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John McEnroe vs Manuel Orantes H2H: 3-3

John McEnroe and Manuel Orantes are tied 3–3 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–1 on carpet, while Manuel Orantes leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1979 Indianapolis quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main draw meetings
Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 Manuel Orantes #19 Match data Aug 11, 1979* QF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes #8 6-7 6-1 7-5 John McEnroe #19 Match data Jul 27, 1978* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes #7 4-6 6-4 6-3 John McEnroe #16 Match data Mar 18, 1978* QF Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #18 7-6 6-2 Manuel Orantes #7 Match data Jan 27, 1978* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #25 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes #5 Match data Sep 30, 1977* R16 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Orantes #5 6-2 6-3 John McEnroe #29 Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16 US Open Grand Slam Clay

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 McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
Manuel Orantes #798 #2 0 2,228 693 283 71.0% 1 0 1 1 34 37

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 McEnroe Manuel Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,890 0 15
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 33
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 34
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 35
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 35
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 36
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 37
34 — — — — — — — 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 37
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 37

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 McEnroe 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 %
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 62 14 76 81.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — —
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — —
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 61 45 106 57.5% 550 162 712 77.2% 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 McEnroe 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
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1968 1657 124.2 — — — — -87 +133 -164 64.9% +1.19 5–8 (38%) — — +2.19
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.30
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) — +2.49
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -86 +215 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) — +3.31
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1973 1891 155.3 — — — — -77 +249 -100 70.8% +1.36 12–4 (75%) 13–6 (68%) — +2.25
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.82
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.18
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.28
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.86
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) — -3.98
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.79
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
32 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.36
33 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.98
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02
Career — 2494 173.5 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +74 -172 -3 75.4% +1.78 153–69 (69%) 186–115 (62%) 104.4 -3.49 — 2229 160.1 — — — — -133 +130 -224 68.0% +1.39 118–83 (59%) 88–77 (53%) 98.4 +0.13

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.