Spanish tennis player (born 1949)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Orantes and the second or maternal family name is
Corral .
Manuel Orantes Corral (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel tennis player. He won 36 career singles titles, including the1975 US Open , defeating defending championJimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singlesranking of world No. 2.
On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seededJimmy Connors in straight sets in the final of theUS Open at Forest Hills, New York, where he "destroyed Connors' usually furious attacking game with popcorn balls"[ 3] Björn Borg in the final of theFrench Open , taking a two-set lead before Borg won the last three sets, losing just two games in total.
Overall, he won 36 singles titles, includingRome (1972),Hamburg (1972 & 1975),Canada (1975),Monte Carlo (1975), the U.S. Claycourt Championships (1973, 1975 & 1977), the U.S. Pro in Boston (1977 & 1978) and theMasters in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including theFrench Open (1974),Cincinnati (1973),Monte Carlo (1970),Canada (1973 & 1974),Rome (1973 & 1975), andHamburg (1976 & 1977).
Orantes was a stalwart member of the SpanishDavis 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 inauguralWorld Team Cup in 1978.
He also won 22 doubles titles in his career, including 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.
Orantes was inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
[ edit ] [ edit ] Other significant finals [ edit ] Year-end championship [ edit ] [ edit ] Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Win 1976 Masters Carpet (i) Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–1
[ edit ] [ edit ] Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. 1968 Kingston, Jamaica Hard (i) Tom Okker 2–6, 4–6 Win 1. 1968 Madrid , Spain*[ 4] Hard (i) Manuel Santana 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 Win 2. 1969 Macon , U.S.[ 5] Carpet (i) Mark Cox 10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7 Win 3. 1969 Barcelona , SpainClay 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 2. 1969 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Manuel Santana 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 Win 4. 1969 Madrid , Spain*[ 6] Hard (i) 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 3. 1970 Monte Carlo , MonacoClay Željko Franulović 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 Loss 4. 1970 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaClay 4–6, 2–6, 0–6 Loss 5. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Thomaz Koch 6–7, 1–6, 3–6 Loss 6. 1971 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Clark Graebner Abandoned Win 5. 1971 Barcelona , SpainClay Bob Lutz 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Win 6. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Haroon Rahim 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 7. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Cliff Richey 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 Win 7. 1972 Rome , ItalyClay Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 Win 8. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 Win 9. 1972 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 9–8, 6–0 Win 10. 1972 Båstad , SwedenClay Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 8. 1972 South Orange , U.S.Hard 4–6, 4–6 Loss 9. 1972 Barcelona , SpainClay 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 Win 11. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Win 12. 1973 Nice , FranceClay 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10 Loss 10. 1973 Rome , ItalyClay 1–6, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 11. 1973 Båstad , SwedenClay Stan Smith 4–6, 2–6, 6–7 Loss 12. 1973 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Raúl Ramírez Abandoned Win 13. 1973 Louisville , U.S.Clay John Newcombe 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 13. 1973 Cincinnati , U.S.Clay 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 Win 14. 1973 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay Georges Goven 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 Loss 14. 1973 Toronto , CanadaClay Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6, 1–6 Loss 15. 1973 Barcelona , SpainClay 6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6 Loss 16. 1974 French Open , ParisClay Björn Borg 6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 17. 1974 Gstaad , SwitzerlandClay Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 2–6 Loss 18. 1974 Toronto , CanadaClay 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 Loss 19. 1974 Barcelona , SpainClay 6–8, 7–9, 3–6 Loss 20. 1974 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaClay 3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6 Win 15. 1975 Cairo , EgyptClay François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Win 16. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT , MonacoClay Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4 Loss 21. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay 3–6, 0–6 Loss 22. 1975 Madrid-2, Spain Clay 6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 Win 17. 1975 Bournemouth , UKClay Patrick Proisy 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 Win 18. 1975 Hamburg , West GermanyClay 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Loss 23. 1975 Rome , ItalyClay 6–7, 5–7, 5–7 Win 19. 1975 Båstad , SwedenClay José Higueras 6–0, 6–3 Win 20. 1975 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2 Win 21. 1975 Toronto , CanadaClay 7–6, 6–0, 6–1 Win 22. 1975 US Open , New YorkClay Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 24. 1975 Tokyo , JapanClay 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 Loss 25. 1975 Calcutta , IndiaClay Vijay Amritraj 5–7, 3–6 Win 23. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Kjell Johansson 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 Win 24. 1976 Munich , West GermanyClay Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 Loss 26. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Wojciech Fibak 2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6 Loss 27. 1976 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Eddie Dibbs 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 Loss 28. 1976 Düsseldorf , West GermanyClay 2–6, 2–6, 0–6 Loss 29. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam , U.S.Clay 4–6, 3–6 Win 25. 1976 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 Win 26. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 Win 27. 1976 Madrid , SpainClay 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 Win 28. 1976 Barcelona , SpainClay 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 30. 1976 London, UK Carpet 3–6, 4–6 Loss 31. 1976 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Mark Cox 6–4, 5–7, 6–7 Win 29. 1976 Masters , HoustonCarpet Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 Loss 32. 1977 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Paolo Bertolucci 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 Loss 33. 1977 North Conway , U.S.Clay John Alexander 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 Win 30. 1977 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay 6–1, 6–3 Win 31. 1977 Boston , U.S.Clay 7–6, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 34. 1977 Barcelona , SpainClay 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 Win 32. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor , JapanClay Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1 Loss 35. 1977 Manila , PhilippinesHard DEF Win 33. 1978 Boston , U.S.Clay Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3 Win 34. 1979 Munich , West GermanyClay Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 36. 1979 Madrid , SpainClay Yannick Noah 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 37. 1980 Nice , FranceClay 2–6, 0–6, 1–6 Win 35. 1981 Palermo , ItalyClay Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 Win 36. 1982 Bournemouth, UK Clay Ángel Giménez 6–2, 6–0 Loss 38. 1983 Nice , FranceClay Henrik Sundström 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Madrid 1968 and 1969 not listed by ATP. [ edit ] Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 1969 Barcelona , SpainClay Terry Addison Ray Keldie 8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 Win 2. 1971 New York City, US Indoor Juan Gisbert Sr. Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 7–6, 6–2 Win 3. 1971 Salisbury , USHard (i) Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 Loss 1. 1972 Kansas City , USIndoor Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 Win 4. 1972 Salisbury, US Hard (i) 6–4, 6–3 Loss 2. 1972 Hampton , USHard (i) 4–6, 6–7 Loss 3. 1972 Caracas , VenezuelaHard Jim McManus Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–7 Loss 4. 1972 Madrid , SpainClay Stan Smith 2–6, 2–6 Win 5. 1972 Brussels , BelgiumClay 9–7, 6–3 Win 6. 1972 Eastbourne, UK Grass Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Andrew Pattison 8–6, 6–2 Win 7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Frew McMillan 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Win 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Mike Estep 6–4, 7–6 Loss 5. 1973 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–7, 6–7, 6–7 Loss 6. 1973 Eastbourne, UK Grass Ove Nils Bengtson 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 Win 9. 1973 Louisville , USClay John Newcombe 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 Loss 7. 1973 Indianapolis , USClay Bob Carmichael 3–6, 4–6 Loss 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Tom Okker 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 9. 1974 Tucson , USHard Tom Edlefsen Charlie Pasarell Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 4–6 Loss 10. 1974 Monte Carlo , MonacoClay Tony Roche John Alexander Phil Dent 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 Win 10. 1974 Munich , West GermanyClay 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 Win 11. 1974 Gstaad , SwitzerlandClay José Higueras Roy Emerson 7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 Win 12. 1974 Toronto , CanadaHard Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 Loss 11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 Win 13. 1974 Tehran , IranClay Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 Win 14. 1974 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaClay 6–4, 6–3 Win 15. 1975 Bournemouth , UKClay Syd Ball Dick Crealy 8–6, 6–3 Win 16. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 6–3, 7–6 Loss 12. 1975 Båstad , SwedenClay Björn Borg 6–7, 5–7 Win 17. 1975 Indianapolis , USClay Wojciech Fibak Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0 Loss 13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay 6–7, 6–4, 7–9 Win 18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Bob Hewitt 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 Loss 14. 1975 Tokyo , JapanClay 6–7, 4–6 Win 19. 1975 Calcutta , IndiaClay Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win 20. 1975 Masters , StockholmCarpet Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Round robin Win 21. 1976 Valencia , SpainClay Corrado Barazzutti Antonio Zugarelli Win 22. 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret. Loss 15. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Wojciech Fibak Fred McNair 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 Loss 16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard 2–6, 1–6 Loss 17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 1–6 Loss 18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 Loss 19. 1978 French Open , ParisClay Gene Mayer Hank Pfister 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 Win 23. 1982 Viña del Mar , ChileClay Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez DEF Loss 20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Hans Kary Zoltán Kuhárszky 5–7, 2–6
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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Spain
Björn Borg
Jimmy Connors
José Higueras
Wojciech Fibak
Jürgen Fassbender
Tom Okker
Mark Cox
Barry Philips-Moore
Željko Franulović
Thomaz Koch
Haroon Rahim
Jan Kodeš
Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez
Georges Goven
Guillermo Vilas
Bob Hewitt
Vijay Amritraj
Wojciech Fibak
Pedro Rebolledo
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Andrew Pattison
Antonio Muñoz
Hans Kary
Zoltán Kuhárszky
