TENNIS PLAYER

Manuel Orantes

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Orantes is the 66th most popular tennis player (down from 38th in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from Spain (down from 612th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Manuel Orantes ranks 66 out of 1,569. Before him are Momčilo Tapavica, Mansour Bahrami, Rosemary Casals, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Andrés Gimeno, and Yola Ramírez. After him are Maria Bueno, Philippe Chatrier, William Renshaw, Dorothy Round, Anna Kournikova, and Goran Ivanišević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Manuel Orantes ranks 172. Before him are Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Brad Davis, Hugo Sotil, Nebojša Radmanović, Tommy Ramone, and Christopher Hitchens. After him are Hiroji Imamura, Georges Leekens, Ray Dalio, Ariel Henry, Shusaku Hirasawa, and Andranik Margaryan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Orantes ranks 710 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco de Montejo (1479), Agila I (null), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Jaume Cabré (1947), Thomas of Villanova (1486), and Beatus of Liébana (730). After him are Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), Francisco de Toledo (1515), Lina Romay (1954), and Joan Manuel Serrat (1943).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Spain

Among tennis players born in Spain, Manuel Orantes ranks 5. Before him are Rafael Nadal (1986), Manuel Santana (1938), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1971), and Andrés Gimeno (1937). After him are Conchita Martínez (1972), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980), Carlos Moyá (1976), Carlos Alcaraz (2003), Sergi Bruguera (1971), David Ferrer (1982), and Àlex Corretja (1974).

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