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Manuel Orantes #7 def. Alejandro Pierola #217

7-5 6-1 7-6

Match Information

Date Jun 2, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score7-5 6-1 7-6
Loser Alejandro Pierola

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesAlejandro Pierola
Country ESP CHI
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Nov 20, 1949
Age2928
Height178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)7217
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0261,583
Career W-L696–28617–47
Career earnings$1,398,303
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 1 0 Alejandro Pierola

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Tom Okker 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Manuel Orantes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Tomas Smid 7-5 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Alejandro Pierola's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Bernie Mitton 6-3 2-6 0-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data