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{{Short description|Spanish tennis player (born 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name                        = Manuel Orantes
|image                       =Manuel Orantes c1974.jpg
|nickname                    =
|country                     = {{flagu|Spain}}
|residence                   = [[Barcelona]], Spain
|birth_date                  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|2|6}}
|birth_place                 = [[Granada, Spain]]
|height                      = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Manuel Orantes|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Or/M/Manuel-Orantes.aspx|website=atpworldtour.com|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]]|access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref>
|turnedpro                   = 1968 (amateur from 1964)
|retired                     = 1983
|plays                       = Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney            = [[US$|$]]1,398,303
|tennishofyear               = 2012
|tennishofid                 = manuel-orantes
|singlesrecord               = {{tennis record|won=722|lost=292}} in pre Open-Era & [[Open Era]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Manuel Orantes: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player_input_enc=ORANTES%2C+MANUEL&player_input=ORANTES%2C+MANUEL&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennis Base|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
|singlestitles               = 36
|highestsinglesranking       = No. 2 (23 August 1973)
|AustralianOpenresult        = QF ([[1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1968]])
|FrenchOpenresult            = F ([[1974 French Open – Men's singles|1974]])
|Wimbledonresult             = SF ([[1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1972]])
|USOpenresult                = '''W''' ([[1975 US Open – Men's singles|1975]])
|Othertournaments            = yes
|MastersCupresult            = '''W''' ([[1976 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles|1976]])
|Olympicsresult              = F ([[Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968, demonstration]])
|doublesrecord               = 298–155
|doublestitles               = 23
|highestdoublesranking       = No.1 1975

|currentdoublesranking       =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF ([[1968 Australian Championships – Men's doubles|1968]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult     = F ([[1978 French Open|1978]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult      = QF ([[1972 Wimbledon Championships|1972]])
|USOpenDoublesresult         = 3R ([[1975 US Open (tennis)|1975]])
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1967 Davis Cup|1967<sup>Ch</sup>]], [[1970 Davis Cup|1970]])
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry|{{ESP|1945}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1971 Mediterranean Games|1971 İzmir]]|Singles}}
{{MedalGold | [[1971 Mediterranean Games|1971 İzmir]]|Doubles}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1967 Mediterranean Games|1967 Tunis]]|Doubles}}
}}

{{family name hatnote|Orantes|Corral|lang=Spanish}}
'''Manuel Orantes Corral''' ({{IPA|es|maˈnwel oˈɾantes koˈral}}; born 6 February 1949) is a Spanish former professional [[tennis]] player. He won 36 career singles titles, including the [[1975 US Open – Men's singles|1975 US Open]], defeating defending champion [[Jimmy Connors]] in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles [[ATP rankings|ranking]] of world No. 2.

==Career==
On 7 September 1975 Orantes defeated top-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] in straight sets in the final of the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] at Forest Hills, New York, where he "destroyed Connors' usually furious attacking game with popcorn balls"<ref name=":conora1975">{{cite news|date=8 September 1975|title=Connors falls in Open showdown|newspaper=Herald-Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZV4sAAAAIBAJ&dq=Connors+orantes&pg=PA5|accessdate=28 July 2025}}</ref> 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 Masters|Rome]] (1972), [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]] (1972 & 1975), [[Canada Masters|Canada]] (1975), [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]] (1975), the U.S. Claycourt Championships (1973, 1975 & 1977), the U.S. Pro in Boston (1977 & 1978) and the [[Tennis Masters Cup|Masters]] in 1976. He also reached 35 finals, including the [[French Open]] (1974), [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] (1973), [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]] (1970), [[Canada Masters|Canada]] (1973 & 1974), [[Rome Masters|Rome]] (1973 & 1975), and [[Hamburg Masters|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)===

{|class=wikitable
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:135px"|Opponent
!style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1974||style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open]]||Clay||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]||6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1975||style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]||Clay||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]||6–4, 6–3, 6–3
|}

===Doubles (1 runner-up)===

{|class=wikitable
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:135px"|Partner
!style="width:135px"|Opponents
!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1978||style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open]]||Clay||{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[José Higueras]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Mayer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]]||3–6, 2–6, 2–6
|}

==Other significant finals==
===Year-end championship===

====Singles: 1 (1 title)====
{|class=wikitable
!Result
!Year
!style="width:140px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:175px"|Opponent
!style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1976||style="background:#ffc;"|[[ATP Finals|Masters]]||Carpet (i)||{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]||5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 6–1
|}

===Doubles (1 runner-up)===

{|class=wikitable
!Result
!Year
!style="width:140px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:175px"|Partner
!style="width:175px"|Opponent
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1975||style="background:#ffc;"|[[ATP Finals|Masters]]||Carpet (i)||{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Juan Gisbert Sr.]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]]||''Round robin''
|}

==ATP career finals==
===Singles: 74 (36 titles, 38 runner-ups)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:20px"|No.
!style="width:35px"|Year
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:175px"|Opponent
!style="width:175px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1.
|1968
|[[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]
|2–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1.
|1968
|[[1968 Real Madrid Torneo|Madrid]], Spain*<ref>{{cite web|title=1968 Real Madrid Tournament Draw|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=tournament&accion=draw&cuadro=1&torneo=17663&nomTorneo=REAL%20MADRID&year=1968&cnt=&fase=&tipoTorneoTeam=#aki|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennis Base|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Santana]]
|6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 8–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2.
|1969
|[[Macon Open (tennis)|Macon]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Macon Indoorr/Macon Open Roll of honour|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=tournament&accion=honour&cnt=&fase=&tipoTorneoTeam=&nomTorneo=MACON%20INDOOR#datosHonor|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennis Base|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]]
|10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 9–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3.
|1969
|[[1971 Torneo Godó|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Santana
|6–4, 7–5, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.
|1969
||[[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Manuel Santana]]
|4–6, 2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4.
|1969
|[[1969 Real Madrid Torneo|Madrid]], Spain*<ref>{{cite web|title=Real Madrid Tournament Draw 1969|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=tournament&accion=draw&cuadro=1&torneo=17919&nomTorneo=REAL%20MADRID&year=1969&cnt=&fase=&tipoTorneoTeam=#aki|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennis Base|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Barry Philips-Moore
|8–6, 6–3, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3.
|1970
|[[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]], Monaco
|Clay
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Željko Franulović]]
|4–6, 3–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4.
|1970
|[[Argentina Open|Buenos Aires]], Argentina
|Clay
|{{flagicon|YUG}} Željko Franulović
|4–6, 2–6, 0–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5.
|1971
|Caracas, Venezuela
|Clay
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Thomaz Koch]]
|6–7, 1–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss 
|6.
|1971
|[[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clark Graebner]]
|Abandoned 
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5.
|1971
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]]
|6–4, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6.
|1972
|Caracas, Venezuela
|Hard
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Haroon Rahim]]
|6–4, 7–5, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7.
|1972
|Johannesburg, South Africa
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]]
|4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7.
|1972
|[[1972 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]], Italy
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]]
|4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8.
|1972
|Brussels, Belgium
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Andrés Gimeno]]
|6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9.
|1972
|[[1972 Grand Prix German Open|Hamburg]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Panatta]]
|6–3, 9–8, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10.
|1972
|[[Swedish Open|Båstad]], Sweden
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]]
|6–4, 6–3, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8.
|1972
|[[South Orange Open|South Orange]], U.S.
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|4–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9.
|1972
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš
|3–6, 2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|11.
|1973
|Valencia, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta
|6–4, 6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|12.
|1973
|[[ATP Nice|Nice]], France
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta
|7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|10.
|1973
|[[Rome Masters|Rome]], Italy
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|1–6, 1–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11.
|1973
|[[Swedish Open|Båstad]], Sweden
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]
|4–6, 2–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|12.
|1973
|[[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
|Abandoned 
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|13.
|1973
|[[1973 Louisville Open|Louisville]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]]
|3–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|13.
|1973
|[[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|7–5, 3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|14.
|1973
|[[1973 U.S. Clay Court Championships|Indianapolis]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Georges Goven]]
|6–4, 6–1, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|14.
|1973
|[[Canada Masters|Toronto]], Canada
|Clay
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]
|3–6, 2–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|15.
|1973
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–2, 1–6, 6–8, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|16.
|1974
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|[[French Open]], Paris
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]
|6–2, 7–6, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|17.
|1974
|[[Swiss Open (tennis)|Gstaad]], Switzerland
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
|1–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|18.
|1974
|[[Canada Masters|Toronto]], Canada
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas
|4–6, 2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|19.
|1974
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–8, 7–9, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|20.
|1974
|[[Argentina Open|Buenos Aires]], Argentina
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas
|3–6, 6–0, 5–7, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|15.
|1975
|[[Cairo Open|Cairo]], Egypt
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Jauffret]]
|6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|16.
|1975
|[[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo WCT]], Monaco
|Clay
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]
|6–2, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|21.
|1975
|Valencia, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|3–6, 0–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|22.
|1975
|Madrid-2, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–7, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|17.
|1975
|[[1975 British Hard Court Championships|Bournemouth]], UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Proisy]]
|6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|18.
|1975
|[[1975 Grand Prix German Open|Hamburg]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš
|3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|23.
|1975
|[[Rome Masters|Rome]], Italy
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|6–7, 5–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|19.
|1975
|[[Swedish Open|Båstad]], Sweden
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[José Higueras]]
|6–0, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|20.
|1975
|[[1975 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships|Indianapolis]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]
|6–2, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|21.
|1975
|[[Canada Masters|Toronto]], Canada
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|7–6, 6–0, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|22.
|1975
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], New York
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|6–4, 6–3, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|24.
|1975
|[[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo]], Japan
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|4–6, 5–7, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|25.
|1975
|[[Indian Open (tennis)|Calcutta]], India
|Clay
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
|5–7, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|23.
|1976
|Valencia, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kjell Johansson (tennis)|Kjell Johansson]]
|6–2, 6–2, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|24.
|1976
|[[BMW Open|Munich]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler]]
|6–1, 6–4, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|26.
|1976
|Bournemouth, UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
|2–6, 9–7, 2–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|27.
|1976
|[[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]]
|4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|28.
|1976
|[[Düsseldorf Grand Prix|Düsseldorf]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
|2–6, 2–6, 0–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|29.
|1976
|[[Pepsi Grand Slam]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|4–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|25.
|1976
|[[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš
|7–6, 6–2, 7–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|26.
|1976
|Tehran, Iran
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|27.
|1976
|[[Madrid Tennis Grand Prix|Madrid]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs
|7–6, 6–2, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|28.
|1976
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs
|6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|30.
|1976
|London, UK
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|31.
|1976
|[[Stockholm Open|Stockholm]], Sweden
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]]
|6–4, 5–7, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|29.
|1976
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|[[Tennis Masters Cup|Masters]], Houston
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
|5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|32.
|1977
|[[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Bertolucci]]
|3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|33.
|1977
|[[ATP Stratton Mountain|North Conway]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]
|6–2, 4–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|30.
|1977
|[[ATP Houston|Indianapolis]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
|6–1, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|31.
|1977
|[[1977 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|Boston]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs
|7–6, 7–5, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|34.
|1977
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
|2–6, 5–7, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|32.
|1977
|[[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo Outdoor]], Japan
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kim Warwick]]
|6–2, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|35.
|1977
|[[Philippine International Tennis Tournament|Manila]], Philippines
|Hard
|{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler
|DEF
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|33.
|1978
|[[1978 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|Boston]], U.S.
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]]
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|34.
|1979
|[[BMW Open|Munich]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]
|6–3, 6–2, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|36.
|1979
|[[Madrid Tennis Grand Prix|Madrid]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]]
|3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|37.
|1980
|[[ATP Nice|Nice]], France
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
|2–6, 0–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|35.
|1981
|[[Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia|Palermo]], Italy
|Clay
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Pedro Rebolledo]]
|6–4, 6–0, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|36.
|1982
|Bournemouth, UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ángel Giménez]]
|6–2, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|38.
|1983
|[[ATP Nice|Nice]], France
|Clay
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Sundström]]
|5–7, 6–4, 3–6
|}
*''Madrid 1968 and 1969 not listed by ATP.''

===Doubles: 42 (23 titles, 20 runner-ups)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:20px"|No.
!style="width:35px"|Year
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:175px"|Partner
!style="width:175px"|Opponents
!style="width:175px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1.
|1969
|[[Open Seat|Barcelona]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Rodríguez
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Addison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Keldie]]
|8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2.
|1971
|New York City, US
|Indoor
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Juan Gisbert Sr.]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]<br>{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Haroon Rahim]]
|7–6, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3.
|1971
|[[ATP Memphis|Salisbury]], US
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clark Graebner]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Thomaz Koch]]
|6–3, 4–6, 7–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1.
|1972
|[[Kansas City Open (tennis)|Kansas City]], US
|Indoor
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Andrés Gimeno]]
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]]<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ion Țiriac]]
|7–6, 4–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4.
|1972
|Salisbury, US
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.<br>{{flagicon|TCH}} Vladimir Zednik
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.
|1972
|[[Hampton Grand Prix|Hampton]], US
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|4–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3.
|1972
|[[Caracas]], Venezuela
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]]
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Patricio Cornejo]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]]
|4–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4.
|1972
|[[Madrid Tennis Grand Prix|Madrid]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]
|2–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5.
|1972
|[[Brussels]], Belgium
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Fillol
|9–7, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6.
|1972
|Eastbourne, UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|GRE|1970}} [[Nicholas Kalogeropoulos]]<br>{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[Andrew Pattison]]
|8–6, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7.
|1972
|Barcelona, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–3, 3–6, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8.
|1973
|Barcelona, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep]]<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|6–4, 7–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5.
|1973
|[[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]]
|6–7, 6–7, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6.
|1973
|Eastbourne, UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Nils Bengtson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus
|4–6, 6–4, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9.
|1973
|[[Louisville Tennis Classic|Louisville]], US
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]]
|0–6, 6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|7.
|1973
|[[ATP Houston|Indianapolis]], US
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Carmichael]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8.
|1973
|Barcelona, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Antonio Muñoz (tennis)|Antonio Muñoz]]
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]
|6–4, 3–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9.
|1974
|[[Tucson]], US
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Edlefsen]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Pasarell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]
|4–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|10.
|1974
|[[Monte-Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]], Monaco
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Roche]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]
|6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10.
|1974
|[[BMW Open|Munich]], West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Muñoz
|{{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
|2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|11.
|1974
|[[Swiss Open (tennis)|Gstaad]], Switzerland
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[José Higueras]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Thomaz Koch
|7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|12.
|1974
|[[Canada Masters|Toronto]], Canada
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
|6–1, 2–6, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11.
|1974
|Barcelona, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–3, 0–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|13.
|1974
|[[1974 Aryamehr Cup|Tehran]], Iran
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]]
|7–6, 2–6, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|14.
|1974
|[[Argentina Open|Buenos Aires]], Argentina
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas
|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner<br>{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Thomaz Koch
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|15.
|1975
|[[Bournemouth]], UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Syd Ball]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]]
|8–6, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|16.
|1975
|Hamburg, West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]<br>{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]]
|6–3, 7–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|12.
|1975
|[[Swedish Open|Båstad]], Sweden
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} Ove Nils Bengtson
|6–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|17.
|1975
|[[ATP Houston|Indianapolis]], US
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]]
|7–5, 6–0
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|13.
|1975
|Madrid, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš<br>{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
|6–7, 6–4, 7–9
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|18.
|1975
|Tehran, Iran
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan
|7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|14.
|1975
|[[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo]], Japan
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|6–7, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|19.
|1975
|[[Indian Open (tennis)|Calcutta]], India
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
|1–6, 6–4, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|20.
|1975
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|[[Tennis Masters Cup|Masters]], Stockholm
|Carpet 
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]]<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]]
|''Round robin''
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|21.
|1976
|[[Valencia]], Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Zugarelli]]
|
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|22.
|1976
|Munich, West Germany
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender<br>{{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
|1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret.
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|15.
|1976
|Bournemouth, UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]]
|6–4, 5–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|16.
|1976
|Montreal, Canada
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|2–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|17.
|1976
|Tehran, Iran
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|5–7, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|18.
|1977
|Madrid, Spain
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Antonio Muñoz
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan
|7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|19.
|1978
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|[[French Open]], Paris
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José Higueras
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Mayer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]]
|3–6, 2–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|23.
|1982
|[[Viña del Mar]], Chile
|Clay
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Aubone]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ángel Giménez]]
|DEF
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|20.
|1982
|Buenos Aires, Argentina
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Angel Gimenez
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Kary]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Kuhárszky]]
|5–7, 2–6
|}

==Grand Slam singles performance timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament!!1968!!1969!![[1970 Grand Prix (tennis)|1970]]!![[1971 Grand Prix (tennis)|1971]]!![[1972 Grand Prix (tennis)|1972]]!![[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|1973]]!![[1974 Grand Prix (tennis)|1974]]!![[1975 Grand Prix (tennis)|1975]]!![[1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|1976]]!![[1977 Grand Prix (tennis)|1977]]!![[1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|1978]]!![[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979]]!![[1980 Grand Prix (tennis)|1980]]!![[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981]]!![[1982 Grand Prix (tennis)|1982]]!![[1983 Grand Prix (tennis)|1983]]!!SR!!{{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}}!!{{nowrap|Win %}}
|-
|align=left|{{nowrap|[[Australian Open]]}}
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 1 || 3–1 || {{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1968 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1969 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1970 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1971 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[1972 French Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1973 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=D8BFD8|[[1974 French Open – Men's singles|F]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1975 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1976 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1978 French Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1980 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1981 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1983 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|0 / 14 || 31–11 || {{Tennis win percentage|won=31|lost=11|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 7 || 11–7 || {{Tennis win percentage|won=11|lost=7|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1969 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1971 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1972 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1973 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1974 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=lime|[[1975 US Open – Men's singles|'''W''']]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1976 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[1977 US Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1978 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|1 / 9 || 25–8 || {{Tennis win percentage|won=25|lost=8|integer=yes}}
|-
!style=text-align:left|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
!{{nowrap|1 / 31}} !! {{nowrap|70–27}} !! {{Tennis win percentage|won=70|lost=27|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left|'''Year-end ranking'''
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|bgcolor=#EEE8AA|5
|11
|bgcolor=#EEE8AA|5
|bgcolor=#EEE8AA|4
|bgcolor=#EEE8AA|7
|12
|19
|58
|45
|41
|74
|colspan=3|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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