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Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes c1974.jpg
Country (sports)
 Spain
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born
(1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 69)
Granada, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Turned pro 1968 (amateur tour from 1964)
Retired 1983
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$1,398,303
Int. Tennis HoF 2012 (member page)
Singles
Career record 766–321 (70.47%) [2]
Career titles 36 [3]
Highest ranking No. 2 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1968)
French Open F (1974)
Wimbledon SF (1972)
US Open
W (1975)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
W (1976)
Olympic Games F (1968, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record 298–155
Career titles 22
Highest ranking No. 160 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1968)
French Open F (1978)
Wimbledon QF (1972)
US Open 3R (1975)


Manuel Orantes Corral (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel oˈɾantes koˈral]; born 6 February 1949) is a former tennis player from Spain who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open men's singles in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Grand Slam finals


    • 2.1 Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)




  • 3 ATP Career finals


    • 3.1 Singles: 72 (36 titles, 36 runner-ups)


    • 3.2 Doubles: 42 (22 titles, 20 runner-ups)




  • 4 Grand Slam singles tournament timeline


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Career


On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the finals of the US Open at Forest Hills, New York to win his only Grand Slam title. A year earlier, he was runner-up to Björn Borg in the final of the French Open, taking a two-set lead before Borg won the last three sets for the loss of just two games.


Overall, he won 36 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975), Monte Carlo (1975), the U.S. Claycourt Championships (1973, 1975 & 1977), the U.S. Pro in Boston (1977 & 1978) and the Masters in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975), and Hamburg (1976 & 1977).


Orantes was a stalwart member of the Spanish Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1980, earning a record of 60–27 in Davis Cup match play. He also was a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.


He also won 22 doubles titles in his career, including Hamburg in 1975 and Canada in 1974. He reached 20 doubles finals, including the French Open in 1978, Canada in 1976, and Hamburg in 1973.


Orantes was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.



Grand Slam finals



Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)



























Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up 1974 French Open Clay
Sweden Björn Borg
6–2, 7–6(7–1), 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Winner 1975 US Open Clay
United States Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–3, 6–3


ATP Career finals



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Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
1968

Madrid, Spain [4]
Hard (i)

Spain Manuel Santana
6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 6-3, 8-6
Winner
2.
1969

Macon, USA [5]
Carpet (i)

United Kingdom Mark Cox
10-8, 7-5, 4-6, 9-7
Winner
3.
1969

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Spain Manuel Santana
6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Winner
4.
1969

Madrid, Spain [6]
Hard (i)

Australia Barry Philips-Moore
8-6 6-3 6-1
Runner-up
1.
1970

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
2.
1970

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
4–6, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up
3.
1971

Caracas, Venezuela
Clay

Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–7, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
4.
1971

Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay

United States Clark Graebner
Abandoned
Winner
5.
1971

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

United States Robert Lutz
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
6.
1972

Caracas, Venezuela
Hard

Pakistan Haroon Rahim
6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up
5.
1972

Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard

United States Cliff Richey
4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Winner
7.
1972

Rome, Italy
Clay

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Winner
8.
1972

Brussels, Belgium
Clay

Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Winner
9.
1972

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

Italy Adriano Panatta
6–3, 9–8, 6–0
Winner
10.
1972

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up
6.
1972

South Orange, US
Hard

Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
7.
1972

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Winner
11.
1973

Valencia, Spain
Clay

Italy Adriano Panatta
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
12.
1973

Nice, France
Clay

Italy Adriano Panatta
7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
Runner-up
8.
1973

Rome, Italy
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
1–6, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up
9.
1973

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

United States Stan Smith
4–6, 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up
10.
1973

Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Abandoned
Winner
13.
1973

Louisville, US
Clay

Australia John Newcombe
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
11.
1973

Cincinnati, US
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
14.
1973

Indianapolis, US
Clay

France Georges Goven
6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
12.
1973

Toronto, Canada
Clay

Netherlands Tom Okker
3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
13.
1973

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6
Runner-up
14.
1974

French Open, Paris
Clay

Sweden Björn Borg
6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up
15.
1974

Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up
16.
1974

Toronto, Canada
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
17.
1974

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–8, 7–9, 3–6
Runner-up
18.
1974

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6
Winner
15.
1975

Cairo, Egypt
Clay

France François Jauffret
6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner
16.
1975

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
19.
1975

Valencia, Spain
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
3–6, 0–6
Runner-up
20.
1975

Madrid, Spain
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner
17.
1975

Bournemouth, UK
Clay

France Patrick Proisy
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner
18.
1975

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up
21.
1975

Rome, Italy
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 5–7, 5–7
Winner
19.
1975

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

Spain José Higueras
6–0, 6–3
Winner
20.
1975

Indianapolis, US
Clay

United States Arthur Ashe
6–2, 6–2
Winner
21.
1975

Toronto, Canada
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
7–6, 6–0, 6–1
Winner
22.
1975

US Open, New York
Clay

United States Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
22.
1975

Tokyo, Japan
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up
23.
1975

Calcutta, India
Clay

India Vijay Amritraj
5–7, 3–6
Winner
23.
1976

Valencia, Spain
Clay

Sweden Kjell Johansson
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Winner
24.
1976

Munich, Germany
Clay

West Germany Karl Meiler
6–1, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up
24.
1976

Bournemouth, UK
Clay

Poland Wojtek Fibak
2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up
25.
1976

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

United States Eddie Dibbs
4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Runner-up
26.
1976

Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay

Sweden Björn Borg
2–6, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up
27.
1976

Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach
Clay

Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 3–6
Winner
25.
1976

Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Winner
26.
1976

Tehran, Iran
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Winner
27.
1976

Madrid, Spain
Clay

United States Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner
28.
1976

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

United States Eddie Dibbs
6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up
28.
1976

London, UK
Carpet

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
29.
1976

Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i)

United Kingdom Mark Cox
6–4, 5–7, 6–7
Winner
29.
1976

Masters, Houston
Carpet

Poland Wojtek Fibak
5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up
30.
1977

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

Italy Paolo Bertolucci
3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
31.
1977

North Conway, US
Clay

Australia John Alexander
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner
30.
1977

Indianapolis, US
Clay

United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–3
Winner
31.
1977

Boston, US
Clay

United States Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up
32.
1977

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Sweden Björn Borg
2–6, 5–7, 2–6
Winner
32.
1977

Tokyo Outdoor, Japan
Clay

Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up
33.
1977

Manila, Philippines
Hard

West Germany Karl Meiler
DEF
Winner
33.
1978

Boston, US
Clay

United States Harold Solomon
6–4, 6–3
Winner
34.
1979

Munich, Germany
Clay

Poland Wojtek Fibak
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
34.
1979

Madrid, Spain
Clay

France Yannick Noah
3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
35.
1980

Nice, France
Clay

Sweden Björn Borg
2–6, 0–6, 1–6
Winner
35.
1981

Palermo, Italy
Clay

Chile Pedro Rebolledo
6–4, 6–0, 6–0
Winner
36.
1982

Bournemouth, UK
Clay

Spain Ángel Giménez
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up
36.
1983

Nice, France
Clay

Sweden Henrik Sundström
5–7, 6–4, 3–6


Doubles: 42 (22 titles, 20 runner-ups)

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
1969

Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Chile Patricio Rodríguez

Australia Terry Addison
Australia Ray Keldie
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Winner
2.
1971

New York, US
Indoor

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
7–6, 6–2
Winner
3.
1971

Salisbury, US
Hard (i)

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up
1.
1972

Kansas City, US
Indoor

Spain Andrés Gimeno

Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Winner
4.
1972
Salisbury, US
Hard (i)

Spain Andrés Gimeno

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
1972

Hampton, US
Hard (i)

Spain Andrés Gimeno

Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up
3.
1972

Caracas, Venezuela
Hard

United States Jim McManus

Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up
4.
1972

Madrid, Spain
Clay

Spain Andrés Gimeno

Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Stan Smith
2–6, 2–6
Winner
5.
1972

Brussels, Belgium
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
9–7, 6–3
Winner
6.
1972
Eastbourne, UK
Grass

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
8–6, 6–2
Winner
7.
1972
Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Winner
8.
1973
Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

United States Mike Estep
Romania Ion Ţiriac
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up
5.
1973

Hamburg, Germany
Clay

Romania Ion Ţiriac

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Runner-up
6.
1973
Eastbourne, UK
Grass

Romania Ion Ţiriac

Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Jim McManus
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner
9.
1973

Louisville, US
Clay

Romania Ion Ţiriac

United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
7.
1973

Indianapolis, US
Clay

Romania Ion Ţiriac

Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
8.
1973
Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Spain Antonio Muñoz

Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
9.
1974

Tucson, US
Hard

United States Tom Edlefsen

United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
10.
1974

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay

Australia Tony Roche

Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner
10.
1974

Munich, Germany
Clay

Spain Antonio Muñoz

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Winner
11.
1974

Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay

Spain José Higueras

Australia Roy Emerson
Brazil Thomaz Koch
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
Winner
12.
1974

Montreal, Canada
Hard

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up
11.
1974
Barcelona, Spain
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Winner
13.
1974

Tehran, Iran
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Winner
14.
1974

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 6–3
Winner
15.
1975

Bournemouth, UK
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Australia Syd Ball
Australia Dick Crealy
8–6, 6–3
Winner
16.
1975
Hamburg, Germany
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Poland Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up
12.
1975

Båstad, Sweden
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
6–7, 5–7
Winner
17.
1975

Indianapolis, US
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Poland Wojtek Fibak
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–0
Runner-up
13.
1975
Madrid, Spain
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–4, 7–9
Winner
18.
1975
Tehran, Iran
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
14.
1975

Tokyo, Japan
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 4–6
Winner
19.
1975

Calcutta, India
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
20.
1976

Valencia, Spain
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Antonio Zugarelli

Winner
21.
1976
Munich, Germany
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret.
Runner-up
15.
1976
Bournemouth, UK
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Poland Wojtek Fibak
United States Fred McNair
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up
16.
1976
Montreal, Canada
Hard

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
17.
1976
Tehran, Iran
Clay

Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

Poland Wojtek Fibak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up
18.
1977
Madrid, Spain
Clay

Spain Antonio Muñoz

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up
19.
1978

French Open, Paris
Clay

Spain José Higueras

United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Winner
22.
1982

Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Argentina Guillermo Aubone
Spain Ángel Giménez
DEF
Runner-up
20.
1982
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay

Spain Angel Gimenez

Austria Hans Kary
Hungary Zoltan Kuharszky
5–7, 2–6


Grand Slam singles tournament timeline



























































































































Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 SR

Australian Open

QF
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 1

French Open

1R

3R

4R

1R

SF

2R

F

1R

QF
A

QF

4R

4R

1R
A

2R
0 / 14

Wimbledon

1R

1R

3R

1R

SF
A

4R
A
A
A
A

2R
A
A
A
A
0 / 7

US Open
A

2R
A

QF

3R

3R

2R

W

QF

QF

1R
A
A
A
A
A
1 / 9
Win–Loss
3–2
3–3
5–2
4–2
11–3
3–2
10–3
7–1
8–2
4–1
4–2
4–2
3–0
0–1
0–0
1–1
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External links








  • Manuel Orantes at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Manuel Orantes at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Manuel Orantes at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata


  • Manuel Orantes at the International Tennis Hall of Fame












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