H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Zeljko Franulovic vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-2

John Newcombe holds a 2–1 lead over Zeljko Franulovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–0 on carpet, while Zeljko Franulovic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Washington Indoor third round 3-6 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 16, 1978* Washington Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe #25 3-6 6-4 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic #42 Match data
Apr 12, 1974* New Orleans Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic #67 Match data
May 17, 1969* Brussels ATP 250 SF Clay Zeljko Franulovic 9-7 3-6 6-2 8-6 John Newcombe 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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 John Newcombe
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 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