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Manuel Orantes vs Manuel Santana H2H: 2-3

Manuel Santana holds a 3–2 lead over Manuel Orantes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Manuel Santana leads 3–2 on clay. Most recently, Manuel Santana won the 1969 Austrian Open Kitzbühel final 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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Manuel Orantes

ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H

2 – 3

5 main-draw meetings

Manuel Santana

ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Manuel Santana	6-4 6-2 6-3	Manuel Orantes	Match data	Aug 17, 1969*	F	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Manuel Orantes	6-4 7-5 6-4	Manuel Santana	Match data	May 18, 1969*	F	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay
Manuel Santana	6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2	Manuel Orantes	Match data	Nov 17, 1968*	F	Barcelona Nationals	ATP 250	Clay
Manuel Orantes	6-2 6-8 5-7 6-3 8-6	Manuel Santana	Match data	Oct 7, 1968*	F	Madrid Real	ATP 250	Clay
Manuel Santana	1-6 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-1	Manuel Orantes	Match data	Apr 20, 1968*	SF	Madrid	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	688	283	70.9%	1	0	1	1	33	36
Manuel Santana	#374	#145	0	1,990	113	50	69.3%	0	0	0	0	8	8

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							Manuel Santana
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1971	36–18	66.7%	—	1,979	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1972	70–20	77.8%	—	2,004	0	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1973	63–23	73.3%	#7	1,885	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1974	65–29	69.1%	#11	1,960	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1975	89–19	82.4%	#5	2,051	1	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1976	82–19	81.2%	#4	2,191	1	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1977	63–22	74.1%	#6	2,093	1	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1978	43–17	71.7%	#12	2,028	1	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1979	34–20	63.0%	#19	1,907	1	34	1968	38–11	77.6%	—	1,814	0	4
31	1980	13–8	61.9%	#58	1,887	1	34	1969	25–6	80.6%	—	1,907	0	6
32	1981	27–22	55.1%	#46	1,849	1	35	1970	25–8	75.8%	—	1,987	0	8
33	1982	15–8	65.2%	#42	1,871	1	36	1971	14–7	66.7%	—	1,928	0	8
34	1983	13–16	44.8%	#72	1,713	1	36	1972	2–2	50.0%	—	1,863	0	8
35	1984	0–5	0.0%	#555	1,636	1	36	1973	0–1	0.0%	—	1,838	0	8
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	2–3	40.0%	#188	1,809	0	8
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	2–3	40.0%	#212	1,757	0	8
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	4–6	40.0%	#169	1,692	0	8
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	0–2	0.0%	#234	1,677	0	8
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1–1	50.0%	#374	1,677	0	8

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																	Manuel Santana
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	57	14	71	80.3%	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1977	9	4	13	69.2%	48	10	58	82.8%	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1978	3	2	5	60.0%	32	9	41	78.0%	—	—	—	—	8	6	14	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1979	1	6	7	14.3%	29	10	39	74.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1968	0	3	3	0.0%	31	4	35	88.6%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%
31	1980	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	—	—	—	—	20	4	24	83.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%
32	1981	0	2	2	0.0%	27	15	42	64.3%	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	1970	2	2	4	50.0%	14	4	18	77.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	1	7	85.7%
33	1982	0	1	1	0.0%	15	7	22	68.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	5	2	7	71.4%	8	4	12	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
34	1983	0	1	1	0.0%	13	15	28	46.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
35	1984	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
Career	—	61	45	106	57.5%	545	162	707	77.1%	31	25	56	55.4%	51	51	102	50.0%	—	9	10	19	47.4%	79	24	103	76.7%	9	5	14	64.3%	16	11	27	59.3%

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																Manuel Santana
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1971	1980	134.0	—	—	—	—	-260	+106	-336	66.7%	+0.95	4–4 (50%)	9–3 (75%)	103.0	+2.49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1972	2004	150.3	—	—	—	—	-87	+219	-208	71.7%	+1.54	11–4 (73%)	8–10 (44%)	102.5	+3.29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1973	1886	154.8	—	—	—	—	-72	+246	-95	70.1%	+1.33	11–4 (73%)	9–6 (60%)	103.0	+2.06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1974	1961	154.0	—	—	—	—	-128	+145	-198	68.0%	+1.43	8–9 (47%)	9–4 (69%)	100.7	-1.78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1975	2051	164.3	—	—	—	—	-240	+129	—	76.7%	+2.16	8–5 (62%)	6–10 (38%)	95.7	+0.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1976	2191	170.5	—	—	—	—	-143	+108	—	74.0%	+1.82	20–9 (69%)	13–8 (62%)	109.2	-0.27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1977	2093	163.1	—	—	—	—	-142	+113	—	70.6%	+1.79	13–6 (68%)	7–9 (44%)	95.7	-0.86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1978	2029	162.4	—	—	—	—	-128	+113	—	71.0%	+1.56	6–5 (55%)	5–6 (45%)	95.3	-3.98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1979	1908	153.2	—	—	—	—	-116	+125	—	59.7%	+0.83	7–5 (58%)	7–5 (58%)	97.8	+0.79	1968	1814	136.4	—	—	—	—	-240	+129	-240	74.5%	+1.84	5–6 (45%)	—	—	+0.49
31	1980	1887	144.9	—	—	—	—	—	+66	—	60.8%	+0.59	6–2 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	101.4	-0.24	1969	1908	142.2	—	—	—	—	-262	+167	-244	73.9%	+1.81	3–2 (60%)	—	—	+1.37
32	1981	1850	150.0	—	—	—	—	-164	+64	—	54.1%	+0.29	6–5 (55%)	5–4 (56%)	99.7	-1.36	1970	1988	137.8	—	—	—	—	-170	+60	-250	70.9%	+1.45	3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	98.5	+0.48
33	1982	1871	145.5	—	—	—	—	—	+67	—	62.7%	+1.24	3–2 (60%)	2–4 (33%)	99.3	+0.18	1971	1929	121.5	—	—	—	—	-87	+70	—	75.5%	+1.69	1–0	1–1	—	+2.57
34	1983	1713	146.7	—	—	—	—	—	+32	—	53.5%	+0.61	2–10 (17%)	3–6 (33%)	86.7	-1.98	1972	1864	102.4	—	—	—	—	-90	—	—	53.8%	+0.46	—	0–1	—	+0.61
35	1984	1636	108.4	—	—	—	—	—	+55	—	20.0%	-2.10	0–2	—	—	+0.02	1973	1838	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+0.11
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1809	107.2	—	—	—	—	—	+168	—	50.0%	+0.30	1–1	1–1	—	+0.35
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1758	107.5	—	—	—	—	-72	—	—	46.2%	+0.15	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	+0.70
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1693	110.8	—	—	—	—	—	+126	—	40.9%	-0.77	1–1	—	—	+1.30
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1678	112.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	0–1	—	-0.60
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1677	106.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.20	1–0	0–1	—	+0.12
Career	—	2229	160.0	—	—	—	—	-133	+129	-224	67.9%	+1.38	117–83 (59%)	84–77 (52%)	97.5	+0.10	—	1990	138.0	—	—	—	—	-158	+120	-245	68.9%	+1.40	16–15 (52%)	5–9 (36%)	94.0	+4.75

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.

Manuel Orantes's most-played ATP rivals
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

Manuel Santana's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	2	4	6	Jul 14, 1978	H2H
Manuel Orantes	3	2	5	Aug 17, 1969	H2H
Clark Graebner	0	4	4	Apr 26, 1970	H2H
Marty Riessen	4	0	4	Mar 28, 1969	H2H
Jim Osborne	1	2	3	Feb 18, 1971	H2H