Yannick Noah #36 def. Manuel Orantes #24

6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2

Yannick Noah defeated Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the 1979 Madrid final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldYannick NoahManuel Orantes
Country FRA ESP
Birth dateMay 18, 1960Feb 6, 1949
Age1930
Height194 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3624
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8801,940
Current career W-L456–194693–283
Current career earnings$3,440,660$1,398,303
Pre-match H2H
Yannick Noah #36 0 0 Manuel Orantes #24

Path

Yannick Noah's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Higueras #76-1 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1979SF
Gabriel Urpi 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1979QF
Carlos Kirmayr #546-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1979R16
Per Hjertquist 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1979R32
Jorge Andrew 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1979R64

Yannick Noah's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Manuel Orantes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Luis Clerc #133-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1979SF
Peter Mcnamara 6-4 6-1WMatch dataSep 29, 1979QF
Patrick Proisy #797-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1979R16
Jairo Velasco 6-4 6-2WMatch dataSep 27, 1979R32
Roger Guedes 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1979R64