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Manuel Orantes def. Nicola Pietrangeli

6-2 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date May 31, 1972*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score6-2 6-1 6-3
Loser Nicola Pietrangeli

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesNicola Pietrangeli
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Sep 11, 1933
Age2338
Height178178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0381,643
Career W-L696–28648–39
Career earnings$1,398,303—
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 – 0 Nicola Pietrangeli

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Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Boro Jovanovic 6-0 6-1 6-0W—Match data
May 26, 1972R64 Ezio Di Matteo 4-6 6-1 9-7 6-1W—Match data

Manuel Orantes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1972QF Harold Solomon 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Nicola Pietrangeli's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Jaime Fillol 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Dick Crealy 6-2 3-6 11-9 6-4WH2HMatch data