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: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Manuel Orantes holds a 3–1 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Manuel Orantes leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1975 Bournemouth quarterfinal 7-5 1-0 RET.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Orantes | 7-5 1-0 (ret.) | Roger Taylor | Match data | May 17, 1975* | QF | Bournemouth | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Roger Taylor | 6-2 6-3 | Manuel Orantes | Match data | Oct 31, 1974* | R16 | Tehran | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-4 7-6 | Roger Taylor | Match data | Sep 3, 1971* | R64 | South Orange | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Manuel Orantes | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Roger Taylor | Match data | Apr 16, 1970* | R32 | Monte-Carlo Masters | 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.
| 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 |
| Roger Taylor | #372 | #11 | 0 | 2,003 | 369 | 297 | 55.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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 | Roger Taylor | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1968 | 27–51 | 34.6% | — | 1,568 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 1976 | 82–19 | 81.2% | #4 | 2,191 | 1 | 29 | 1969 | 49–31 | 61.2% | — | 1,802 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 1977 | 63–22 | 74.1% | #6 | 2,093 | 1 | 32 | 1970 | 62–37 | 62.6% | — | 1,914 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 1978 | 43–17 | 71.7% | #12 | 2,028 | 1 | 33 | 1971 | 44–37 | 54.3% | — | 1,868 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | 1979 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #19 | 1,907 | 1 | 34 | 1972 | 42–27 | 60.9% | — | 1,895 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | 1980 | 13–8 | 61.9% | #58 | 1,887 | 1 | 34 | 1973 | 51–23 | 68.9% | #16 | 1,885 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | 1981 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #46 | 1,849 | 1 | 35 | 1974 | 23–18 | 56.1% | #42 | 1,849 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | 1982 | 15–8 | 65.2% | #42 | 1,871 | 1 | 36 | 1975 | 39–23 | 62.9% | #52 | 1,793 | 0 | 9 |
| 34 | 1983 | 13–16 | 44.8% | #72 | 1,713 | 1 | 36 | 1976 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #80 | 1,718 | 0 | 9 |
| 35 | 1984 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,636 | 1 | 36 | 1977 | 12–19 | 38.7% | #99 | 1,608 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 6–12 | 33.3% | #162 | 1,552 | 0 | 9 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #400 | 1,558 | 0 | 9 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #372 | 1,519 | 0 | 9 |
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 | Roger Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 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% | 1968 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26.5% |
| 27 | 1976 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 66 | 12 | 78 | 84.6% | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1969 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 28 | 1977 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 48 | 10 | 58 | 82.8% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 1970 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 30 | 16 | 46 | 65.2% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 29 | 1978 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 32 | 9 | 41 | 78.0% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1971 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35.3% |
| 30 | 1979 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 29 | 10 | 39 | 74.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1972 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 15 | 13 | 28 | 53.6% |
| 31 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 21 | 10 | 31 | 67.7% |
| 32 | 1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1974 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 33 | 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 27 | 9 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 34 | 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 35 | 1984 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1977 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 61 | 45 | 106 | 57.5% | 545 | 162 | 707 | 77.1% | 31 | 25 | 56 | 55.4% | 51 | 51 | 102 | 50.0% | — | 80 | 66 | 146 | 54.8% | 93 | 75 | 168 | 55.4% | 93 | 62 | 155 | 60.0% | 103 | 94 | 197 | 52.3% |
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 | Roger Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 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 | 1968 | 1568 | 105.0 | — | — | — | — | -111 | -102 | -27 | 38.5% | -1.40 | 10–12 (45%) | — | — | -1.42 |
| 27 | 1976 | 2191 | 170.5 | — | — | — | — | -143 | +108 | — | 74.0% | +1.82 | 20–9 (69%) | 13–8 (62%) | 109.2 | -0.27 | 1969 | 1803 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | -157 | -89 | +34 | 58.8% | +0.65 | 14–10 (58%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -3.87 |
| 28 | 1977 | 2093 | 163.1 | — | — | — | — | -142 | +113 | — | 70.6% | +1.79 | 13–6 (68%) | 7–9 (44%) | 95.7 | -0.86 | 1970 | 1914 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | -39 | -122 | +31 | 61.2% | +0.62 | 14–19 (42%) | 8–7 (53%) | 98.1 | -2.40 |
| 29 | 1978 | 2029 | 162.4 | — | — | — | — | -128 | +113 | — | 71.0% | +1.56 | 6–5 (55%) | 5–6 (45%) | 95.3 | -3.98 | 1971 | 1869 | 147.0 | — | — | — | — | -71 | +14 | +59 | 55.0% | +0.41 | 12–13 (48%) | 11–10 (52%) | 100.3 | -5.60 |
| 30 | 1979 | 1908 | 153.2 | — | — | — | — | -116 | +125 | — | 59.7% | +0.83 | 7–5 (58%) | 7–5 (58%) | 97.8 | +0.79 | 1972 | 1896 | 149.0 | — | — | — | — | -3 | +25 | — | 59.2% | +0.21 | 12–14 (46%) | 22–7 (76%) | 106.3 | -7.10 |
| 31 | 1980 | 1887 | 144.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | 60.8% | +0.59 | 6–2 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.4 | -0.24 | 1973 | 1886 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +14 | +79 | 62.4% | +0.86 | 18–13 (58%) | 9–13 (41%) | 94.8 | -1.59 |
| 32 | 1981 | 1850 | 150.0 | — | — | — | — | -164 | +64 | — | 54.1% | +0.29 | 6–5 (55%) | 5–4 (56%) | 99.7 | -1.36 | 1974 | 1849 | 144.6 | — | — | — | — | +14 | +77 | +69 | 55.9% | +0.16 | 3–5 (38%) | 10–4 (71%) | 99.8 | -2.99 |
| 33 | 1982 | 1871 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +67 | — | 62.7% | +1.24 | 3–2 (60%) | 2–4 (33%) | 99.3 | +0.18 | 1975 | 1793 | 134.2 | — | — | — | — | +73 | +43 | — | 59.3% | +0.41 | 12–8 (60%) | 17–7 (71%) | 103.0 | +2.72 |
| 34 | 1983 | 1713 | 146.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +32 | — | 53.5% | +0.61 | 2–10 (17%) | 3–6 (33%) | 86.7 | -1.98 | 1976 | 1718 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | +83 | +48 | +120 | 47.5% | -0.34 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | 97.6 | -0.34 |
| 35 | 1984 | 1636 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +55 | — | 20.0% | -2.10 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.02 | 1977 | 1609 | 122.7 | — | — | — | — | +125 | +47 | +152 | 41.1% | -0.51 | 4–5 (44%) | 4–5 (44%) | 95.7 | +2.26 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1552 | 122.4 | — | — | — | — | +136 | +86 | +130 | 41.3% | -0.30 | 2–8 (20%) | 1–5 (17%) | 89.1 | +0.87 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1559 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +111 | 33.3% | -0.56 | 1–1 | — | — | -0.27 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1520 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.0% | -1.40 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.06 |
| Career | — | 2229 | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | -133 | +129 | -224 | 67.9% | +1.38 | 117–83 (59%) | 84–77 (52%) | 97.5 | +0.10 | — | 2004 | 142.1 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +2 | +45 | 55.2% | +0.22 | 105–113 (48%) | 86–63 (58%) | 100.4 | -3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 6 | 22 | 28 | Nov 21, 1974 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 8 | 17 | 25 | Mar 24, 1973 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 5 | 12 | 17 | Jun 22, 1973 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 3 | 13 | 16 | Jan 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 2 | 14 | 16 | May 14, 1973 | H2H |