Manuel Orantes Corral (; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional

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player. He won 36 career singles titles, including the 1975 US Open, defeating defending champion

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in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles

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of world No. 2.

Career

On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded

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

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in the final of the

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, 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

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(1972),

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(1972 & 1975),

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(1975),

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(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

(1974),

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(1973),

(1970),

(1973 & 1974),

(1973 & 1975), and

(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

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in 2012.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Other significant finals

Year-end championship

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ATP Career finals

Singles: 74 (36 titles, 38 runner-ups)

*''Madrid 1968 and 1969 not listed by ATP.''

Doubles: 42 (23 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

References

External links

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