Manuel Orantes def. Bjorn Borg

6-1 7-5 6-2

Manuel Orantes defeated Bjorn Borg 6-1 7-5 6-2 in the 1974 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesBjorn Borg
Country ESP SWE
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Jun 6, 1956
Age2518
Height178 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9662,156
Current career W-L693–283617–141
Current career earnings$1,398,303$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaime Fillol 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 1974QF
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 1974R16
Jose Moreno 6-1 6-1WMatch dataOct 17, 1974R32
Frank Gebert 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1974R64

Manuel Orantes's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ilie Nastase 6-8 7-9 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 20, 1974F

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kodes 0-6 9-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 1974QF
Hans Kary 9-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 1974R16
Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-0WMatch dataOct 17, 1974R32
Alejandro Pierola 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1974R64