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Željko Franulović

Željko Franulović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʒêːʎko franǔːloʋitɕ];[1][2] born 13 June 1947) is a Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia and has since had a long career in tennis management. He has been the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament director since 2005.[3]

Željko Franulović
Franulović at the Dutch Open in Hilversum in July 1975.
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
ResidenceSplit, Croatia
Born (1947-06-13) 13 June 1947 (age 79)
Korčula, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Turned pro1969 (amateur from 1963)
Retired1980
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record543–401
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1 March 1971)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1970)
Wimbledon3R (1970)
US Open3R (1975, 1976, 1977)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1970, 1971)
Doubles
Career record190–203
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 312 (3 January 1983)

Whilst his career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 3, the ATP rankings were installed after his 1969–1971 heyday – Franulović was ranked inside the top 20 in both 1970 and 1971, reaching as high as world No. 3 in March 1971. Finalist of the 1970 French Open and winner in Monte Carlo the same year. His singles career lasted 20 years from 1963 to 1983 in which he won 23 career titles.

Biography

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Franulović was born on the island of Korčula to father Ivo and mother Katica, but at the age of one month got brought to Split where he grew up.[4] His playing career lasted for 20 years between 1963 and 1983, during which he won a total of twenty three singles titles, as well as seven doubles titles. He played his first singles tournament at the 1963 Yugoslavian International Championships. In 1967 he won his first title at the same event.

He is remembered for reaching the French Open final in 1970, which he lost to Czech Jan Kodeš in straight sets.[5] He reached the semifinals the following year. He also won the Monte-Carlo Masters in 1970. He won his final singles title in 1982 at the San Benedetto Open in Italy. He played his final tournament at the ATP Essen Challenger event in 1983.

Since retiring from playing tennis, Franulović became involved in the ATP since the 1990s.[6] He was the coach of the Croatian Davis Cup Team from 1994 to 1997.[6] He was the Tournament Representative for Europe on the Association of Tennis Professionals' Board of Directors, between 2007 and 2009.[7]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1970French OpenClayCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš2–6, 4–6, 0–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Open 1R 1R 4R QF F SF 1R 2R 3R 3R A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 16
Wimbledon Q1 1R A 2R 3R 2R A A A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 5
US Open A A 1R 1R A 2R A A A 3R 3R 3R A A A A A A 0 / 6
Strike rate 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 27

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

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Singles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1969 St. Petersburg, U.S. Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Apr 1969 Houston, U.S. Clay Mexico Rafael Osuna 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jul 1969 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Arthur Ashe 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–1 May 1969 Brussels, Belgium Clay Netherlands Tom Okker 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–2 Nov 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay France François Jauffret 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Mar 1970 Barranquilla, Colombia Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–2 Apr 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Jun 1970 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 2–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win 6–3 Aug 1970 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia John Alexander 6–4, 9–7, 6–4
Win 7–3 Nov 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Win 8–3 Feb 1971 New York, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Clark Graebner 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 9–3 Mar 1971 Macon, U.S. Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 7–6(5–4)
Loss 9–4 May 1971 Bournemouth, U.K. Clay United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 0–6
Loss 9–5 Jul 1971 Clemmons, U.S. Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win 10–5 Aug 1971 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3
Win 11–5 Dec 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 11–6 Jul 1975 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 12–6 Oct 1976 Aviles, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–1, 5–7, 7–6
Win 13–6 May 1977 Munich, West Germany Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 7–5

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1970 Båstad, Sweden Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone		 2–6, 6–2, 12–12 ret.
Loss 0–2 Aug 1970 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent		 8–10, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels		 5–7, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 1971 Macon, U.S. Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch		 3–6, 6–7
Win 1–4 Aug 1971 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik van Dillen		 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 2–4 Oct 1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno		 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 3–4 Dec 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol		 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–4 Mar 1974 Hampton, U.S. Carpet (i) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Mike Estep		 6–3, 1–2, retired
Loss 4–5 Jul 1975 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay United Kingdom John Lloyd Poland Wojciech Fibak
Argentina Guillermo Vilas		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–6 Jun 1978 Berlin, West Germany Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Oct 1978 Tokyo, Japan Clay United Kingdom Buster Mottram Australia Geoff Masters
Australia Ross Case		 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 5–7 Oct 1978 Barcelona, Spain Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton		 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–7 Jul 1979 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Switzerland Heinz Günthardt Australia Dick Crealy
Italy Antonio Zugarelli		 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–7 Sep 1980 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Orders

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References

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  1. ↑ "žèljeti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Žȇljko
  2. ↑ "Fránjo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Franúlović
  3. ↑ Zeljko Franulovic Announces Record Attendance
  4. ↑ Marković, Rodoljub (May 1969). "Željko Franulović - Prvi reket domaćeg tenisa". Tempo. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tennis photographic encyclopedia, tennis player, Australian open, French open, Wimbledon, us open, tennis championships & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
  6. 1 2 "Željko Franulović". Tennis Club Split. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. ↑ "USTA urges ATP to relocate event". Sports Business Daily. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. ↑ Remise de décorations dans les ordres de Saint-Charles et des Grimaldi par S.A.S le Prince Albert II
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