H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Zeljko Franulovic vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-0

Zeljko Franulovic holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Zeljko Franulovic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Zeljko Franulovic won the 1970 Barranquilla final 9-7 6-3 6-3.

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Zeljko Franulovic
CRO Age 79 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zeljko Franulovic 9-7 6-3 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Mar 22, 1970* F Barranquilla 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Zeljko Franulovic Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 47–20 70.1% — 1,869 0 3 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 64–29 68.8% — 1,937 0 7 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 59–28 67.8% — 1,921 0 11 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 4–7 36.4% — 1,789 0 11 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 17–22 43.6% #70 1,697 0 11 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 15–18 45.5% #77 1,658 0 11 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 23–26 46.9% #68 1,751 0 11 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 39–24 61.9% #44 1,921 0 12 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 33–22 60.0% #39 1,765 0 13 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 34–27 55.7% #38 1,801 0 13 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 21–24 46.7% #97 1,767 0 13 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 20–20 50.0% #86 1,679 0 13 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 7–9 43.8% #100 1,647 0 13 — — — — — — —
1982 3–6 33.3% #93 1,615 0 13 — — — — — — —
1983 0–3 0.0% #140 1,566 0 13 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Zeljko Franulovic Nicola Spear
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 %
1968 3 6 9 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 4 4 8 50.0% 40 11 51 78.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 6 6 12 50.0% 49 10 59 83.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 12 19 36.8% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 19 10 29 65.5% 30 9 39 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 4 8 12 33.3% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 7 7 0.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 1 4 5 20.0% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 0 3 3 0.0% 20 15 35 57.1% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 1 1 2 50.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 2 1 3 66.7% 28 18 46 60.9% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 10 10 20 50.0% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 6 4 10 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 0 3 3 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 49 56 105 46.7% 307 169 476 64.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 47 72 119 39.5% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Zeljko Franulovic Nicola Spear
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
1968 1591 114.7 — — — — -71 +44 — 47.6% +0.01 7–3 (70%) — — -0.29 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1869 137.7 — — — — -271 +121 -403 66.7% +1.17 9–10 (47%) — — +1.84 1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1937 146.4 — — — — -243 +193 -427 66.5% +1.11 16–11 (59%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.21 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.00
1971 1922 140.9 — — — — -147 +198 -371 63.0% +0.83 17–14 (55%) 14–14 (50%) 97.0 +0.36 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1972 1789 102.0 — — — — -98 — — 40.0% -0.64 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.40 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1697 124.4 — — — — -127 +221 — 47.1% +0.01 3–9 (25%) 3–6 (33%) 88.5 0.00 1973 1470 115.6 — — — — — +47 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.32
1974 1658 120.7 — — — — -65 +107 — 46.3% -0.10 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +1.08 1974 1453 115.1 — — — — — +5 -20 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1751 138.8 — — — — -228 +93 — 44.7% -0.26 9–7 (56%) 4–10 (29%) 97.3 -1.74 1975 1538 127.4 — — — — -69 +36 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.47
1976 1921 152.7 — — — — -395 +55 -354 57.5% +0.62 15–5 (75%) 10–11 (48%) 107.4 -2.74 1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 1766 138.5 — — — — -171 +12 — 56.8% +0.36 11–12 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 94.2 +0.31 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 1801 151.1 — — — — -76 -5 — 52.9% +0.29 9–9 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 97.1 -2.30 1978 1532 109.8 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1767 145.6 — — — — -19 -33 — 48.5% +0.16 4–8 (33%) 5–6 (45%) 95.2 -2.67 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1679 136.3 — — — — -40 +79 — 51.1% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 4–1 (80%) 99.9 -0.17 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1647 121.9 — — — — -26 +61 — 45.9% -0.13 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1615 122.8 — — — — -1 +65 — 36.8% -0.95 0–1 0–2 — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1567 99.4 — — — — — +48 — 0.0% -3.14 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2017 143.8 — — — — -140 +90 -385 55.8% +0.45 113–108 (51%) 59–75 (44%) 92.3 -0.33 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.70

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.