 5–13 27.8% #158 1,533 0 5
27 1992 37–23 61.7% #23 1,822 0 10 1991 0–4 0.0% #374 1,494 0 5
28 1993 41–22 65.1% #17 1,761 0 12 — — — — — — —
29 1994 36–29 55.4% #28 1,790 0 13 — — — — — — —
30 1995 13–24 35.1% #121 1,597 0 13 — — — — — — —
31 1996 1–3 25.0% #409 1,581 0 13 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Karel Novacek Thierry Tulasne
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 3 3 6 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 5 6 11 45.5% 17 8 25 68.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 2 4 6 33.3% 15 13 28 53.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 0 4 4 0.0% 16 13 29 55.2% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 14 11 25 56.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 7 7 14 50.0% 27 11 38 71.1% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 9 5 14 64.3% 23 12 35 65.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
23 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 20 13 33 60.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
24 1989 — — — — 15 11 26 57.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1990 8 10 18 44.4% 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1989 3 7 10 30.0% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1991 9 5 14 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 5 12 17 29.4% — — — — — — — —
27 1992 2 5 7 28.6% 27 10 37 73.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1993 10 2 12 83.3% 21 13 34 61.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 18 13 31 58.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 54 54 108 50.0% 182 113 295 61.7% 10 12 22 45.5% 41 52 93 44.1% — 37 51 88 42.0% 163 122 285 57.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 13 25 38 34.2%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 286/314 of Karel Novacek's and 2/4 of Thierry Tulasne's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Karel Novacek Thierry Tulasne
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
26 1991 78/85 5.3 2.6 56.5% 73.8% 52.0% 60.4% 45.8% 64.6% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 57/60 4.7 1.9 54.9% 72.2% 49.8% 62.9% 42.5% 62.1% 41.6% 1991 2/4 2.5 6.0 50.4% 66.9% 33.5% 55.6% 36.1% 50.4% 33.8%
28 1993 54/63 6.6 2.2 55.4% 75.3% 51.7% 58.5% 37.1% 64.6% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 59/65 8.2 2.5 57.7% 74.0% 48.7% 61.7% 41.0% 63.3% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 35/37 7.4 1.9 57.7% 71.3% 50.2% 60.4% 34.5% 62.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 3/4 4.7 2.3 59.4% 74.5% 42.8% 68.1% 31.3% 62.7% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 286/518 6.3 2.3 56.4% 73.5% 50.5% 60.9% 41.0% 63.6% 38.8% — 2/421 2.5 6.0 50.4% 66.9% 33.5% 55.6% 36.1% 50.4% 33.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Karel Novacek Thierry Tulasne
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1488 101.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.09
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1544 132.3 — — — — +30 +53 — 43.1% -0.69 3–6 (33%) 1–0 — +1.17
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1676 145.4 — — — — -71 +134 -183 53.7% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.66
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1723 152.9 — — — — -143 +122 — 48.4% +0.07 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.82
19 1984 1554 120.6 — — — — — +73 — 47.1% +0.03 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.14 1983 1664 138.9 — — — — -129 +105 — 50.0% +0.07 5–8 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.00
20 1985 1559 111.3 — — — — — +51 — 45.5% -0.14 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.91 1984 1722 146.8 — — — — -203 +92 — 54.9% +0.54 4–7 (36%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.30
21 1986 1693 138.0 — — — — -50 -14 — 50.6% -0.09 7–4 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.16 1985 1879 153.4 — — — — -260 +97 — 59.3% +0.92 8–9 (47%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.63
22 1987 1644 137.9 — — — — -102 +98 — 46.7% +0.06 6–10 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.36 1986 1759 148.4 — — — — -33 +98 — 61.1% +0.85 13–11 (54%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.44
23 1988 1638 121.5 — — — — -155 +57 — 51.6% +0.30 2–4 (33%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.33 1987 1683 139.7 — — — — -30 +104 — 55.8% +0.28 9–11 (45%) 8–8 (50%) — +1.06
24 1989 1686 137.1 — — — — — +65 — 56.0% +0.36 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.04 1988 1675 142.8 — — — — -97 +134 — 46.4% -0.21 6–5 (55%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.33
25 1990 1706 145.2 — — — — -134 +115 -67 52.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 9–16 (36%) — -1.44 1989 1609 129.6 — — — — -82 +142 — 43.8% -0.45 3–6 (33%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.35
26 1991 1844 151.2 +3.93 +0.54 1.121 52.1% -150 +204 -155 60.5% +0.61 20–10 (67%) 20–15 (57%) — -0.67 1990 1534 125.6 — — — — — +81 — 39.5% -0.55 0–5 (0%) 1–1 — -0.19
27 1992 1823 144.1 +1.07 +1.67 1.099 51.8% -121 +168 — 59.7% +0.68 10–8 (56%) 9–10 (47%) — +2.36 1991 1495 103.9 +0.22 -2.03 0.681 43.7% — +91 — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.04
28 1993 1761 150.9 +3.30 +0.41 1.101 51.5% +58 +119 — 61.3% +0.58 13–9 (59%) 15–7 (68%) — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 1790 137.5 +2.00 -1.28 1.013 50.0% -3 +61 -147 51.2% +0.10 17–8 (68%) 17–13 (57%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1597 135.5 +0.95 -2.95 0.917 48.7% +86 +123 — 41.8% -0.54 5–10 (33%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1582 114.3 -0.91 +0.70 1.012 49.9% +98 — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.