Manuel Orantes

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 title in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2.

Manuel Orantes
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1949-02-06) 6 February 1949
Granada, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1964)
Retired1983
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,398,303
Int. Tennis HoF2012 (member page)
Singles
Career record766–321 (70.5%) in pre Open-Era & Open Era[2]
Career titles36 [3]
Highest rankingNo. 2 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1968)
French OpenF (1974)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US OpenW (1975)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1976)
Olympic GamesF (1968, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record298–155
Career titles22
Highest rankingNo. 160 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1968)
French OpenF (1978)
WimbledonQF (1972)
US Open3R (1975)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1967Ch, 1970)

Career

On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the final 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, losing just two games in total.

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)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1974French OpenClay Björn Borg6–2, 7–6(7–1), 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Win1975US OpenClay Jimmy Connors6–4, 6–3, 6–3

ATP Career finals

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

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1968 Madrid, Spain [4] Hard (i) Manuel Santana 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6
Win 2. 1969 Macon, U.S. [5] Carpet (i) Mark Cox 10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7
Win 3. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Manuel Santana 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Win 4. 1969 Madrid, Spain [6] Hard (i) Barry Philips-Moore 8–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1. 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Željko Franulović 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Željko Franulović 4–6, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 3. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Thomaz Koch 6–7, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1971 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Clark Graebner Abandoned
Win 5. 1971 Barcelona, Spain Clay Bob Lutz 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 6. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Haroon Rahim 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Cliff Richey 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 7. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Win 8. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Win 9. 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 9–8, 6–0
Win 10. 1972 Båstad, Sweden Clay Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 6. 1972 South Orange, U.S. Hard Ilie Năstase 4–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 11. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Win 12. 1973 Nice, France Clay Adriano Panatta 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
Loss 8. 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Ilie Năstase 1–6, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 9. 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay Stan Smith 4–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 10. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Raúl Ramírez Abandoned
Win 13. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay John Newcombe 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Ilie Năstase 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Win 14. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Georges Goven 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 12. 1973 Toronto, Canada Clay Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 13. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6
Loss 14. 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Björn Borg 6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 2–6
Loss 16. 1974 Toronto, Canada Clay Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–8, 7–9, 3–6
Loss 18. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6
Win 15. 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 16. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4
Loss 19. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 3–6, 0–6
Loss 20. 1975 Madrid-2, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 17. 1975 Bournemouth, UK Clay Patrick Proisy 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 18. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 21. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 5–7, 5–7
Win 19. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay José Higueras 6–0, 6–3
Win 20. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
Win 21. 1975 Toronto, Canada Clay Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win 22. 1975 US Open, New York Clay Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 22. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 23. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Vijay Amritraj 5–7, 3–6
Win 23. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Kjell Johansson 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Win 24. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 24. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Wojtek Fibak 2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 25. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay Eddie Dibbs 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 26. 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 27. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach Clay Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6
Win 25. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 26. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Win 27. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 28. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 28. 1976 London, UK Carpet Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 4–6
Loss 29. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Mark Cox 6–4, 5–7, 6–7
Win 29. 1976 Masters, Houston Carpet Wojtek Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 30. 1977 Hamburg, Germany Clay Paolo Bertolucci 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 31. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay John Alexander 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 30. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3
Win 31. 1977 Boston, U.S. Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 32. 1977 Barcelona, Spain Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 32. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1
Loss 33. 1977 Manila, Philippines Hard Karl Meiler DEF
Win 33. 1978 Boston, U.S. Clay Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3
Win 34. 1979 Munich, Germany Clay Wojtek Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 34. 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay Yannick Noah 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 35. 1980 Nice, France Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 0–6, 1–6
Win 35. 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
Win 36. 1982 Bournemouth, UK Clay Ángel Giménez 6–2, 6–0
Loss 36. 1983 Nice, France Clay Henrik Sundström 5–7, 6–4, 3–6

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

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Patricio Rodríguez Terry Addison
Ray Keldie
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Win 2. 1971 New York, US Indoor Juan Gisbert Sr. Jimmy Connors
Haroon Rahim
7–6, 6–2
Win 3. 1971 Salisbury, US Hard (i) Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 1. 1972 Kansas City, US Indoor Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 4. 1972 Salisbury, US Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr.
Vladimir Zednik
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. 1972 Hampton, US Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Jim McManus Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
4–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Stan Smith
2–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
9–7, 6–3
Win 6. 1972 Eastbourne, UK Grass Juan Gisbert Sr. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Andrew Pattison
8–6, 6–2
Win 7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Frew McMillan
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Mike Estep
Ion Ţiriac
6–4, 7–6
Loss 5. 1973 Hamburg, Germany Clay Ion Ţiriac Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 6. 1973 Eastbourne, UK Grass Ion Ţiriac Ove Nils Bengtson
Jim McManus
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 9. 1973 Louisville, US Clay Ion Ţiriac Clark Graebner
John Newcombe
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. 1973 Indianapolis, US Clay Ion Ţiriac Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Ilie Năstase
Tom Okker
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 9. 1974 Tucson, US Hard Tom Edlefsen Charlie Pasarell
Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1974 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Tony Roche John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win 10. 1974 Munich, Germany Clay Antonio Muñoz Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Win 11. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay José Higueras Roy Emerson
Thomaz Koch
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
Win 12. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Guillermo Vilas Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Guillermo Vilas Juan Gisbert Sr.
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Win 13. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Win 14. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch
6–4, 6–3
Win 15. 1975 Bournemouth, UK Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Syd Ball
Dick Crealy
8–6, 6–3
Win 16. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
Loss 12. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Björn Borg
Ove Nils Bengtson
6–7, 5–7
Win 17. 1975 Indianapolis, US Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–0
Loss 13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–4, 7–9
Win 18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 14. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 4–6
Win 19. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 20. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Corrado Barazzutti
Antonio Zugarelli
Win 21. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret.
Loss 15. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Fred McNair
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Juan Gisbert Sr. Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 1–6
Loss 17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 1–6
Loss 18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 19. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay José Higueras Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win 22. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Raúl Ramírez Guillermo Aubone
Ángel Giménez
DEF
Loss 20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Angel Gimenez Hans Kary
Zoltan Kuharszky
5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983SR
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 1 / 31

References

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  3. "Manuel Orantes: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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