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Manuel Orantes#5 def. John McEnroe#29

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 9, 1977*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score6-2 6-3
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesJohn McEnroe
Country ESP USA
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Feb 16, 1959
Age2818
Height178180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)529
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1171,850
Career W-L696–286833–189
Career earnings$1,398,303$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 0 John McEnroe

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1977R32 Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Sep 4, 1977R64 Fred Stolle 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Bill Maze 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data

Manuel Orantes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1977QF Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-4 6-3LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1977R32 Eddie Dibbs 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1977R64 Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-1WMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Eliot Teltscher 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data