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M. Orantes#14 def. R. Simpson#108

2-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 26, 1979*
Tournament	Munich
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	M. Orantes
Score	2-6 6-4 6-3
Loser	R. Simpson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Orantes	R. Simpson
Country	ESP	NZL
Birth date	Feb 6, 1949	Feb 22, 1954
Age	30	25
Height	178	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	14	108
Ranking points (entering)	0	—
Elo (entering)	1,860	1,504
Career W-L	696–286	131–195
Career earnings	$1,398,303	$326,467

Pre-match H2H

M. Orantes 1 – 0 R. Simpson

Path

M. Orantes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 25, 1979	R32	R. Case	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

M. Orantes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 27, 1979	QF	W. Zirngibl	6-1 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 25, 1979	R32	G. Gnettner	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data