Head to head
Rivalry summary
Jose-Luis Clerc and Manuel Orantes met 5 times on the ATP tour between 1978 and 1982. Jose-Luis Clerc leads the head-to-head 3–2 against Manuel Orantes. By surface, Clerc leads 3–2 on clay.
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Clay
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Jose-Luis Clerc's wins on the left · Manuel Orantes's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (5)
| 1982 | Monte-Carlo | Clay | QF | Jose-Luis Clerc | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1981 | Boston | Clay | QF | Jose-Luis Clerc | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1979 | Madrid | Clay | SF | Manuel Orantes | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 1979 | Nations Cup | Clay | RR | Jose-Luis Clerc | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 1978 | Indianapolis | Clay | R16 | Manuel Orantes | 6-3 6-1 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.