Manuel Orantes

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Manuel Orantes Corral (born February 5, 1949 in Granada, Spain) was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s.

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[edit] Career

On September 7, 1975, he defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the finals of the US Open at Forest Hills, New York to win his only Grand Slam title.

Overall, he won 33 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975) and the Masters in 1977 (1976 season). He also reached 35 finals, the biggest being the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975), and Hamburg (1976 & 1977).

He was a stalwart member of the Spanish Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1980, earning a record of 60-27 in Davis Cup match play. He also was a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.

He also won 22 doubles titles in his career, the biggest coming at Hamburg in 1975 and Canada in 1974. He reached 20 doubles finals, including the French Open in 1978, Canada in 1976, and Hamburg in 1973.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1975 U.S. Open Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1974 French Open Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6-2, 7-6, 0-6, 1-6, 1-6

[edit] Singles titles (33)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Manuel Santana 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
2. 1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Haroon Rahim 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
4. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Andrés Gimeno 6-4, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
6. 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta 6-3, 9-8, 6-0
7. 1972 Båstad, Sweden Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
8. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
9. 1973 Nice, France Clay Image:Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 7-6, 12-10
10. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Newcombe 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
11. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of France.svg Georges Goven 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
12. 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay Image:Flag of France.svg François Jauffret 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
13. 1975 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Bob Hewitt 6-2, 6-4
14. 1975 Bournemouth, England Clay Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Onny Parun 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
15. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
16. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg José Higueras 6-0, 6-3
17. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 6-2, 6-2
18. 1975 Montreal, Canada Hard Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 7-6, 6-0, 6-1
19. 1975 U.S. Open, New York Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
20. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Kjell Johansson 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
21. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
22. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
23. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 7-6, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
24. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 7-6, 6-2, 6-1
25. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 6-1, 2-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
26. 1976 Masters, Houston Carpet Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 7-6, 6-1
27. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-3
28. 1977 Boston, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 7-6, 7-5, 6-4
29. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Image:Flag of Australia.svg Kim Warwick 6-2, 6-1
30. 1978 Boston, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Harold Solomon 6-4, 6-3
31. 1979 Munich, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
32. 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay Image:Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Rebolledo 6-4, 6-0, 6-0
33. 1982 Bournemouth, England Clay Image:Flag of Spain.svg Angel Gimenez 6-2, 6-0

[edit] Runner-ups (35)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Željko Franulović 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
2. 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Željko Franulović 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
3. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Image:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch 7-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Image:Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
5. 1972 South Orange, U.S. Hard Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-4
6. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
7. 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
8. 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith 6-4, 6-2, 7-6
9. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez ABN
10. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
11. 1973 Montreal, Canada Hard Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
12. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 2-6, 6-1, 8-6, 6-4
13. 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
14. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 6-1, 6-2
15. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
16. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 8-6, 9-7, 6-3
17. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
18. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 6-3, 6-0
19. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 7-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
20. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 7-6, 7-5, 7-5
21. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
22. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Image:Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 7-5, 6-3
23. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak 6-2, 7-9, 6-2, 6-2
24. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
25. 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
26. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-3
27. 1976 London, England Carpet Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 6-3, 6-4
28. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cox 4-6, 7-5, 7-6
29. 1977 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Bertolucci 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
30. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Alexander 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
31. 1977 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
32. 1977 Manila, Philippines Hard Image:Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler DEF
33. 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
34. 1980 Nice, France Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg 6-2, 6-0, 6-1
35. 1983 Nice, France Clay Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Sundström 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

[edit] Doubles Titles (22)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Rodríguez Image:Flag of Australia.svg Terry Addison
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Ray Keldie
8-10, 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
2. 1971 New York, U.S. Indoor Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors
Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Haroon Rahim
7-6, 6-2
3. 1971 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Image:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch
7-6, 6-2
4. 1972 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Andrés Gimeno Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert
Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimir Zednik
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol Sr.
9-7, 6-3
6. 1972 Eastbourne, England Grass Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Greece.svg Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Image:Rhodesia Flag.png Andrew Pattison
6-4, 8-6
7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Frew McMillan
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
6-3, 3-6, 6-4
8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Estep
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac
5-7, 6-4, 6-0
9. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac Image:Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Newcombe
0-6, 6-4, 6-3
10. 1974 Munich, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Antonio Muñoz Image:Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
11. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg José Higueras Image:Flag of Australia.svg Roy Emerson
Image:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch
7-5, 0-6, 6-1, 9-8
12. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Image:Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6-1, 2-6, 6-2
13. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6-3, 6-3
14. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Image:Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Image:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch
6-4, 6-3
15. 1975 Bournemouth, England Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Australia.svg Syd Ball
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Dick Crealy
7-5, 6-4
16. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
6-3, 7-6
17. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7-5, 6-0
18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Bob Hewitt
Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Frew McMillan
4-6, 6-4, 6-1
19. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj
Image:Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj
1-6, 6-4, 6-3
20. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Zugarelli
6-2, 6-3
21. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-3, ret.
22. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Aubone
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Angel Gimenez
DEF

[edit] Doubles runner-ups (20)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1972 Kansas City, U.S. Indoor Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Andrés Gimeno Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac
2. 1972 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Andrés Gimeno Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac
6-4, 7-6
3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus Image:Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Cornejo
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
6-4, 7-6
4. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Andrés Gimeno Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
6-2, 6-2
5. 1973 Hamburg, Germany Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac Image:Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6-1, 6-3
6. 1973 Eastbourne, England Grass Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Nils Bengtson
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus
6-4, 4-6, 7-5
7. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ion Ţiriac Image:Flag of Australia.svg Bob Carmichael
Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Frew McMillan
6-4, 7-6
8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Antonio Muñoz Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
4-6, 6-3, 6-2
9. 1974 Tucson, U.S. Hard Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Edlefsen Image:Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6-2, 7-6
10. 1974 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Image:Flag of Australia.svg Tony Roche Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Alexander
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Phil Dent
7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
3-6, 6-0, 6-2
12. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Nils Bengtson
7-6, 7-5
13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
7-6, 4-6, 9-7
14. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6-2, 6-4
15. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
6-8 6-2, 8-6
16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Bob Hewitt
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6-2, 6-1
17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Juan Gisbert Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
6-3, 6-4
18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Image:Bandera de España(1977-1981).gif Antonio Munoz Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Bob Hewitt
Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Frew McMillan
6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-1
19. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay Image:Bandera de España(1977-1981).gif José Higueras Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Hank Pfister
6-3, 6-2, 6-2
20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Image:Flag of Spain.svg Angel Gimenez Image:Flag of Austria.svg Hans Kary
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Kuharszky
7-5, 6-2

[edit] External links

ATP Tour profile for Manuel Orantes

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