Manuel Orantes
Country (sports) | Spain | |||||||||||||||
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||
Born | Granada, Spain |
6 February 1949 |||||||||||||||
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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 | 641–253 | |||||||||||||||
Career titles | 33 | |||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manuel Orantes Corral (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel oˈɾantes koˈral]; born 6 February 1949) is a former tennis player who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2.
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Career
On 7 September 1975 he 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 33 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, the biggest being the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975), and Hamburg (1976 & 1977).
He 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, the biggest coming at 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 as part of its Class of 2012.
Grand Slam singles finals
Win
Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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1975 | US Open | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up
Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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1974 | French Open | Björn Borg | 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Singles finals: 68 (33–35)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1969 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Manuel Santana | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1970 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Željko Franulović | 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1970 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Željko Franulović | 4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | 23x15px Thomaz Koch | 6–7, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1971 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Robert Lutz | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 1972 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Haroon Rahim | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1972 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Cliff Richey | 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1972 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 1972 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 1972 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 9–8, 6–0 |
Winner | 7. | 1972 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | South Orange, US | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1972 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1973 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 1973 | Nice, France | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1973 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 1–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1973 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Stan Smith | 4–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | ABN |
Winner | 10. | 1973 | Louisville, US | Clay | John Newcombe | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1973 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1973 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Georges Goven | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1973 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Tom Okker | 3–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1974 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Björn Borg | 6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1974 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1974 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–8, 7–9, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1974 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 12. | 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | François Jauffret | 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 1975 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Bob Hewitt | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1975 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1975 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1975 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Patrick Proisy | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 15. | 1975 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 6–7, 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 1975 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 23x15px José Higueras | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 17. | 1975 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Arthur Ashe | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 18. | 1975 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 19. | 1975 | US Open, New York | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1975 | Calcutta, India | Clay | Vijay Amritraj | 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 20. | 1976 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Kjell Johansson | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 21. | 1976 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Karl Meiler | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 23. | 1976 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | 2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 1976 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Björn Borg | 2–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 1976 | Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 22. | 1976 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 23. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 25. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 27. | 1976 | London, UK | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 1976 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Mark Cox | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 26. | 1976 | Masters, Houston | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 29. | 1977 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Paolo Bertolucci | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 30. | 1977 | North Conway, US | Clay | John Alexander | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 27. | 1977 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 28. | 1977 | Boston, US | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 31. | 1977 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Björn Borg | 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 29. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Kim Warwick | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 32. | 1977 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Karl Meiler | DEF |
Winner | 30. | 1978 | Boston, US | Clay | Harold Solomon | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 31. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 33. | 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Yannick Noah | 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 34. | 1980 | Nice, France | Clay | Björn Borg | 2–6, 0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 32. | 1981 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Pedro Rebolledo | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | 33. | 1982 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Ángel Giménez | 6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 35. | 1983 | Nice, France | Clay | Henrik Sundström | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | SR |
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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 | 4R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 |
US Open | A | 2R | A | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | W | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 9 |
Win–Loss | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 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 |
Doubles titles (22)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1969 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Patricio Rodríguez | Terry Addison Ray Keldie |
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 1971 | New York, US | Indoor | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim |
7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 1971 | Salisbury, US | Hard (i) | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Clark Graebner 23x15px Thomaz Koch |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | Kansas City, US | Indoor | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 1972 | Salisbury, US | Hard (i) | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. Vladimir Zednik |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1972 | Hampton, US | Hard (i) | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac |
4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1972 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Jim McManus | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1972 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | Ilie Năstase Stan Smith |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1972 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
9–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 1972 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Andrew Pattison |
8–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 1972 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Mike Estep Ion Ţiriac |
6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1973 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1973 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Ion Ţiriac | Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus |
4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 9. | 1973 | Louisville, US | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Clark Graebner John Newcombe |
0–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1973 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Antonio Muñoz | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1974 | Tucson, US | Hard | Tom Edlefsen | Charlie Pasarell Sherwood Stewart |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1974 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Tony Roche | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1974 | Munich, Germany | Clay | 23x15px Antonio Muñoz | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 23x15px José Higueras | Roy Emerson 23x15px Thomaz Koch |
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 |
Winner | 12. | 1974 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Guillermo Vilas | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1974 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 1974 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Clark Graebner 23x15px Thomaz Koch |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 1975 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Syd Ball Dick Crealy |
8–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 1975 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Wojtek Fibak Jan Kodeš |
6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1975 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Björn Borg Ove Nils Bengtson |
6–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 17. | 1975 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Wojtek Fibak Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1975 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase |
6–7, 6–4, 7–9 |
Winner | 18. | 1975 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | 1975 | Calcutta, India | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 20. | 1976 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Corrado Barazzutti Antonio Zugarelli |
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Winner | 21. | 1976 | Munich, Germany | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret. |
Runner-up | 15. | 1976 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Wojtek Fibak Fred McNair |
6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Wojtek Fibak Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1977 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 23x15px Antonio Muñoz | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1978 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 23x15px José Higueras | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister |
3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 22. | 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez |
DEF |
Runner-up | 20. | 1982 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Angel Gimenez | Hans Kary Zoltan Kuharszky |
5–7, 2–6 |
References
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External links
- Manuel Orantes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Manuel Orantes at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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- Manuel Orantes at the Davis Cup
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Granada
- Spanish male tennis players
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
- Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees