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Manuel Orantes vs Nicola Spear H2H: 5-1

Manuel Orantes holds a 5–1 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 4–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1976 Stockholm Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes 6-1 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Nov 11, 1976* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Nov 20, 1975* R32 Calcutta ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-1 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data May 2, 1975* SF Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 12, 1975* QF Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 26, 1972* R64 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear (w/o) Manuel Orantes Match data Mar 20, 1969* R32 St. Petersburg 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Manuel Orantes Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,890 0 15 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 33 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 34 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 35 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 35 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
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 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

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.

Manuel Orantes Nicola Spear
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 %
1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 3 3 6 50.0% 62 14 76 81.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Manuel Orantes Nicola Spear
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 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.30 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) 103.1 +2.49 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -86 +215 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) 102.5 +3.31 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1891 155.3 — — — — -77 +249 -100 70.8% +1.36 12–4 (75%) 13–6 (68%) 105.8 +2.25 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) 100.6 -1.82 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) 95.7 +0.18 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) 109.2 -0.28 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) 95.7 -0.86 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) 95.3 -3.98 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) 97.8 +0.79 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.4 -0.24 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
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 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68

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.