# Manuel Orantes

Manuel Orantes Corral (Spanish pronunciation:; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won 36 career singles titles, including the 1975 US Open, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.

## Career

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.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1974 | French Open | Clay | Björn Borg | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1975 | US Open | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1978 | French Open | Clay | José Higueras | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |

## Other significant finals
### Year-end championship
#### Singles: 1 (1 title)

| 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)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1975 | Masters | Carpet (i) | Juan Gisbert Sr. | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Round robin |

## ATP Career finals
### Singles: 74 (36 titles, 38 runner-ups)

| 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* | Hard (i) | Manuel Santana | 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1969 | Macon, U.S. | 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* | 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)

| 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 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| French Open | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | SF | 2R | F | 1R | QF | A | QF | 4R | 4R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 14 | 31–11 | 74% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | SF | A | 4R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | 61% |
| US Open | A | 2R | A | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | W | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 9 | 25–8 | 76% |
| Win–loss | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–3 | 3–2 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1 / 31 | 70–27 | 72% |
| Year-end ranking | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 45 | 41 | 74 | | | |