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Manuel Orantes

ESP Born Feb 6, 1949 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1984

Manuel Orantes represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 2. TennisDB's records show a 688–283 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1984 and 36 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

2 (Aug 27, 1973)

Elo peak

2229 (98th percentile)

Singles record

688–283 (70.9%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,398,303

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Manuel Orantes's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Kim Warwick #193	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1984*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Steve Meister #80	1-6 0-1 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1984*	R32	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay
Van Winitsky #70	1-6 6-1 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1984*	R32	Nice	ATP 250	Clay
Kevin Curren #8	6-2 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1984*	R32	Madrid	ATP 250	Carpet
Steve Denton #59	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 10, 1984*	R16	Richmond Wct	ATP 250	Carpet

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Manuel Orantes's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ilie Nastase	8	16	24	May 30, 1979	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	8	9	17	Jul 28, 1983	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	8	8	16	Jun 4, 1980	H2H
Jimmy Connors	3	12	15	Jun 6, 1979	H2H
Jaime Fillol	9	5	14	Jan 29, 1982	H2H

Singles Titles (36)

Manuel Orantes singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1968	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Madrid Real
1969	20	2	—	—	—	2	—	Barcelona Open, Macon
1971	22	2	—	—	—	2	—	Barcelona Open, Austrian Open Kitzbühel
1972	23	5	—	—	—	5	—	Swedish Open, Brussels, Caracas, Hamburg Open, Italian Open
1973	24	4	—	—	—	4	—	Indianapolis, Louisville, Nice, Valencia
1975	26	8	1	—	1	6	—	Swedish Open, Bournemouth, Cairo, Hamburg Open, Indianapolis, Monte-Carlo Masters, Canadian Open, US Open
1976	27	7	—	—	—	6	1	Barcelona Open, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Madrid, Munich Open, Tehran, Valencia, ATP Finals
1977	28	3	—	—	—	3	—	Indianapolis, Japan Open, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1978	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1979	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Munich Open
1981	32	1	—	—	—	1	—	Palermo
1982	33	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bournemouth
Total		36	1	—	1	33	1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Manuel Orantes career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	19	30	19	49	61.2%	—	—
1969	20	24	10	34	70.6%	—	—
1970	21	21	8	29	72.4%	—	—
1971	22	36	18	54	66.7%	—	—
1972	23	70	20	90	77.8%	—	—
1973	24	63	23	86	73.3%	2	7
1974	25	65	29	94	69.2%	10	11
1975	26	89	19	108	82.4%	11	5
1976	27	82	19	101	81.2%	5	4
1977	28	63	22	85	74.1%	4	6
1978	29	43	17	60	71.7%	7	12
1979	30	34	20	54	63.0%	13	19
1980	31	13	8	21	61.9%	19	58
1981	32	27	22	49	55.1%	58	46
1982	33	15	8	23	65.2%	45	42
1983	34	13	16	29	44.8%	41	72
1984	35	0	5	5	0.0%	74	555
Career		688	283	971	70.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Manuel Orantes career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	19	6	4	10	60.0%	21	8	29	72.4%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	30	19	49	61.2%
1969	20	0	1	1	0.0%	16	5	21	76.2%	3	4	7	42.9%	5	0	5	100.0%	24	10	34	70.6%
1970	21	—	—	—	—	18	6	24	75.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	21	8	29	72.4%
1971	22	6	6	12	50.0%	24	7	31	77.4%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	36	18	54	66.7%
1972	23	20	7	27	74.1%	32	3	35	91.4%	9	3	12	75.0%	9	7	16	56.3%	70	20	90	77.8%
1973	24	3	3	6	50.0%	57	14	71	80.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	63	23	86	73.3%
1974	25	4	3	7	57.1%	49	16	65	75.4%	6	5	11	54.5%	6	5	11	54.5%	65	29	94	69.1%
1975	26	4	4	8	50.0%	85	14	99	85.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	89	19	108	82.4%
1976	27	5	1	6	83.3%	66	12	78	84.6%	—	—	—	—	11	6	17	64.7%	82	19	101	81.2%
1977	28	9	4	13	69.2%	48	10	58	82.8%	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%	63	22	85	74.1%
1978	29	3	2	5	60.0%	32	9	41	78.0%	—	—	—	—	8	6	14	57.1%	43	17	60	71.7%
1979	30	1	6	7	14.3%	29	10	39	74.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	34	20	54	63.0%
1980	31	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%
1981	32	0	2	2	0.0%	27	15	42	64.3%	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	27	22	49	55.1%
1982	33	0	1	1	0.0%	15	7	22	68.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	8	23	65.2%
1983	34	0	1	1	0.0%	13	15	28	46.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	16	29	44.8%
1984	35	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
Career	—	61	45	106	57.5%	545	162	707	77.1%	31	25	56	55.4%	51	51	102	50.0%	688	283	971	70.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Manuel Orantes career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	24	0	5	5	0.0%	0	0	—	—	6	2	8	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	8	8	16	50.0%
1974	25	1	4	5	20.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	17	8	25	68.0%
1975	26	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	5	1	6	83.3%	2	0	2	100.0%	8	2	10	80.0%
1976	27	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1977	28	3	8	11	27.3%	9	7	16	56.2%	20	5	25	80.0%	0	0	—	—	32	20	52	61.5%
1978	29	0	5	5	0.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	17	4	21	81.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	30	15	45	66.7%
1979	30	0	4	4	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	8	6	14	57.1%	0	0	—	—	13	14	27	48.1%
1980	31	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	0	0	—	—	7	7	14	50.0%
1981	32	1	5	6	16.7%	3	9	12	25.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	0	0	—	—	13	18	31	41.9%
1982	33	0	2	2	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	0	0	—	—	10	5	15	66.7%
1983	34	1	2	3	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	0	—	—	7	10	17	41.2%
1984	35	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
Career		7	40	47	14.9%	36	33	69	52.2%	89	36	125	71.2%	14	3	17	82.4%	146	112	258	56.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 258/971 (26.6%) of Manuel Orantes's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Manuel Orantes advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	19	1657	124.2	—	—	—	—	-87	+133	-164	64.9%	+1.19	5–8 (38%)	—	—	+2.19
1969	20	1817	137.3	—	—	—	—	-78	+153	-303	62.6%	+1.12	4–1 (80%)	—	—	+0.29
1970	21	1866	141.9	—	—	—	—	—	+99	-296	65.6%	+1.32	3–2 (60%)	—	—	-0.11
1971	22	1980	134.0	—	—	—	—	-260	+106	-336	66.7%	+0.95	4–4 (50%)	9–3 (75%)	103.0	+2.49
1972	23	2004	150.3	—	—	—	—	-87	+219	-208	71.7%	+1.54	11–4 (73%)	8–10 (44%)	102.5	+3.29
1973	24	1886	154.8	—	—	—	—	-72	+246	-95	70.1%	+1.33	11–4 (73%)	9–6 (60%)	103.0	+2.06
1974	25	1961	154.0	—	—	—	—	-128	+145	-198	68.0%	+1.43	8–9 (47%)	9–4 (69%)	100.7	-1.78
1975	26	2051	164.3	—	—	—	—	-240	+129	—	76.7%	+2.16	8–5 (62%)	6–10 (38%)	95.7	+0.18
1976	27	2191	170.5	—	—	—	—	-143	+108	—	74.0%	+1.82	20–9 (69%)	13–8 (62%)	109.2	-0.27
1977	28	2093	163.1	—	—	—	—	-142	+113	—	70.6%	+1.79	13–6 (68%)	7–9 (44%)	95.7	-0.86
1978	29	2029	162.4	—	—	—	—	-128	+113	—	71.0%	+1.56	6–5 (55%)	5–6 (45%)	95.3	-3.98
1979	30	1908	153.2	—	—	—	—	-116	+125	—	59.7%	+0.83	7–5 (58%)	7–5 (58%)	97.8	+0.79
1980	31	1887	144.9	—	—	—	—	—	+66	—	60.8%	+0.59	6–2 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	101.4	-0.24
1981	32	1850	150.0	—	—	—	—	-164	+64	—	54.1%	+0.29	6–5 (55%)	5–4 (56%)	99.7	-1.36
1982	33	1871	145.5	—	—	—	—	—	+67	—	62.7%	+1.24	3–2 (60%)	2–4 (33%)	99.3	+0.18
1983	34	1713	146.7	—	—	—	—	—	+32	—	53.5%	+0.61	2–10 (17%)	3–6 (33%)	86.7	-1.98
1984	35	1636	108.4	—	—	—	—	—	+55	—	20.0%	-2.10	0–2	—	—	+0.02
Career		2229	160.0	—	—	—	—	-133	+129	-224	67.9%	+1.38	117–83 (59%)	84–77 (52%)	97.5	+0.10

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Manuel Orantes Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	AO	W-L Win %
1968	19	R128	R128	—	QF	3–3 (50%)
1969	20	R32	R128	R64	—	3–3 (50%)
1970	21	R16	R32	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1971	22	R128	R128	R16	—	3–3 (50%)
1972	23	SF	SF	R32	—	11–3 (79%)
1973	24	R64	—	R32	—	3–2 (60%)
1974	25	F	R16	R64	—	10–3 (77%)
1975	26	R128	—	W	—	7–1 (88%)
1976	27	QF	—	QF	—	8–2 (80%)
1977	28	—	—	QF	—	4–1 (80%)
1978	29	QF	—	R128	—	4–2 (67%)
1979	30	R16	R64	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1980	31	R16	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1981	32	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1983	34	R64	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		31–14 (69%)	11–7 (61%)	24–8 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	69–30 (70%)

ATP 500

Manuel Orantes ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1973	24	F	—	F	10–2 (83%)
1974	25	QF	—	F	8–2 (80%)
1975	26	F	—	W	11–1 (92%)
1976	27	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1978	29	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	31	QF	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1981	32	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1983	34	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		17–6 (74%)	0–1 (0%)	17–3 (85%)	34–10 (77%)

ATP 250

Manuel Orantes ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	SWE	BAR	BAS	BRI	BUE	CIN	EAS	GEN	GST	HAM	HKG	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STG	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	AVI	BAR	BIR	BIR	BOU	BRU	CAI	CAL	CAR	COL	CUR	DEN	DOR	DUS	GUA	HAM	JOH	KAN	KIN	AUS	LAS	LIS	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOU	MAC	MAN	MEM	MER	MEX	MEX	MON	NEW	NEW	NIC	NOR	EAS	OMA	PAL	IW	PEP	PHI	QUI	RIC	SAC	SAL	SAL	SAN	SAR	SOU	SOU	ST.	SYD	TAM	TEH	CAN	U.S	VAL	VIN	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	19	R64	R16	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23–15 (61%)
1969	20	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21–7 (75%)
1970	21	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–6 (73%)
1971	22	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33–15 (69%)
1972	23	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	F	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58–15 (79%)
1973	24	—	F	F	—	—	—	F	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	F	SF	R32	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	—	45–14 (76%)
1974	25	—	—	F	—	—	F	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	SF	SF	R32	—	R32	QF	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	44–20 (69%)
1975	26	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R16	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	F	—	—	64–12 (84%)
1976	27	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	R64	W	—	R32	67–13 (84%)
1977	28	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	W	—	—	—	58–19 (75%)
1978	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	36–13 (73%)
1979	30	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	F	R32	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	30–18 (62%)
1980	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	7–6 (54%)
1981	32	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	26–20 (57%)
1982	33	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	15–8 (65%)
1983	34	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–14 (46%)
1984	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–5 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	15–2 (88%)	51–10 (84%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	10–4 (71%)	4–1 (80%)	3–3 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	4–3 (57%)	34–10 (77%)	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	23–5 (82%)	38–10 (79%)	22–13 (63%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	14–2 (88%)	33–6 (85%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	10–3 (77%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	10–3 (77%)	0–1 (0%)	10–1 (91%)	10–9 (53%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	18–3 (86%)	5–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	10–3 (77%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–5 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–4 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	3–1 (75%)	17–4 (81%)	7–2 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	21–6 (78%)	14–5 (74%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	6–1 (86%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	3–4 (43%)	2–1 (67%)	1–4 (20%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	0–5 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	6–2 (75%)	9–3 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	14–4 (78%)	3–1 (75%)	24–6 (80%)	15–1 (94%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	555–220 (72%)

ATP Finals

Manuel Orantes ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1972	23	RR	1–2 (33%)
1973	24	RR	0–3 (0%)
1974	25	RR	1–2 (33%)
1975	26	RR	1–2 (33%)
1976	27	W	4–1 (80%)
1977	28	RR	1–2 (33%)
W-L		8–12 (40%)	8–12 (40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 20

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 10

Aug 27, 1973

Ranking History Matrix

Manuel Orantes ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	6	7
1974	25	—	—	10	10	9	12	10	11	13	—	11	11
1975	26	11	—	12	10	10	9	—	—	—	—	—	5
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	4
1977	28	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	6	6
1978	29	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	9	9	11	12	12
1979	30	13	12	11	12	11	11	18	28	24	19	20	19
1980	31	18	14	14	20	23	23	21	32	44	56	59	58
1981	32	54	55	54	52	98	—	100	64	45	44	47	46
1982	33	45	58	53	42	33	30	30	29	36	33	41	42
1983	34	44	47	35	38	55	51	64	69	63	75	72	72
1984	35	76	78	87	—	—	252	268	328	372	547	540	555
1985	36	553	569	630	683	688	691	798	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Manuel Orantes's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Ken Rosewall	AUS	#2	2,232	728	535	193	73.5%	$1,602,700	39	4	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Arthur Ashe	USA	#2	2,259	1,043	788	255	75.6%	$1,584,909	44	3	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Vilas	ARG	#2	2,354	1,173	890	283	75.9%	$4,923,882	62	4	1968–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Okker	NED	#3	2,195	946	668	278	70.6%	$1,257,200	34	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Gottfried	USA	#3	2,250	1,011	690	321	68.2%	$2,782,514	25	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
John Newcombe	AUS	#1	2,203	764	544	220	71.2%	$1,062,408	38	5	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis	USA	#3	2,232	762	528	234	69.3%	$2,778,748	26	1	1971–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Ilie Nastase	ROU	#1	2,294	1,187	858	329	72.3%	$2,076,761	67	2	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Rod Laver	AUS	#3	2,302	715	570	145	79.7%	$1,565,413	69	5	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Raul Ramirez	MEX	#4	2,150	786	530	256	67.4%	$2,217,971	20	0	1970–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Roscoe Tanner	USA	#4	2,162	885	592	293	66.9%	$1,696,198	17	1	1969–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Eddie Dibbs	USA	#5	2,169	867	605	262	69.8%	$2,016,426	22	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Manuel Orantes born?: Manuel Orantes was born on February 6, 1949.
Which country did Manuel Orantes represent?: Manuel Orantes represented Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Manuel Orantes?: Manuel Orantes is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Manuel Orantes use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Manuel Orantes uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Manuel Orantes left-handed or right-handed?: Manuel Orantes plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Manuel Orantes won?: Manuel Orantes has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was US Open in 1975.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Manuel Orantes won?: TennisDB does not group any of Manuel Orantes's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Manuel Orantes won?: TennisDB records 36 ATP singles titles for Manuel Orantes across all categories. The most recent was Bournemouth in 1982.
What is Manuel Orantes' highest ATP ranking?: Manuel Orantes' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 2, first achieved on August 27, 1973.
What is Manuel Orantes' career win-loss record?: Manuel Orantes has 688 wins and 283 losses (70.9%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1984.
How much career prize money has Manuel Orantes earned?: Manuel Orantes has earned at least $1,398,303 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Manuel Orantes's career appear in TennisDB?: Manuel Orantes appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1984.
On which surface does Manuel Orantes have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Manuel Orantes's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 77.1% (545–162).
Who has Manuel Orantes faced most often?: Manuel Orantes' most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 8–16 across 24 meetings.