QF Roland Garros 1972

Manuel Orantes def. Harold Solomon

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

Manuel Orantes defeated Harold Solomon 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the 1972 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesHarold Solomon
Country ESP USA
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Sep 17, 1952
Age2319
Height178 cm168 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0501,741
Current career W-L693–283566–328
Current career earnings$1,398,303$1,802,769

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1972R16
Boro Jovanovic 6-0 6-1 6-0WMatch dataMay 28, 1972R32
Ezio Di Matteo 4-6 6-1 9-7 6-1WMatch dataMay 26, 1972R64

Manuel Orantes's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Proisy 3-6 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1972SF

Harold Solomon's path

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