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Zeljko Franulovic

CRO Born Jun 13, 1947 Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1983

Zeljko Franulovic represented Croatia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 30. TennisDB's records show a 406–306 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1983 and 13 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
30 (Jul 25, 1977)
Elo peak
2013 (92nd percentile)
Singles record
406–306 (57.0%)
Singles titles
13
Prize money
$6,000

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Zeljko Franulovic's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ricardo Cano 4-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Jul 20, 1983* R64 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
Florin Segarceanu #85 0-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Jun 9, 1983* R32 Venice ATP 250 Clay
Mario Martinez 3-6 1-6 4-6 L — Match data May 25, 1983* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jiri Granat 6-7 6-7 L H2H Match data Nov 18, 1982* R32 Ancona ATP 250 Carpet
Bill Scanlon #47 2-6 6-4 0-6 L H2H Match data Oct 29, 1982* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Hard

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Zeljko Franulovic's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Ilie Nastase 4 11 15 Jan 18, 1979 H2H
Arthur Ashe 4 9 13 Nov 4, 1978 H2H
Cliff Richey 5 7 12 Dec 4, 1971 H2H
Clark Graebner 8 4 12 Dec 4, 1971 H2H
Manuel Orantes 6 5 11 Apr 11, 1981 H2H

Singles Titles (13)

Zeljko Franulovic singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196922 3 — — — 3 — Houston, Indianapolis, St. Petersburg
197023 4 — — — 4 — Barranquilla, Argentina Open, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Monte-Carlo Masters
197124 4 — — — 4 — Argentina Open, Indianapolis, Macon, New York
197629 1 — — — 1 — Aviles
197730 1 — — — 1 — Munich Open
Total 13 — — — 13 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Zeljko Franulovic career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682124224652.2%——
19692247206770.2%——
19702360288868.2%——
19712459288767.8%——
197225471136.4%——
19732617223943.6%9870
19742715183345.5%6777
19752823264946.9%7068
19762939246361.9%4844
19773033225560.0%4639
19783134276155.7%4238
19793221244546.7%3697
19803320204050.0%—86
198134791643.8%86—
19823536933.3%——
1983360330.0%140—
Career40630671257.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Zeljko Franulovic career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196821 36933.3%19123161.3%0220.0%22450.0% 24224652.2%
196922 44850.0%40115178.4%12333.3%23540.0% 47206770.1%
197023 661250.0%4595483.3%21366.7%7121936.8% 60288868.2%
197124 19102965.5%3093976.9%33650.0%761353.8% 59288767.8%
197225 0220.0%0220.0%————43757.1% 471136.4%
197326 481233.3%1372065.0%————0770.0% 17223943.6%
197427 14520.0%8101844.4%————641060.0% 15183345.5%
197528 0330.0%20153557.1%————381127.3% 23264946.9%
197629 11250.0%37185567.3%12333.3%0330.0% 39246361.9%
197730 21366.7%28184660.9%————33650.0% 33225560.0%
197831 0110.0%24164060.0%————10102050.0% 34276155.7%
197932 641060.0%12122450.0%————381127.3% 21244546.7%
198033 0330.0%20163655.6%————0110.0% 20204050.0%
198134 22450.0%561145.5%————0110.0% 791643.8%
198235 11250.0%24633.3%————0110.0% 36933.3%
198336 ————0330.0%———————— 0330.0%
Career—495610546.7%30316847164.3%7101741.2%477211939.5%40630671257.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Zeljko Franulovic career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197326 00——0110.0%23540.0%00—— 24633.3%
197427 00——00——0440.0%101100.0% 14520.0%
197528 0440.0%0110.0%22450.0%202100.0% 471136.4%
197629 0110.0%00——00——00—— 0110.0%
197730 14520.0%0330.0%1882669.2%0110.0% 19163554.3%
197831 25728.6%6101637.5%671346.2%303100.0% 17223943.6%
197932 0330.0%371030.0%961560.0%00—— 12162842.9%
198033 12333.3%0550.0%35837.5%00—— 4121625.0%
198134 00——0110.0%34742.9%00—— 35837.5%
198235 0110.0%00——12333.3%00—— 13425.0%
198336 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
Career 4202416.7%9283724.3%44428651.2%61785.7% 639115440.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 154/712 (21.6%) of Zeljko Franulovic's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Zeljko Franulovic advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 21 1591 114.7 — — — — -71 +44 — 47.6% +0.01 7–3 (70%) — — -0.29
1969 22 1869 137.7 — — — — -271 +121 -403 66.7% +1.17 9–10 (47%) — — +1.84
1970 23 1930 144.8 — — — — -237 +195 -420 66.3% +1.06 15–11 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.24
1971 24 1921 140.8 — — — — -146 +195 -371 63.0% +0.83 17–14 (55%) 14–14 (50%) 97.0 +0.35
1972 25 1788 102.0 — — — — -97 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40
1973 26 1697 124.4 — — — — -127 +218 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 +0.01
1974 27 1658 120.7 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.09
1975 28 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +92 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.74
1976 29 1921 152.6 — — — — -395 +54 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.75
1977 30 1766 138.4 — — — — -171 +11 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31
1978 31 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -6 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30
1979 32 1767 145.5 — — — — -19 -32 — 48.5% +0.16 4–8 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 95.2 -2.67
1980 33 1679 136.3 — — — — -40 +79 — 51.1% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 4–1 (80%) 99.9 -0.17
1981 34 1647 121.9 — — — — -26 +61 — 45.9% -0.13 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 +0.55
1982 35 1615 122.8 — — — — -1 +65 — 36.8% -0.95 0–1 0–2 — -0.24
1983 36 1567 99.4 — — — — — +48 — 0.0% -3.14 — — — +0.06
Career 2013 143.6 — — — — -139 +89 -384 55.7% +0.44 112–108 (51%) 59–75 (44%) 92.2 -0.33

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Zeljko Franulovic Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge RGWUSO W-L
Win %
196821 R16—R128 3–2 (60%)
196922 QFR64R128 5–3 (62%)
197023 FR32— 8–2 (80%)
197124 SFR64R64 7–3 (70%)
197225 R64—— 0–1 (0%)
197326 R64—— 1–1 (50%)
197427 R32—— 2–1 (67%)
197528 R32—R32 4–2 (67%)
197629 R16R64R32 6–3 (67%)
197730 R128—R32 2–2 (50%)
197831 R64—— 1–1 (50%)
197932 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198033 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198134 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198336 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 27–15
(64%)
5–4
(56%)
7–6
(54%)
39–25
(61%)

ATP 500

Zeljko Franulovic ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197023 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
197124 R16——— 2–1 (67%)
197427 —R32—— 1–1 (50%)
197528 —R32—R64 1–2 (33%)
197629 —R16—R64 2–2 (50%)
197831 ——R64— 0–1 (0%)
198134 —R32—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
5–4
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
8–9
(47%)

ATP 250

Zeljko Franulovic ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLSWEBARBASBUECINFLRGENGSTHAMHKGHOUAUSMADMCMIAMUNNAPPARQUEITAROTSPBSTOSTUTKYVIEWASAIXALAANCAVIBALBARBELBERBIRBIRBOLBOLBOUBRUCAICALCARCHACHACHICLECOLCOLCOLCOLCOPCURDUSDUTFREHAMHEMJACJOHKANKINAUSLACLAGLINLONLONLONLOSLOULUGMACMEMMILMILMONNANNEWNEWNEWNEWNICNOREASOMAORLORTTKYOVIPALPALPHIPHIPITPITRICRICRICSALSANSENSOUST.ST.SYDTAMTANTEHCANU.SVANVENVIAWEM W-L
Win %
196821 ———————————QF————————R128————————————R16F————————QFR16—————————R32SF———————R16—————————SFR16———SF————QF—————QF———————R16———R32QFQF————QF——————QF— 21–20 (51%)
196922 ————FQF———QF—WSF————W——R64—W————R64—————QF———————F———SF—————————————————QF——————————R32———————QF————R16———————R32QF————R16R16—————————————— 42–17 (71%)
197023 —SFSF—W————QF————W——SFR16—QF——R16—————————W———————R16——QF—————————————QF—R16———W—————————QF———————RR————R16———————R32——QF——R32QF—————————R32———R32 50–21 (70%)
197124 —R16R16—W——————R16—————WR16R16R16——R32———R16———————————R16F————QF—————QF——————SF———————————————W———————W———————————————R16——R32R16—R32————F——————R32 49–19 (72%)
197225 —————————R64————————————————————————————————————————————————————SF——————R16—R16——————————R32——————————————————R32——————————————— 4–6 (40%)
197326 ————QF—————R32R32—————————————R16—R32————————————R16———RR—QFR32R32—R32——R32————————————————R32——————R32——R32—————————SF————————————————R32——SF——R32——— 16–21 (43%)
197427 R16R32R32—QF————————R64————————R32——————————————————————R32————————————R16R32—————R32——R32————————————SF——————R16——————R32—————————R16————R32—————— 12–16 (43%)
197528 ——R32—QF———————R32—R32—R32R16R32——R32—R16———R32———————————R32R16———————————————FR32———R32————————QF—QF——————————————————————R128————R16—————————R32—R64———— 18–21 (46%)
197629 R16R16QF—QF————————R32——R32R64R16————————R64———W————————R32———————————R16———————————————————R32———————————SFSFR64——————SF—R64————————QF———————————— 29–18 (62%)
197730 ——R32—————QFR64——SF———WR16R32—R16——————R32QF——————R16—————QF————————————————QF—————————————R64——R32———————————————R16————————————QF—————R16R64R64———— 31–19 (62%)
197831 ——R32—————R32R16—SFQFR16R32R16SFR32——————QFR16—R32—R32——R32——QF—R32SF——————————————————————————————————————R16———————R32————SF————R32———R16——————SF—————R32———— 33–25 (57%)
197932 ——R64R16————R16R32—R16QFR16R16—R16————R16——QF—QFR32———————R32R32—R16——R16———————QF—————————————————————————R64R32——R32——————————————R32————R32————————————————— 21–23 (48%)
198033 ——R16R32———QFR32R32—R16————QFR16——————QF—R32QF——————————R32———QF——————R32————————————————R16—————————————————R16R32——————R32———————————————————————— 20–18 (53%)
198134 ——————R16R16———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R16————————R32——R16————QF———————R32———————————————————————— 6–7 (46%)
198235 ——R64————R32————R16—————R16———————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32———————————————————————— 3–6 (33%)
198336 ————————————R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)
6–4
(60%)
13–10
(57%)
1–2
(33%)
22–5
(81%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
3–4
(43%)
9–7
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
13–6
(68%)
12–7
(63%)
5–4
(56%)
7–3
(70%)
1–1
(50%)
11–5
(69%)
23–6
(79%)
4–6
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
5–5
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
6–1
(86%)
3–3
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)
7–9
(44%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
1–2
(33%)
9–4
(69%)
9–4
(69%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–5
(44%)
4–3
(57%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
8–4
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
4–3
(57%)
4–1
(80%)
7–3
(70%)
1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
9–4
(69%)
2–1
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
6–3
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
0–3
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–6
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
1–5
(17%)
7–4
(64%)
1–1
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
7–4
(64%)
0–1
(0%)
1–4
(20%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
355–259
(58%)

ATP Finals

Zeljko Franulovic ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197023 RR 1–4 (20%)
197124 RR 1–5 (17%)
W-L 2–9
(18%)
2–9
(18%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
30
Career-high date
Jul 25, 1977
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Jun 3, 1974
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Zeljko Franulovic ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197326———————9896777070
197427——67546049434753—5677
19752870—75110113——————68
197629—————48—————44
197730484645463433303635383939
197831504141354037484948414438
19793236485157636671686787—97
198033——69877567676669738486
198134898698—————————
198235————————————
198336————————————
198437—————525——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Zeljko Franulovic's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Fred Stolle AUS #30 1,922 344 177 167 51.5% $328 6 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Bob Hewitt RSA #34 2,005 460 284 176 61.7% $613,837 11 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Colin Dibley AUS #33 1,877 651 341 310 52.4% — 5 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Ray Ruffels AUS #27 1,904 449 245 204 54.6% — 5 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Jurgen Fassbender GER #31 1,887 350 183 167 52.3% — 3 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Hans Jurgen Pohmann GER #30 1,828 253 125 128 49.4% — 2 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Dick Crealy AUS #33 1,903 654 338 316 51.7% — 2 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Butch Walts USA #30 1,915 275 140 135 50.9% $454,343 4 0 0 1975–1984 Rivalries Match log
Raymond Moore RSA #32 1,878 740 363 377 49.1% $328 1 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Charlie Pasarell USA #35 1,936 571 299 272 52.4% — 4 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Thomaz Koch BRA #24 1,879 356 199 157 55.9% $2,532 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Ross Case AUS #24 1,962 567 293 274 51.7% — 4 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Zeljko Franulovic born?
Zeljko Franulovic was born on June 13, 1947.
Which country did Zeljko Franulovic represent?
Zeljko Franulovic represented Croatia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Does Zeljko Franulovic use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Zeljko Franulovic uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Zeljko Franulovic left-handed or right-handed?
Zeljko Franulovic plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Zeljko Franulovic won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Zeljko Franulovic in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Zeljko Franulovic won?
TennisDB does not group any of Zeljko Franulovic's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Zeljko Franulovic won?
TennisDB records 13 ATP singles titles for Zeljko Franulovic across all categories. The most recent was Munich in 1977.
What is Zeljko Franulovic's highest ATP ranking?
Zeljko Franulovic's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 30, first achieved on July 25, 1977.
What is Zeljko Franulovic's career win-loss record?
Zeljko Franulovic has 406 wins and 306 losses (57.0%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1983.
How much career prize money has Zeljko Franulovic earned?
Zeljko Franulovic has earned at least $6,000 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Zeljko Franulovic's career appear in TennisDB?
Zeljko Franulovic appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1983.
On which surface does Zeljko Franulovic have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Zeljko Franulovic's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 64.3% (303–168).
Who has Zeljko Franulovic faced most often?
Zeljko Franulovic's most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 4–11 across 15 meetings.