H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Manuel Orantes vs Zeljko Franulovic H2H: 5-6

Zeljko Franulovic holds a 6–5 lead over Manuel Orantes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 5–4 on clay, while Zeljko Franulovic leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1981 Nice quarterfinal 7-6 6-3.

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Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 11, 1981* Nice ATP 250 QF Clay Manuel Orantes #81 7-6 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #100 Match data
Apr 12, 1979* Monte Carlo ATP 250 R32 Clay Zeljko Franulovic #56 6-2 7-5 Manuel Orantes #11 Match data
May 19, 1978* Hamburg ATP 250 R16 Clay Manuel Orantes #7 6-3 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #46 Match data
Feb 16, 1978* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Zeljko Franulovic #40 6-2 6-3 Manuel Orantes #7 Match data
Oct 23, 1976* Barcelona ATP 250 QF Clay Manuel Orantes #7 6-1 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #49 Match data
Mar 26, 1975* Monte Carlo Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay Manuel Orantes #12 6-4 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #75 Match data
Oct 31, 1973* Tehran ATP 250 R32 Clay Zeljko Franulovic #79 (w/o) Manuel Orantes #3 Match data
Mar 5, 1971* Macon ATP 250 R16 Hard Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 1-6 7-5 Manuel Orantes Match data
Nov 14, 1970* Buenos Aires ATP 250 F Clay Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-2 6-0 Manuel Orantes Match data
Apr 19, 1970* Monte Carlo ATP 250 F Clay Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-3 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data
Aug 16, 1969* Kitzbuhel ATP 250 SF Clay Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-4 Zeljko Franulovic Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Manuel Orantes #798 #2 0 2,229 696 286 70.9% 1 2 1 0 34 38
Zeljko Franulovic #616 #30 0 2,014 407 307 57.0% 0 0 0 0 13 13

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Manuel Orantes Zeljko Franulovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,637 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,809 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,859 0 3 1968 21–21 50.0% — 1,596 0 0
22 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,939 0 5 1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,864 0 3
23 1972 70–20 77.8% — 1,998 0 10 1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,934 0 7
24 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,858 0 15 1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11
25 1974 65–30 68.4% #11 1,946 0 15 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,756 0 11
26 1975 89–18 83.2% #5 2,052 1 23 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,706 0 11
27 1976 77–17 81.9% #4 2,181 1 30 1974 15–19 44.1% #77 1,657 0 11
28 1977 63–21 75.0% #7 2,062 1 33 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,747 0 11
29 1978 47–18 72.3% #12 2,026 1 35 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,916 0 12
30 1979 34–23 59.6% #19 1,895 1 36 1977 33–22 60.0% #42 1,762 0 13
31 1980 15–9 62.5% #58 1,877 1 36 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,800 0 13
32 1981 29–23 55.8% #46 1,847 1 37 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,768 0 13
33 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,870 1 38 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,678 0 13
34 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,711 1 38 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,648 0 13
35 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,634 1 38 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,616 0 13
36 — — — — — — — 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,567 0 13