Johannesburg 1 1973ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3Player
Manuel Orantes
ESPBorn: February 6, 1949left-handed
745–30770.8% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 798July 22, 1985
Best rankingNo. 2August 27, 1973
Record745–30770.8% wins
Titles3977 finals · 1 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height178 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsleft-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 2 August 27, 1973
- Archived observations
- 356 354 documented weeks
- Top 1074documented weeks
- Top 20141documented weeks
- Top 50229documented weeks
- Top 100307documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
39 career titlesWDusseldorf 1983ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Pat CashFNice 1983ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Henrik SundstromWBournemouth 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Angel GimenezWPalermo 1981ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Pedro RebolledoFNice 1980ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Bjorn BorgFMadrid 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Yannick NoahWMunich 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Wojtek FibakWBoston 1 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Harold SolomonWDusseldorf 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Phil DentFManila 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Karl MeilerWTokyo 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Kim WarwickFBarcelona 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Bjorn Borg
35ATP/WTA main tour3Masters 10001Grand Slam
286best-of-five matches
40reached a fifth set
5comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Ilie NastaseROU25 matches8–17Eddie DibbsUSA17 matches8–9Adriano PanattaITA16 matches8–8Bjorn BorgSWE16 matches4–12Guillermo VilasARG16 matches8–8Harold SolomonUSA15 matches10–5Jaime FillolCHI15 matches10–5Jimmy ConnorsUSA15 matches3–12Balazs TaroczyHUN14 matches9–5Francois JauffretFRA13 matches11–2Raul RamirezMEX13 matches5–8Zeljko FranulovicCRO13 matches6–7
Matches
110 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Johannesburg 1 1973ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-2 6-4Stockholm 1973ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-2 6-1Stockholm 1973ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-1 6-4Stockholm 1973ATP · Hard · Third round
2-6 7-5 6-3Paris Masters 1973ATP · Hard · Third round
2-6 7-5 7-5Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
7-6 6-4Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-7 7-6Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-7 6-4 7-5Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Second round
6-4 6-2South Orange 1972ATP · Hard · Final
6-4 6-4South Orange 1972ATP · Hard · Semifinal
6-4 6-4South Orange 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-2 6-2South Orange 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-1 6-4South Orange 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-4Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Final
6-4 7-5 3-6 6-4Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Semifinal
6-3 6-1 6-4Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
3-6 7-6 7-6 0-6 6-3Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-4 6-2Johannesburg 1 1972ATP · Hard · Second round
6-2 6-4 6-3Caracas 1972ATP · Hard · Final
6-4 7-5 6-4Caracas 1972ATP · Hard · Semifinal
6-4 6-4Caracas 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
7-5 5-7 6-4Caracas 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
7-5 5-7 6-4Hampton 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Hampton 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
7-6 7-5Salisbury 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-1 7-5Salisbury 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-1 6-4Salisbury 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-3Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 7-6Los Angeles 1972ATP · Hard · Third round
4-6 7-6 7-6Kansas City 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
1-6 7-6 6-1Kansas City 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-4Omaha 1972ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-1Omaha 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-4London Indoor 1972ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-4South Orange 1971ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-2 6-4South Orange 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-2South Orange 1971ATP · Hard · Second round
6-4 7-6Haverford 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 6-3Haverford 1971ATP · Hard · Second round
6-7 6-2 6-4Columbus 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
DEFHampton 1971ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-7 6-0 6-3Hampton 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-3Macon 1971ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 1-6 7-5Macon 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-3Macon 1971ATP · Hard · Second round
6-1 1-0 RETSalisbury 1971ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 4-6 7-6Curacao 1969ATP · Hard · Round of 16
4-6 6-4 8-6