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Syd Ball vs Zeljko Franulovic H2H: 0-1

Zeljko Franulovic holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Zeljko Franulovic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Zeljko Franulovic won the 1973 Tehran quarterfinal 6-3 6-7 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-7 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Nov 2, 1973* QF Tehran ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,726 125 181 40.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeljko Franulovic #616 #30 0 2,016 410 307 57.2% 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 Syd Ball Zeljko Franulovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1968 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,869 0 3
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,937 0 7
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,789 0 11
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,696 0 11
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1974 15–18 45.5% #77 1,657 0 11
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,751 0 11
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,921 0 12
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1977 33–22 60.0% #39 1,765 0 13
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,801 0 13
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,767 0 13
33 — — — — — — — 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,679 0 13
34 — — — — — — — 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,647 0 13
35 — — — — — — — 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,615 0 13
36 — — — — — — — 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,566 0 13

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Syd Ball Zeljko Franulovic
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1968 3 6 9 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1969 4 4 8 50.0% 40 11 51 78.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1970 6 6 12 50.0% 49 10 59 83.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 12 19 36.8%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1971 19 10 29 65.5% 30 9 39 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1973 4 8 12 33.3% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 7 7 0.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 20 15 35 57.1% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 28 18 46 60.9% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 10 10 20 50.0%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 49 56 105 46.7% 307 169 476 64.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 47 72 119 39.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Syd Ball Zeljko Franulovic
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.03 1968 1591 114.7 — — — — -71 +44 — 47.6% +0.01 7–3 (70%) — — -0.29
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1969 1869 137.7 — — — — -271 +121 -403 66.7% +1.17 9–10 (47%) — — +1.84
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -50 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.82 1970 1937 146.4 — — — — -243 +193 -427 66.5% +1.11 16–11 (59%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.21
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -128 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1971 1922 140.9 — — — — -147 +198 -371 63.0% +0.83 17–14 (55%) 14–14 (50%) 97.0 +0.36
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1972 1789 102.0 — — — — -98 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40
26 1976 1547 129.8 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1973 1697 124.4 — — — — -128 +221 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 0.00
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -26 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1974 1658 120.7 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.08
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1975 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +93 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.74
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1976 1921 152.7 — — — — -395 +55 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.74
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1977 1766 138.4 — — — — -171 +11 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73 1978 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -6 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1979 1767 145.6 — — — — -19 -33 — 48.5% +0.16 4–8 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 95.2 -2.67
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1679 136.3 — — — — -40 +79 — 51.1% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 4–1 (80%) 99.9 -0.17
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1647 121.9 — — — — -26 +61 — 45.9% -0.13 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 +0.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1615 122.8 — — — — -1 +65 — 36.8% -0.95 0–1 0–2 — -0.24
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1567 99.4 — — — — — +48 — 0.0% -3.14 — — — +0.06
Career — 1726 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.97 — 2017 143.8 — — — — -140 +90 -385 55.8% +0.45 113–108 (51%) 59–75 (44%) 92.3 -0.33

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.