Manuel Orantes

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Manuel Orantes, born February 5, 1949 in Granada, Spain was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s.

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.

Overall, he won 33 singles titles, including Rome (1972), Hamburg (1972 & 1975), Canada (1975) and the Masters in 1977 (1976 season). 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.

1 Grand Slam singles finals
- 1.1 Wins (1)
- 1.2 Runner-ups (1)
2 Singles Success

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1975	U.S. Open	Jimmy Connors	6-4, 6-3, 6-3

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1974	French Open	Björn Borg	6-2, 7-6, 0-6, 1-6, 1-6

[edit] Singles Success

Singles Titles (33):

1969 - Barcelona
1971 - Barcelona WCT
1972 - Rome, Hamburg, Caracas, Brussels, Bastad
1973 - Nice, Valencia, Louisville, Indianapolis
1975 - US Open (Clay), Hamburg, Canada, Cairo, Monte Carlo WCT, Bournemouth, Bastad, Indianapolis
1976 - Masters, Valencia, Munich, Kitzbuhel, Tehran, Madrid, Barcelona
1977 - Boston, Tokyo Outdoor, Indianapolis
1978 - Boston
1979 - Munich
1981 - Palermo
1982 - Bournemouth