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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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes #100 6-4 6-4 John Alexander Match data Aug 1, 1981* R16 South Orange ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes #18 7-5 6-7 6-2 John Alexander #40 Match data May 22, 1980* R32 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
John Alexander #27 2-6 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes #6 Match data Aug 6, 1977* F North Conway ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 6-3 2-6 7-6 Manuel Orantes Match data Aug 23, 1975* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes #10 6-4 6-1 John Alexander #21 Match data Aug 10, 1974* QF Louisville ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 2-6 6-3 6-2 Manuel Orantes Match data Apr 19, 1974* R16 Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Manuel Orantes 7-5 6-3 John Alexander Match data Aug 25, 1973* R16 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-7 7-6 John Alexander Match data Sep 22, 1972* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander 6-3 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Aug 14, 1970* SF Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 10-8 7-9 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Dec 12, 1968* R32 Brisbane ATP 250 Grass

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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
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 John Alexander Manuel Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3
22 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5
23 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2 1973 63–23 73.3% #7 1,885 0 14
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,960 0 14
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 22
27 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 29
28 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 32
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 33
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 34
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 34
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 35
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 36
34 — — — — — — — 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 36
35 — — — — — — — 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 36

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 John Alexander 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 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2% 1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0%
21 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7% 1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8% 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 57 14 71 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
28 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1%
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — —
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 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 John Alexander 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 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 0 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1819 138.4 — — — — -86 -41 -114 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +8 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) 97.4 -3.22 1968 1657 124.2 — — — — -87 +133 -164 64.9% +1.19 5–8 (38%) — — +2.19
20 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) 93.7 -8.33 1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.29
21 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +40 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) 101.4 -3.87 1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.08
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +26 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) 96.7 +0.22 1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) 103.1 +2.49
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +65 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) 107.1 -0.91 1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -87 +216 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) 102.5 +3.31
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) 90.9 -2.96 1973 1886 154.8 — — — — -71 +244 -95 70.1% +1.33 11–4 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 103.0 +2.06
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +46 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) 96.3 -1.53 1974 1961 154.1 — — — — -128 +145 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) 100.7 -1.78
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 93.8 +2.66 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) 95.7 +0.18
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) 105.4 -3.64 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -142 +107 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) 109.2 -0.27
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 95.5 -0.32 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) 95.7 -0.86
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) 97.3 +0.63 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) 95.3 -3.98
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) 107.8 +0.78 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) 97.8 +0.79
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) 95.8 +1.71 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.4 -0.24
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) 93.1 -0.48 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 -1.36
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.18
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) 86.7 -1.98
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02
Career — 2015 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 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.