H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Zeljko Franulovic H2H: 5-0

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 5–0 lead over Zeljko Franulovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1979 Austrian Open Kitzbühel quarterfinal 7-5 6-2.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 7-5 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic #61 Match data Jul 28, 1979* QF Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-7 6-3 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Mar 29, 1979* R32 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-4 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #36 Match data Jan 25, 1979* R32 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 6-3 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Sep 7, 1976* R32 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-7 7-5 8-6 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Oct 30, 1974* R32 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
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26
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 Vitas Gerulaitis Zeljko Franulovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1968 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,869 0 3
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,937 0 7
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,789 0 11
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,697 0 11
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1974 15–18 45.5% #77 1,658 0 11
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,751 0 11
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,921 0 12
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1977 33–22 60.0% #39 1,765 0 13
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,801 0 13
32 — — — — — — — 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 Vitas Gerulaitis 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 %
16 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1968 3 6 9 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1969 4 4 8 50.0% 40 11 51 78.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1970 6 6 12 50.0% 49 10 59 83.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 12 19 36.8%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1971 19 10 29 65.5% 30 9 39 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1973 4 8 12 33.3% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 7 7 0.0%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 20 15 35 57.1% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 28 18 46 60.9% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 10 10 20 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 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 Vitas Gerulaitis 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
16 1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1554 117.9 — — — — -45 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1807 139.8 — — — — +69 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1939 156.0 — — — — +76 -134 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1956 159.3 — — — — -1 -94 -282 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1968 1591 114.7 — — — — -71 +44 — 47.6% +0.01 7–3 (70%) — — -0.29
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1969 1869 137.7 — — — — -271 +121 -403 66.7% +1.17 9–10 (47%) — — +1.84
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +3 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1970 1937 146.4 — — — — -243 +193 -427 66.5% +1.11 16–11 (59%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.21
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +109 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1971 1922 140.9 — — — — -147 +198 -371 63.0% +0.83 17–14 (55%) 14–14 (50%) 97.0 +0.36
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +124 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1972 1789 102.0 — — — — -98 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1973 1697 124.4 — — — — -127 +221 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 0.00
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1974 1658 120.7 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.08
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +31 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1975 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +93 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.74
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1976 1921 152.7 — — — — -395 +55 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.74
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 1977 1766 138.5 — — — — -171 +12 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1978 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -5 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 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.