H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Manuel Orantes vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 5-3

Manuel Orantes holds a 5–3 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 5–1 on clay, while Arthur Ashe leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1978 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships semifinal 6-3 6-2.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes #9 6-3 6-2 Arthur Ashe #18 Match data Aug 26, 1978* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe #98 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes #7 Match data Feb 24, 1978* R16 Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 15, 1976* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 Manuel Orantes Match data Nov 30, 1975 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 10, 1975* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 27, 1975* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes #12 6-1 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe #6 Match data Jun 12, 1974* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Manuel Orantes Match data May 10, 1970* R16 Roland Garros 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
Manuel Orantes #798 #2 0 2,228 693 283 71.0% 1 0 1 1 34 37
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Manuel Orantes Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,890 0 15 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 33 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 34 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 35 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 35 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 36 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 37 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 37 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 37 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

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 Manuel Orantes Arthur Ashe
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 %
19 1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 62 14 76 81.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 61 45 106 57.5% 550 162 712 77.2% 31 25 56 55.4% 51 51 102 50.0% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Manuel Orantes Arthur Ashe
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
19 1968 1657 124.2 — — — — -87 +133 -164 64.9% +1.19 5–8 (38%) — — +2.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) — +2.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -86 +215 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) — +3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1973 1891 155.3 — — — — -77 +249 -100 70.8% +1.36 12–4 (75%) 13–6 (68%) — +2.25 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.82 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.18 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.28 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.86 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) — -3.98 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.79 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.36 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.98 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
Career — 2229 160.1 — — — — -133 +130 -224 68.0% +1.39 118–83 (59%) 88–77 (53%) 98.4 +0.13 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

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.