H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John Alexander vs Manuel Orantes H2H: 5-5

John Alexander and Manuel Orantes are tied 5–5 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 4–3 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1981 South Orange fourth round 6-4 6-4.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
5 – 5
10 main draw meetings
Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 1, 1981* South Orange ATP 250 R16 Clay Manuel Orantes #100 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #100 Match data
May 22, 1980* Rome Masters 1000 R32 Clay Manuel Orantes #18 7-5 6-7 6-2 John Alexander #40 Match data
Aug 6, 1977* North Conway ATP 250 F Clay John Alexander #27 2-6 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes #6 Match data
Aug 23, 1975* Boston ATP 250 QF Clay John Alexander #13 6-3 2-6 7-6 Manuel Orantes #8 Match data
Aug 10, 1974* Louisville ATP 250 QF Clay Manuel Orantes #11 6-4 6-1 John Alexander #22 Match data
Apr 19, 1974* Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard John Alexander #31 2-6 6-3 6-2 Manuel Orantes #10 Match data
Aug 25, 1973* Toronto Masters 1000 R16 Clay Manuel Orantes #2 7-5 6-3 John Alexander #32 Match data
Sep 22, 1972* Los Angeles Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-7 7-6 John Alexander Match data
Aug 14, 1970* Kitzbuehel ATP 250 SF Clay John Alexander 6-3 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data
Dec 12, 1968* Brisbane ATP 250 R32 Grass John Alexander 10-8 7-9 6-3 Manuel Orantes 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,067 579 422 57.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9
Manuel 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 John Alexander Manuel Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,647 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,641 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,815 0 1 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,637 0 1
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,809 0 3
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,915 0 1 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,859 0 3
22 1974 38–24 61.3% #26 1,839 0 1 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,939 0 5
23 1975 67–24 73.6% #8 1,957 0 3 1972 70–20 77.8% — 1,998 0 10
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,851 0 3 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,858 0 15
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #18 1,875 0 4 1974 65–30 68.4% #11 1,946 0 15
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 4 1975 89–18 83.2% #5 2,052 1 23
27 1979 43–28 60.6% #20 1,815 0 6 1976 77–17 81.9% #4 2,181 1 30
28 1980 11–20 35.5% #100 1,702 0 6 1977 63–21 75.0% #7 2,062 1 33
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,746 0 6 1978 47–18 72.3% #12 2,026 1 35
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,791 0 8 1979 34–23 59.6% #19 1,895 1 36
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,656 0 9 1980 15–9 62.5% #58 1,877 1 36
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,564 0 9 1981 29–23 55.8% #46 1,847 1 37
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,491 0 9 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