Bjorn Borg #8 def. Manuel Orantes #12

2-6 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1 6-1

Bjorn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1 6-1 in the 1974 Roland Garros final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 17, 1974*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Manuel Orantes
Country	SWE	ESP
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Feb 6, 1949
Age	18	25
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	12
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,106	1,936
Current career W-L	617–141	693–283
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,398,303

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #8 2 – 2 Manuel Orantes #12

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon #43	6-4 2-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 1974	SF
Raul Ramirez #21	6-2 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1974	QF
Erik Van Dillen	0-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 12, 1974	R16
Jean Loup Rouyer #161	6-4 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1974	R32
Toma Ovici #169	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974	R64
Jean Francois Caujolle #217	4-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1974	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Manuel Orantes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francois Jauffret #113	6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 1974	SF
Patricio Cornejo #91	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1974	QF
Arthur Ashe #6	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1974	R16
Guillermo Vilas #23	3-6 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1974	R32
Antonio Zugarelli #68	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974	R64
Jaime Pinto Bravo	6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jun 5, 1974	R128