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Key facts
- Country sports
- Spain
- Residence
- Barcelona , Spain
- Born
- ( 1949-02-06 ) 6 February 1949 (age 77) , Granada, Spain
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Turned pro
- 1968 (amateur from 1964)
- Plays
- Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $ 1,398,303
- Int tennis hof
- 2012 ( member page )
- Career record
- 724–294
- Highest ranking
- No. 2 (23 August 1973)
- Australian open
- QF ( 1968 )
- French open
- F ( 1974 )
- Wimbledon
- SF ( 1972 )
- Us open
- W ( 1975 )
- Tour finals
- W ( 1976 )
- Olympic games
- F ( 1968, demonstration )
- Davis cup
- F ( 1967 , 1970 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Manuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Granada
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- tennis
- Member of team
- Spain Davis Cup team
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Manuel Orantes c1974.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1949-02-06
- handedness
- left-handedness
- playing hand
- left-handedness
- singles record
- 679–268
- doubles record
- 310–160
- Commons category
- Manuel Orantes
- prize money
- 1398303
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- ranking
- 160
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Encyclopedic overview
Manuel Orantes Corral ( Spanish pronunciation: [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, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final. Orantes reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.
Career
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