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Ion Tiriac def. Zeljko Franulovic

6-4 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 5, 1968*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Ion Tiriac
Score6-4 6-3 6-2
Loser Zeljko Franulovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIon TiriacZeljko Franulovic
Country ROU CRO
Birth dateMay 9, 1939Jun 13, 1947
Age2920
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8121,576
Career W-L228–190407–307
Career earnings$6,000
Pre-match H2H
Ion Tiriac 1 0 Zeljko Franulovic

Path

Ion Tiriac's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1968R32 Milan Holecek 3-6 8-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Georges Deniau 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Ion Tiriac's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1968QF Rod Laver 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0LH2HMatch data

Zeljko Franulovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1968R32 Bob Hewitt 6-2 8-6 2-6 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Abe Segal (w/o)WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Juan Gisbert (w/o)WMatch data