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Zeljko Franulovic def. Ion Tiriac

1-6 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 11, 1972*
Tournament	Kansas City
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	QF
Winner	Zeljko Franulovic
Score	1-6 6-3 6-2
Loser	Ion Tiriac

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Zeljko Franulovic	Ion Tiriac
Country	CRO	ROU
Birth date	Jun 13, 1947	May 9, 1939
Age	24	32
Height	—	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,902	1,831
Career W-L	407–307	228–190
Career earnings	$6,000	—

Pre-match H2H

Zeljko Franulovic 1 – 3 Ion Tiriac

Path

Zeljko Franulovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 10, 1972	R16	Patricio Cornejo	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Zeljko Franulovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 1972	SF	Erik Van Dillen	6-0 4-6 6-3	L	—	Match data

Ion Tiriac's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 10, 1972	R16	Alejandro Olmedo	6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data