Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Orantes and the second or maternal family name is Corral.

Manuel Orantes Corral (born February 5, 1949 in Granada, Spain) was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.

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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. A year earlier, he was runner-up to Björn Borg in the final of the French Open, taking a two-set lead before Borg won the last three sets for the loss of just two games.

Overall, he won 33 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975) and the Masters in 1976. 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.

Grand Slam singles finals

Win

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1975 US Open United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Runner-up

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1974 French Open Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 6–7(1), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Singles titles (33)

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

Runners-up (35)

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

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Career SR
Australian Open QF A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1
French Open 1R 3R 4R 1R SF 2R F 1R QF A QF 4R 4R 1R A 2R 0 / 14
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R 1R SF A 4R A A A A 4R A A A A 0 / 7
US Open A 2R A 4R 3R 3R 2R W QF QF 1R A A A A A 1 / 9
Annual Win-Loss 3–2 3–3 5–2 3–2 11–3 3–2 10–3 7–1 8–2 4–1 4–2 4–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

Doubles Titles (22)

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

Doubles runner-ups (20)

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

External links

Manuel Orantes at the Association of Tennis Professionals

v · d · eUS Open men's singles champions

(1968) Arthur Ashe · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Ken Rosewall · (1971) Stan Smith · (1972) Ilie Năstase · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Manuel Orantes · (1976) Jimmy Connors · (1977) Guillermo Vilas · (1978) Jimmy Connors · (1979) John McEnroe · (1980) John McEnroe · (1981) John McEnroe · (1982) Jimmy Connors · (1983) Jimmy Connors · (1984) John McEnroe · (1985) Ivan Lendl · (1986) Ivan Lendl · (1987) Ivan Lendl · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Pete Sampras · (1991) Stefan Edberg · (1992) Stefan Edberg · (1993) Pete Sampras · (1994) Andre Agassi · (1995) Pete Sampras · (1996) Pete Sampras · (1997) Patrick Rafter · (1998) Patrick Rafter · (1999) Andre Agassi · (2000) Marat Safin · (2001) Lleyton Hewitt · (2002) Pete Sampras · (2003) Andy Roddick · (2004) Roger Federer · (2005) Roger Federer · (2006) Roger Federer · (2007) Roger Federer · (2008) Roger Federer  · (2009) Juan Martín del Potro  · (2010) Rafael Nadal  · (2011) Novak Djokovic
v · d · eYear-end championships winners doubles

(1970) Stan Smith / Arthur Ashe • (1975) Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes • (1976) Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1978) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1980) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1982) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1984) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1985) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1986) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1987) Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd • (1988) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • (1989) Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe • (1990) Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1994) Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman • (1995) Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith • (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark • (1998) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1999) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien • (2000) Donald Johnson / Piet Norval • (2001) Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach • (2003) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2004) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2005) Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro • (2006) Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi • (2007) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2008) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić • (2009) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2010) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić

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