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Manuel Orantes def. Harold Solomon

6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 2, 1972*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2
Loser Harold Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesHarold Solomon
Country ESP USA
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Sep 17, 1952
Age2319
Height178168
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0421,740
Career W-L696–286578–334
Career earnings$1,398,303$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 0 Harold Solomon

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1972R16 Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Boro Jovanovic 6-0 6-1 6-0WMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Ezio Di Matteo 4-6 6-1 9-7 6-1WMatch data

Manuel Orantes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1972SF Patrick Proisy 6-3 7-5 6-2LH2HMatch data

Harold Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1972R16 Guillermo Vilas 3-6 8-10 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Jimmy Connors 6-4 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Martin Mulligan 6-1 (ret.)WMatch data