Manuel Orantes
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 8 | 16 | 24 | May 30, 1979 | H2H |
| Eddie Dibbs | 8 | 9 | 17 | Jul 28, 1983 | H2H |
| Guillermo Vilas | 8 | 8 | 16 | Jun 4, 1980 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 3 | 12 | 15 | Jun 6, 1979 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 9 | 5 | 14 | Jan 29, 1982 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Manuel Orantes holds a 2–0 lead over Hans Joachim Ploetz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1974 Munich Open round of 32 6-2 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Orantes | 6-2 6-3 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | May 18, 1974* | R32 | Munich Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-2 6-4 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | Feb 21, 1969* | R16 | Macon | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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.
| 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 |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | #281 | #65 | 0 | 1,645 | 73 | 98 | 42.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Manuel Orantes | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 30–19 | 61.2% | — | 1,656 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 15–12 | 55.6% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 24–10 | 70.6% | — | 1,817 | 0 | 3 | 1969 | 18–16 | 52.9% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 21–8 | 72.4% | — | 1,865 | 0 | 3 | 1970 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,596 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 36–18 | 66.7% | — | 1,980 | 0 | 5 | 1971 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 70–20 | 77.8% | — | 2,004 | 0 | 10 | 1972 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 68–23 | 74.7% | #7 | 1,890 | 0 | 15 | 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 65–29 | 69.1% | #11 | 1,961 | 0 | 15 | 1974 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #95 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 89–19 | 82.4% | #5 | 2,051 | 1 | 23 | 1975 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,615 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 82–19 | 81.2% | #4 | 2,191 | 1 | 30 | 1976 | 2–10 | 16.7% | #185 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 63–22 | 74.1% | #6 | 2,093 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 43–17 | 71.7% | #12 | 2,028 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #19 | 1,907 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 13–8 | 61.9% | #58 | 1,887 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #46 | 1,849 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 15–8 | 65.2% | #42 | 1,871 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #72 | 1,713 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,636 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 21 | 8 | 29 | 72.4% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1968 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 24 | 75.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 24 | 7 | 31 | 77.4% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91.4% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 62 | 14 | 76 | 81.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 49 | 16 | 65 | 75.4% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 85 | 14 | 99 | 85.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 66 | 12 | 78 | 84.6% | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 48 | 10 | 58 | 82.8% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 32 | 9 | 41 | 78.0% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 29 | 10 | 39 | 74.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 61 | 45 | 106 | 57.5% | 550 | 162 | 712 | 77.2% | 31 | 25 | 56 | 55.4% | 51 | 51 | 102 | 50.0% | Career | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 48 | 59 | 107 | 44.9% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Manuel Orantes | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1657 | 124.2 | — | — | — | — | -87 | +133 | -164 | 64.9% | +1.19 | 5–8 (38%) | — | — | +2.19 | 1968 | 1524 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | — | 46.0% | -0.57 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.31 |
| 1969 | 1817 | 137.3 | — | — | — | — | -78 | +153 | -303 | 62.6% | +1.12 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.30 | 1969 | 1601 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -13 | -51 | 50.0% | +0.09 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +1.53 |
| 1970 | 1865 | 141.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +95 | -295 | 65.6% | +1.32 | 3–2 (60%) | — | — | +0.09 | 1970 | 1597 | 116.7 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +21 | -49 | 37.7% | -0.62 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | +0.09 |
| 1971 | 1980 | 134.1 | — | — | — | — | -260 | +104 | -336 | 66.7% | +0.95 | 4–4 (50%) | 9–3 (75%) | 103.1 | +2.49 | 1971 | 1559 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 37.5% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 1972 | 2004 | 150.4 | — | — | — | — | -86 | +215 | -208 | 71.7% | +1.54 | 11–4 (73%) | 8–10 (44%) | 102.5 | +3.31 | 1972 | 1526 | 106.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +20 | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.13 |
| 1973 | 1891 | 155.3 | — | — | — | — | -77 | +249 | -100 | 70.8% | +1.36 | 12–4 (75%) | 13–6 (68%) | 105.8 | +2.25 | 1973 | 1508 | 106.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +4 | 12.5% | -2.37 | — | — | — | -0.48 |
| 1974 | 1961 | 154.2 | — | — | — | — | -128 | +146 | -198 | 68.0% | +1.43 | 8–9 (47%) | 9–4 (69%) | 100.6 | -1.82 | 1974 | 1563 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | 37.5% | -0.82 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–0 (100%) | 105.8 | -0.61 |
| 1975 | 2051 | 164.3 | — | — | — | — | -240 | +129 | — | 76.7% | +2.16 | 8–5 (62%) | 6–10 (38%) | 95.7 | +0.18 | 1975 | 1615 | 117.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 44.7% | -0.47 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.8 | +3.22 |
| 1976 | 2191 | 170.5 | — | — | — | — | -143 | +108 | — | 74.0% | +1.82 | 20–9 (69%) | 13–8 (62%) | 109.2 | -0.28 | 1976 | 1515 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +34 | — | 22.6% | -1.74 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.60 |
| 1977 | 2093 | 163.2 | — | — | — | — | -142 | +113 | — | 70.6% | +1.79 | 13–6 (68%) | 7–9 (44%) | 95.7 | -0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 2029 | 162.4 | — | — | — | — | -128 | +113 | — | 71.0% | +1.56 | 6–5 (55%) | 5–6 (45%) | 95.3 | -3.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1908 | 153.3 | — | — | — | — | -116 | +124 | — | 59.7% | +0.83 | 7–5 (58%) | 7–5 (58%) | 97.8 | +0.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1888 | 144.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +65 | — | 60.8% | +0.59 | 6–2 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.4 | -0.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 1850 | 150.0 | — | — | — | — | -164 | +64 | — | 54.1% | +0.29 | 6–5 (55%) | 5–4 (56%) | 99.7 | -1.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 1871 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +67 | — | 62.7% | +1.24 | 3–2 (60%) | 2–4 (33%) | 99.3 | +0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 1713 | 146.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +32 | — | 53.5% | +0.61 | 2–10 (17%) | 3–6 (33%) | 86.7 | -1.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 1636 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +55 | — | 20.0% | -2.10 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2229 | 160.1 | — | — | — | — | -133 | +130 | -224 | 68.0% | +1.39 | 118–83 (59%) | 88–77 (53%) | 98.4 | +0.13 | Career | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +9 | -18 | 40.4% | -0.69 | 26–19 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 108.8 | +3.04 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 8 | 16 | 24 | May 30, 1979 | H2H |
| Eddie Dibbs | 8 | 9 | 17 | Jul 28, 1983 | H2H |
| Guillermo Vilas | 8 | 8 | 16 | Jun 4, 1980 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 3 | 12 | 15 | Jun 6, 1979 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 9 | 5 | 14 | Jan 29, 1982 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 29, 1970 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 20, 1975 | H2H |