H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Zeljko Franulovic vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 4-9

Arthur Ashe holds a 9–4 lead over Zeljko Franulovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 7–0 on carpet, while Zeljko Franulovic leads 4–2 on clay. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Tokyo Indoor fourth round 6-4 6-3.

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Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed
H2H
4 – 9
13 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 4, 1978* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet Arthur Ashe #16 6-4 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #41 Match data
Aug 11, 1976* North Conway ATP 250 R32 Clay Zeljko Franulovic #50 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe #8 Match data
Jul 28, 1976* Washington ATP 250 R64 Clay Arthur Ashe #7 6-3 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #57 Match data
Sep 2, 1975* US Open Grand Slam R32 Clay Arthur Ashe #4 6-2 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic #70 Match data
Apr 25, 1975* Stockholm - Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Arthur Ashe #8 6-3 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic #110 Match data
Mar 13, 1975* Munich Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Arthur Ashe #7 7-6(2) 7-6(1) Zeljko Franulovic #75 Match data
Jan 31, 1975* Richmond-Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Arthur Ashe #7 6-3 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #70 Match data
Dec 9, 1970 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet Arthur Ashe 6-5 3-6 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic Match data
May 12, 1970* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data
Mar 2, 1970* Macon ATP 250 QF Carpet Arthur Ashe 7-5 7-9 6-2 Zeljko Franulovic Match data
Feb 9, 1970 New York ATP 250 RR Carpet Arthur Ashe 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic Match data
Jul 27, 1969* Indianapolis ATP 250 F Clay Zeljko Franulovic 8-6 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data
Mar 22, 1969* St. Petersburg ATP 250 SF Clay Zeljko Franulovic 3-6 6-1 6-1 Arthur Ashe 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
Zeljko Franulovic #616 #30 0 2,014 407 307 57.0% 0 0 0 0 13 13
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,255 800 258 75.6% 3 0 0 0 46 49

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 Zeljko Franulovic Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-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 73–12 85.9% — 1,955 1 11
25 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,756 0 11 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,958 1 12
26 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,706 0 11 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,084 2 21
27 1974 15–19 44.1% #77 1,657 0 11 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,094 2 24
28 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,747 0 11 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,137 2 28
29 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,916 0 12 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,965 2 30
30 1977 33–22 60.0% #42 1,762 0 13 1974 84–27 75.7% #7 2,040 2 33
31 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,800 0 13 1975 102–23 81.6% #4 2,132 3 41
32 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,768 0 13 1976 64–21 75.3% #12 1,965 3 46
33 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,678 0 13 1977 6–4 60.0% #130 1,896 3 46
34 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,648 0 13 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,992 3 49
35 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,616 0 13 1979 30–13 69.8% #7 1,911 3 49
36 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,567 0 13 — — — — — — —