H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 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 round of 32 3-6 6-4 7-5.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #25 3-6 6-4 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic #42 Match data Mar 16, 1978* R32 Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic Match data Apr 12, 1974* SF New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Zeljko Franulovic 9-7 3-6 6-2 8-6 John Newcombe Match data May 17, 1969* SF 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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 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 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,789 0 11 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,696 0 11 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1974 15–18 45.5% #77 1,657 0 11 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,751 0 11 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,921 0 12 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1977 33–22 60.0% #39 1,765 0 13 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,801 0 13 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,767 0 13 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,679 0 13 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,647 0 13 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,615 0 13 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,566 0 13 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38

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 John Newcombe
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% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1973 4 8 12 33.3% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 7 7 0.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 20 15 35 57.1% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 28 18 46 60.9% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 10 10 20 50.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1983 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 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% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

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 Zeljko Franulovic John Newcombe
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 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1972 1789 102.0 — — — — -98 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1973 1697 124.6 — — — — -126 +222 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 0.00 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09
27 1974 1658 120.8 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.10 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69
28 1975 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +93 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.73 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97
29 1976 1921 152.6 — — — — -395 +55 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.73 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26
30 1977 1766 138.5 — — — — -171 +12 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43
31 1978 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -6 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06
32 1979 1767 145.6 — — — — -19 -33 — 48.5% +0.16 4–8 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 95.2 -2.67 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96
33 1980 1679 136.3 — — — — -40 +79 — 51.1% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 4–1 (80%) 99.9 -0.17 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06
34 1981 1647 121.9 — — — — -26 +61 — 45.9% -0.13 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 +0.55 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37
35 1982 1615 122.8 — — — — -1 +65 — 36.8% -0.95 0–1 0–2 — -0.24 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1983 1567 99.4 — — — — — +48 — 0.0% -3.14 — — — +0.06 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 2017 143.9 — — — — -140 +90 -385 55.8% +0.45 113–108 (51%) 59–75 (44%) 92.3 -0.32 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

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.