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Manuel Orantes
Spanish tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 75) Granada, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1964) | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,398,303 | |||||||||||||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 2012 (member page) | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 722–292 (71.2%) in pre Open-Era & Open Era[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 2 (23 August 1973) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1968) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | F (1974) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1972) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (1975) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | F (1968, demonstration) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 298–155 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No.1 1975 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1968) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | F (1978) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1972) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1975) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | F (1967Ch, 1970) | |||||||||||||||||
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orantes and the second or maternal family name is Corral.