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Jimmy Connors vs Manuel Orantes H2H: 12-3

Jimmy Connors holds a 12–3 lead over Manuel Orantes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 5–3 on clay and 4–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1979 Roland Garros round of 16 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
12 – 3
15 main-draw meetings
Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #1 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 Manuel Orantes #11 Match data Jun 6, 1979* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-1 Manuel Orantes #14 Match data Feb 20, 1979 RR Dorado Beach ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-1 Manuel Orantes #7 Match data Aug 12, 1978* SF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-3 Manuel Orantes #7 Match data Jan 4, 1978 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes #5 Match data Sep 11, 1977* QF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Manuel Orantes #5 6-1 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Aug 14, 1977* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 5-5 (ret.) Manuel Orantes #6 Match data Jul 16, 1977* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jimmy Connors Match data Sep 10, 1975* F US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes #10 Match data Aug 10, 1974* SF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-2 Manuel Orantes #6 Match data Dec 4, 1973 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #4 6-2 6-1 Manuel Orantes #3 Match data Nov 9, 1973* QF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Aug 12, 1973* SF Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors 4-6 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Mar 11, 1972* SF Washington ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-3 7-6 Manuel Orantes Match data Feb 18, 1972* R16 Los Angeles ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-1 Manuel Orantes Match data Feb 6, 1972* QF Omaha ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
Manuel Orantes #798 #2 0 2,228 688 283 70.9% 1 0 1 1 33 36

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 Jimmy Connors Manuel Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1973 63–23 73.3% #7 1,885 0 14
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,960 0 14
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 22
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 29
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 32
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 33
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 34
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 34
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 35
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 36
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 36
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 36
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 — — — — — — —
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jimmy Connors Manuel Orantes
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 57 14 71 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — —
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — —
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — —
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 61 45 106 57.5% 545 162 707 77.1% 31 25 56 55.4% 51 51 102 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jimmy Connors Manuel Orantes
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +96 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1968 1657 124.2 — — — — -87 +133 -164 64.9% +1.19 5–8 (38%) — — +2.19
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -297 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 +0.01 1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.29
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.08
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) 103.1 +2.49
23 1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -87 +216 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) 102.5 +3.31
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1973 1886 154.8 — — — — -71 +244 -95 70.1% +1.33 11–4 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 103.0 +2.06
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1974 1961 154.1 — — — — -128 +145 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) 100.7 -1.78
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) 95.7 +0.18
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +168 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -142 +107 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) 109.2 -0.27
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) 95.7 -0.86
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) 95.3 -3.98
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) 97.8 +0.79
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.4 -0.24
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 -1.36
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.18
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) 86.7 -1.98
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 — 2229 160.1 — — — — -133 +128 -224 67.9% +1.38 117–83 (59%) 84–77 (52%) 97.5 +0.12

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.