Spanish tennis player
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 oˈɾantes koˈral] ; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won the US Open men's singles title in 1975 , beating the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.
On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the final 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, losing just two games in total.
Overall, he won 36 singles titles, including Rome (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 the Masters in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including the French Open (1974), Cincinnati (1973), Monte Carlo (1970), Canada (1973 & 1974), Rome (1973 & 1975), and Hamburg (1976 & 1977).
Orantes 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, 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 the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)[ edit ] Doubles (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Other significant finals [ edit ] Year-end championship [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 title)[ 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
Doubles (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Singles: 74 (36 titles, 38 runner-ups)[ 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*[ 3] Hard (i) Manuel Santana 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 Win 2. 1969 Macon , U.S.[ 4] Carpet (i) Mark Cox 10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7 Win 3. 1969 Barcelona , Spain Clay Manuel Santana 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 2. 1969 Kitzbühel , Austria Clay Manuel Santana 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 Win 4. 1969 Madrid , Spain*[ 5] Hard (i) Barry Philips-Moore 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 3. 1970 Monte Carlo , Monaco Clay Željko Franulović 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 Loss 4. 1970 Buenos Aires , Argentina Clay Željko Franulović 4–6, 2–6, 0–6 Loss 5. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Thomaz Koch 6–7, 1–6, 3–6 Loss 6. 1971 Kitzbühel , Austria Clay Clark Graebner Abandoned Win 5. 1971 Barcelona , Spain Clay 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 , Italy Clay 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 Germany Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 9–8, 6–0 Win 10. 1972 Båstad , Sweden Clay Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 8. 1972 South Orange , U.S. Hard Ilie Năstase 4–6, 4–6 Loss 9. 1972 Barcelona , Spain Clay Jan Kodeš 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 Win 11. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Win 12. 1973 Nice , France Clay Adriano Panatta 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10 Loss 10. 1973 Rome , Italy Clay Ilie Năstase 1–6, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 11. 1973 Båstad , Sweden Clay Stan Smith 4–6, 2–6, 6–7 Loss 12. 1973 Kitzbühel , Austria Clay 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 Ilie Năstase 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 , Canada Clay Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6, 1–6 Loss 15. 1973 Barcelona , Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6 Loss 16. 1974 French Open , Paris Clay Björn Borg 6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 17. 1974 Gstaad , Switzerland Clay Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 2–6 Loss 18. 1974 Toronto , Canada Clay Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 Loss 19. 1974 Barcelona , Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–8, 7–9, 3–6 Loss 20. 1974 Buenos Aires , Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6 Win 15. 1975 Cairo , Egypt Clay François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Win 16. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT , Monaco Clay Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4 Loss 21. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 3–6, 0–6 Loss 22. 1975 Madrid-2, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 Win 17. 1975 Bournemouth , UK Clay Patrick Proisy 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 Win 18. 1975 Hamburg , West Germany Clay Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Loss 23. 1975 Rome , Italy Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 5–7, 5–7 Win 19. 1975 Båstad , Sweden Clay José Higueras 6–0, 6–3 Win 20. 1975 Indianapolis , U.S. Clay Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2 Win 21. 1975 Toronto , Canada Clay Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–0, 6–1 Win 22. 1975 US Open , New York Clay Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 Loss 24. 1975 Tokyo , Japan Clay Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 Loss 25. 1975 Calcutta , India Clay 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 Germany Clay 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 Germany Clay Eddie Dibbs 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 Loss 28. 1976 Düsseldorf , West Germany Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6, 0–6 Loss 29. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam , U.S. Clay Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6 Win 25. 1976 Kitzbühel , Austria Clay Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 Win 26. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 Win 27. 1976 Madrid , Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 Win 28. 1976 Barcelona , Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 30. 1976 London, UK Carpet Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 4–6 Loss 31. 1976 Stockholm , Sweden Hard (i) Mark Cox 6–4, 5–7, 6–7 Win 29. 1976 Masters , Houston Carpet Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 Loss 32. 1977 Hamburg , West Germany Clay 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 Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3 Win 31. 1977 Boston , U.S. Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 34. 1977 Barcelona , Spain Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 Win 32. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor , Japan Clay Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1 Loss 35. 1977 Manila , Philippines Hard Karl Meiler DEF Win 33. 1978 Boston , U.S. Clay Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3 Win 34. 1979 Munich , West Germany Clay Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 36. 1979 Madrid , Spain Clay Yannick Noah 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 37. 1980 Nice , France Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 0–6, 1–6 Win 35. 1981 Palermo , Italy Clay Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 Win 36. 1982 Bournemouth, UK Clay Ángel Giménez 6–2, 6–0 Loss 38. 1983 Nice , France Clay Henrik Sundström 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Madrid 1968 and 1969 not listed by ATP. Doubles: 42 (23 titles, 20 runner-ups)[ edit ] Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 1969 Barcelona , Spain Clay Patricio Rodríguez 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 , US Hard (i) Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 Loss 1. 1972 Kansas City , US Indoor Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 Win 4. 1972 Salisbury, US Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. Vladimir Zednik 6–4, 6–3 Loss 2. 1972 Hampton , US Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 4–6, 6–7 Loss 3. 1972 Caracas , Venezuela Hard Jim McManus Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–7 Loss 4. 1972 Madrid , Spain Clay Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase Stan Smith 2–6, 2–6 Win 5. 1972 Brussels , Belgium Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 9–7, 6–3 Win 6. 1972 Eastbourne, UK Grass Juan Gisbert Sr. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Andrew Pattison 8–6, 6–2 Win 7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Win 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Mike Estep Ion Țiriac 6–4, 7–6 Loss 5. 1973 Hamburg , West Germany Clay Ion Țiriac Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–7, 6–7, 6–7 Loss 6. 1973 Eastbourne, UK Grass Ion Țiriac Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 Win 9. 1973 Louisville , US Clay Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner John Newcombe 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 Loss 7. 1973 Indianapolis , US Clay Ion Țiriac Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan 3–6, 4–6 Loss 8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 Loss 9. 1974 Tucson , US Hard Tom Edlefsen Charlie Pasarell Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 4–6 Loss 10. 1974 Monte Carlo , Monaco Clay Tony Roche John Alexander Phil Dent 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 Win 10. 1974 Munich , West Germany Clay Antonio Muñoz Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 Win 11. 1974 Gstaad , Switzerland Clay José Higueras Roy Emerson Thomaz Koch 7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 Win 12. 1974 Montreal , Canada Hard Guillermo Vilas Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 Loss 11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Guillermo Vilas Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 Win 13. 1974 Tehran , Iran Clay Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 Win 14. 1974 Buenos Aires , Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–4, 6–3 Win 15. 1975 Bournemouth , UK Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Syd Ball Dick Crealy 8–6, 6–3 Win 16. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 6–3, 7–6 Loss 12. 1975 Båstad , Sweden Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Björn Borg Ove Nils Bengtson 6–7, 5–7 Win 17. 1975 Indianapolis , US Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0 Loss 13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–4, 7–9 Win 18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 Loss 14. 1975 Tokyo , Japan Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 4–6 Win 19. 1975 Calcutta , India Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win 20. 1975 Masters , Stockholm Carpet Juan Gisbert Sr. Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Round robin Win 21. 1976 Valencia , Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Corrado Barazzutti Antonio Zugarelli Win 22. 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret. Loss 15. 1976 Bournemouth, UK Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Fred McNair 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 Loss 16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Juan Gisbert Sr. Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 1–6 Loss 17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 1–6 Loss 18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 Loss 19. 1978 French Open , Paris Clay José Higueras Gene Mayer Hank Pfister 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 Win 23. 1982 Viña del Mar , Chile Clay Raúl Ramírez Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez DEF Loss 20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Angel Gimenez Hans Kary Zoltán Kuhárszky 5–7, 2–6
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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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