Career 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Manuel Orantes takes it, 8–0 on categories Orantes wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Spear 283 matches, Orantes 979 matches.
Orantes averages 13.4 games won a match to Spear’s 11.3 (19% more). Orantes has the better sets won %: 68 to Spear’s 43.2. Orantes averages 1.7 sets won a match to Spear’s 1.1 (59% more). Best single match: Orantes 36 games won, Spear 28. Winners’ edge: Orantes’s team won 72%, Spear’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Orantes has 979 matches across 17 seasons, Spear 283 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 37 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
11.3 3,199 total · best 28 Games wonper game 13.4 13,145 total · best 36
43.2 Sets won % 68.0
48.1 Games won % 57.5
0.0 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 73 total · best 1
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Head to head 0 6 matches since 1970 6
Clay · 3 matches Spear 0 Orantes 3 Hard · 1 match Spear 0 Orantes 1 Carpet · 1 match Spear 0 Orantes 1 Last meetings 8 Nov 1976 · Stockholm · Round of 16 · Hard Orantes won 6-1 6-2 17 Nov 1975 · Calcutta · Round of 32 · Carpet Orantes won 6-2 6-3 21 Apr 1975 · Madrid · Semifinal · Clay Orantes won 2-6 6-1 6-1 7 Apr 1975 · Barcelona · Quarterfinal · Clay Orantes won 6-3 6-3 24 Apr 1972 · Rome · Round of 64 · Clay Orantes won 6-2 6-1 16 July 1970 · Davis Cup EUR F: ESP vs YUG · Round robin Orantes won 6-4 6-2 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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