Head to head
2
Clay
1
1
Grass
0
Manuel Orantes's wins on the left · Frantisek Pala's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (4)
| 1974 | US Open | Grass | R128 | Manuel Orantes | 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
| 1972 | Davis Cup EUR F: ESP vs TCH | Clay | RR | Frantisek Pala | 7-5 6-4 0-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 1971 | Kitzbuhel | Clay | R16 | Manuel Orantes | 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 1971 | Davis Cup EUR F: TCH vs ESP | Clay | RR | Manuel Orantes | 2-6 6-4 6-2 7-5 |
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.