H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Manuel Orantes vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 4-2

Manuel Orantes holds a 4–2 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 3–2 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1978 St. Louis Wct round of 32 7-6 6-3.

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Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes #7 7-6 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #28 Match data Feb 15, 1978* R32 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Feb 6, 1976* R16 Barcelona Wct ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes (def.) Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 22, 1975* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 26, 1973* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 22, 1971* R16 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-5 1-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data May 24, 1969* R32 Italian Open ATP 250 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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
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 — — — — — — —
25 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23 — — — — — — —
27 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 33 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 34 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 35 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 35 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 36 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 37 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 37 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 37 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — — 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 61 45 106 57.5% 550 162 712 77.2% 31 25 56 55.4% 51 51 102 50.0% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Cliff Drysdale
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.28 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.86 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) — -3.98 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.79 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.36 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.98 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 2229 160.1 — — — — -133 +130 -224 68.0% +1.39 118–83 (59%) 88–77 (53%) 98.4 +0.13 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.