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Manuel Orantes vs Rafael Ruiz H2H: 1-0

Manuel Orantes holds a 1–0 lead over Rafael Ruiz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Manuel Orantes leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1973 Madrid round of 64 6-0 6-3.

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Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Rafael Ruiz
ESP Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes #4 6-0 6-3 Rafael Ruiz Match data Oct 23, 1973* R64 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 2,228 693 283 71.0% 1 0 1 1 34 37
Rafael Ruiz #429 #237 0 1,500 4 11 26.7% 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 Rafael Ruiz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 0 0
1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0
1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5 1972 2–1 66.7% — 1,496 0 0
1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,495 0 0
1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,890 0 15 1974 0–2 0.0% #274 1,484 0 0
1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15 1975 1–2 33.3% #252 1,478 0 0
1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23 1976 0–1 0.0% #264 1,469 0 0
1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30 1977 0–1 0.0% #366 1,469 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 — — — — — — —

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 Rafael Ruiz
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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1971 6 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1972 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 3 3 6 50.0% 62 14 76 81.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1977 — — — — 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 — — — — 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%

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 Rafael Ruiz
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 1483 92.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.67 — — — -0.12
1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.30 1969 1459 98.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.11
1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09 1971 1467 103.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.21
1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) — +2.49 1972 1497 100.4 — — — — — +40 — 57.1% -0.29 1–0 — — +0.30
1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -86 +215 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) — +3.31 1973 1495 107.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.31
1973 1891 155.3 — — — — -77 +249 -100 70.8% +1.36 12–4 (75%) 13–6 (68%) — +2.25 1974 1484 102.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.20
1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.82 1975 1478 96.2 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.38 1–1 1–0 — +0.50
1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.18 1976 1470 98.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.03
1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.28 1977 1470 108.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.26
1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) — -3.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) — -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 1501 102.2 — — — — — +40 — 29.7% -2.14 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +1.73

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.