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S. Birner#229 def. Z. Franulovic#40

7-6 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 2, 1978*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R64
Winner	S. Birner
Score	7-6 7-5 6-2
Loser	Z. Franulovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	S. Birner	Z. Franulovic
Country	CZE	CRO
Birth date	Oct 11, 1956	Jun 13, 1947
Age	21	30
Height	170	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	229	40
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,533	1,867
Career W-L	63–119	407–307
Career earnings	$298,727	$6,000

Pre-match H2H

S. Birner 0 – 0 Z. Franulovic

Path

S. Birner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1978	R128	M. Edmondson	2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

S. Birner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 4, 1978	R32	Stan Smith	7-6 6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data

Z. Franulovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1978	R128	Erik Van Dillen	6-2 7-5 6-1	W	—	Match data