H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

J. Higueras vs M. Orantes H2H: 2-4

M. Orantes holds a 4–2 lead over J. Higueras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, M. Orantes leads 4–1 on clay, while J. Higueras leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, M. Orantes won the 1983 Monte Carlo third round 6-4 6-2.

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J. Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
M. Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 31, 1983* Monte Carlo ATP 250 R32 Clay M. Orantes #35 6-4 6-2 J. Higueras #7 Match data
Sep 19, 1981* Palermo ATP 250 SF Clay M. Orantes #65 6-2 6-3 J. Higueras #30 Match data
May 21, 1981* Rome Masters 1000 R32 Clay J. Higueras #25 6-2 6-1 M. Orantes #71 Match data
Mar 3, 1978* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Higueras #29 6-4 5-7 6-3 M. Orantes #7 Match data
Jul 13, 1975* Bastad ATP 250 F Clay M. Orantes #9 6-0 6-3 J. Higueras #62 Match data
Mar 28, 1975* Monte Carlo Wct ATP 250 SF Clay M. Orantes #12 6-0 6-1 J. Higueras #62 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
J. Higueras #335 #6 0 2,088 427 226 65.4% 0 0 0 0 17 17
M. Orantes #798 #2 0 2,229 696 286 70.9% 1 2 1 0 34 38

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age J. Higueras M. Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,444 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,430 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,443 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,637 0 1
20 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,564 0 0 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,809 0 3
21 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,644 0 0 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,859 0 3
22 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,740 0 0 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,939 0 5
23 1976 32–19 62.7% #42 1,860 0 1 1972 70–20 77.8% — 1,998 0 10
24 1977 42–23 64.6% #30 1,847 0 2 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,858 0 15
25 1978 62–19 76.5% #14 2,008 0 7 1974 65–30 68.4% #11 1,946 0 15
26 1979 61–22 73.5% #9 1,959 0 10 1975 89–18 83.2% #5 2,052 1 23
27 1980 16–14 53.3% #30 1,848 0 10 1976 77–17 81.9% #4 2,181 1 30
28 1981 35–23 60.3% #35 1,758 0 10 1977 63–21 75.0% #7 2,062 1 33
29 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,929 0 12 1978 47–18 72.3% #12 2,026 1 35
30 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,931 0 15 1979 34–23 59.6% #19 1,895 1 36
31 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,875 0 17 1980 15–9 62.5% #58 1,877 1 36
32 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,687 0 17 1981 29–23 55.8% #46 1,847 1 37
33 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,722 0 17 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,870 1 38
34 — — — — — — — 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,711 1 38
35 — — — — — — — 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,634 1 38