H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Zeljko Franulovic vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 1-3

Cliff Drysdale holds a 3–1 lead over Zeljko Franulovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1971 Bologna Wct round of 16 3-6 6-3 6-0.

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Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-3 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Nov 18, 1971* R16 Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 5-7 7-6 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Aug 12, 1970* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 11-9 6-3 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Aug 16, 1969* QF Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 16, 1969* R16 Brussels 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
Zeljko Franulovic #616 #30 0 2,016 410 307 57.2% 0 0 0 0 13 13
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,869 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,937 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,789 0 11 — — — — — — —
26 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,696 0 11 — — — — — — —
27 1974 15–18 45.5% #77 1,657 0 11 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,751 0 11 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,921 0 12 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1977 33–22 60.0% #39 1,765 0 13 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,801 0 13 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,767 0 13 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,679 0 13 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,647 0 13 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,615 0 13 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,566 0 13 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Zeljko Franulovic Cliff Drysdale
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 %
21 1968 3 6 9 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 4 4 8 50.0% 40 11 51 78.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 6 6 12 50.0% 49 10 59 83.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 12 19 36.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 19 10 29 65.5% 30 9 39 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 4 8 12 33.3% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 7 7 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 20 15 35 57.1% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 28 18 46 60.9% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 10 10 20 50.0% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1983 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 49 56 105 46.7% 307 169 476 64.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 47 72 119 39.5% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Zeljko Franulovic Cliff Drysdale
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
21 1968 1591 114.7 — — — — -71 +44 — 47.6% +0.01 7–3 (70%) — — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1869 137.7 — — — — -271 +121 -403 66.7% +1.17 9–10 (47%) — — +1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1937 146.4 — — — — -243 +193 -427 66.5% +1.11 16–11 (59%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 1922 140.9 — — — — -147 +198 -371 63.0% +0.83 17–14 (55%) 14–14 (50%) 97.0 +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 1789 102.0 — — — — -98 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 1697 124.6 — — — — -126 +222 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 1658 120.8 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.10 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1975 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +93 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.73 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1976 1921 152.6 — — — — -395 +55 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.73 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.84
30 1977 1766 138.5 — — — — -171 +12 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.28
31 1978 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -6 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.24
32 1979 1767 145.6 — — — — -19 -33 — 48.5% +0.16 4–8 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 95.2 -2.67 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.42
33 1980 1679 136.3 — — — — -40 +79 — 51.1% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 4–1 (80%) 99.9 -0.17 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1981 1647 121.9 — — — — -26 +61 — 45.9% -0.13 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 +0.55 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) 103.8 +0.26
35 1982 1615 122.8 — — — — -1 +65 — 36.8% -0.95 0–1 0–2 — -0.24 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10
36 1983 1567 99.4 — — — — — +48 — 0.0% -3.14 — — — +0.06 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 2017 143.9 — — — — -140 +90 -385 55.8% +0.45 113–108 (51%) 59–75 (44%) 92.3 -0.32 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.