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Toshiro Sakai def. Zeljko Franulovic #89

5-7 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Oct 12, 1973*
Tournament Osaka
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Toshiro Sakai
Score5-7 6-3 6-1
Loser Zeljko Franulovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldToshiro SakaiZeljko Franulovic
Country JPN CRO
Birth dateNov 23, 1947Jun 13, 1947
Age2526
Height
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)89
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5971,731
Career W-L407–307
Career earnings$1,413$6,000
Pre-match H2H
Toshiro Sakai 0 0 Zeljko Franulovic

Path

Toshiro Sakai's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 10, 1973R32 Jeff Simpson 6-1 6-2WMatch data

Toshiro Sakai's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1973F Ken Rosewall 2-6 4-6LMatch data

Zeljko Franulovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 1973QF Paul Kronk 6-1 6-2WMatch data
Oct 11, 1973R16 Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 10, 1973R32 Anand Amritraj 7-5 6-2WMatch data