H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

Z. Franulovic vs J. Newcombe H2H: 1-2

J. Newcombe leads Z. Franulovic 2–1 in 3 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Newcombe leads 2–0 on carpet courts; Z. Franulovic leads 1–0 on clay courts. Their latest meeting was at Washington Indoor in 1978, where J. Newcombe won 3-6 6-4 7-5.

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Z. Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricZ. FranulovicJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #30 #1
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,014 2,201
Singles W-L 407–307 556–224
Win % 57.0% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 0 5
Masters 1000 titles 0 2
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 13 34
Total titles 13 41
Age Z. Franulovic J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 21–21 50.0% — 1,596 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,864 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,934 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,756 0 11 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,706 0 11 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1974 15–19 44.1% #77 1,657 0 11 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,747 0 11 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,916 0 12 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1977 33–22 60.0% #42 1,762 0 13 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,800 0 13 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,768 0 13 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,678 0 13 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,648 0 13 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,616 0 13 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,567 0 13 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 16, 1978* Washington Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet J. Newcombe #25 3-6 6-4 7-5 Z. Franulovic #42 Match data
Apr 12, 1974* New Orleans Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Newcombe #2 6-4 6-1 Z. Franulovic #67 Match data
May 17, 1969* Brussels ATP 250 SF Clay Z. Franulovic 9-7 3-6 6-2 8-6 J. Newcombe Match data