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Nikola Pilic def. Zeljko Franulovic

4-6 6-4 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date May 22, 1970*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Nikola Pilic
Score4-6 6-4 7-5 6-1
Loser Zeljko Franulovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNikola PilicZeljko Franulovic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateAug 27, 1939Jun 13, 1947
Age3022
Height191
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7781,938
Career W-L301–248407–307
Career earnings$6,000
Pre-match H2H
Nikola Pilic 1 0 Zeljko Franulovic

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1970R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-2 14-12 6-3WMatch data
May 19, 1970R32 Phil Dent 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 22, 1970SF Ilie Nastase 4-6 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-2LH2HMatch data

Zeljko Franulovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1970R16 Adriano Panatta 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1970R32 Wieslaw Gasiorek 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data