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Manuel Orantes vs Cliff Richey H2H: 1-5

Cliff Richey holds a 5–1 lead over Manuel Orantes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1976 North Conway quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Aug 13, 1976* QF North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Apr 14, 1972* F South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Mar 9, 1972* R16 Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 4-6 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Feb 28, 1972 R16 New York ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Orantes 6-1 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 24, 1972* R16 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Mar 16, 1968* SF Caracas ATP 250 Hard

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 2,228 688 283 70.9% 1 0 1 1 33 36
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,081 479 222 68.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Richey
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% — 1,866 0 3 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,979 0 5 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10 1970 82–24 77.4% — 2,028 0 11
24 1973 63–23 73.3% #7 1,885 0 14 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,909 0 14
25 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,960 0 14 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,957 0 17
26 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 22 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 17
27 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 29 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 18
28 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 32 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 18
29 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 33 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,860 0 19
30 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 34 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 19
31 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 34 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 20
32 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 35 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 20
33 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 Manuel Orantes Cliff Richey
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% — — — — 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 31 5 36 86.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 57 14 71 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 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 — 61 45 106 57.5% 545 162 707 77.1% 31 25 56 55.4% 51 51 102 50.0% — 163 65 228 71.5% 155 64 219 70.8% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Manuel Orantes Cliff Richey
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%) — — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1970 1866 141.9 — — — — — +99 -296 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — -0.11 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21
22 1971 1980 134.0 — — — — -260 +106 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) 103.0 +2.49 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1972 2004 150.3 — — — — -87 +219 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) 102.5 +3.29 1970 2029 149.4 — — — — +93 +27 -149 72.6% +1.52 14–7 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.3 -0.49
24 1973 1886 154.8 — — — — -72 +246 -95 70.1% +1.33 11–4 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 103.0 +2.06 1971 1909 147.4 — — — — +122 +39 +24 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.6 +5.08
25 1974 1961 154.0 — — — — -128 +145 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) 100.7 -1.78 1972 1957 154.3 — — — — +26 +16 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.8 -3.18
26 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) 95.7 +0.18 1973 1849 145.9 — — — — +101 -9 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.8 -1.66
27 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) 109.2 -0.27 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -78 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.70
28 1977 2093 163.1 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) 95.7 -0.86 1975 1858 145.2 — — — — +59 -41 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -3.96
29 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) 95.3 -3.98 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.4 -1.56
30 1979 1908 153.2 — — — — -116 +125 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) 97.8 +0.79 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +53 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1980 1887 144.9 — — — — — +66 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.4 -0.24 1978 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 99.7 -1.36 1979 1697 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 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 — 2229 160.0 — — — — -133 +129 -224 67.9% +1.38 117–83 (59%) 84–77 (52%) 97.5 +0.10 — 2081 148.7 — — — — +73 +13 -45 64.5% +1.06 119–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.0 -0.49

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.