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Manuel Santana

ESPBorn: May 10, 1938right-handed

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134–5570.9% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 374December 31, 1978
Best rankingNo. 145March 10, 1975
Record134–5570.9% wins
Titles1116 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height170 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

ATPno matches recorded in 2026
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Starting pointManuel Santana
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Career path

Ranking progression

18 months represented
First archived ranking
June 3, 1974
Career peak
No. 145
March 10, 1975
Archived observations
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Monthly ranking progressionThe higher the line, the better the player's ranking.No. 145No. 266No. 386197419751978

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Seasons

12 most recent
19781–150% · 0 titles19770–20% · 0 titles19764–640% · 0 titles19752–340% · 0 titles19742–340% · 0 titles19731–233.3% · 0 titles19722–250% · 0 titles197114–766.7% · 0 titles197034–1077.3% · 2 titles196930–683.3% · 3 titles196844–1377.2% · 6 titles

Recent finals

11 career titles
FBerlin 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Christian KuhnkeFDurban 1 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Bob HewittWBarcelona 1970ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Rod LaverWNew York 1 1970ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Stan SmithWKitzbuhel 1969ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Manuel OrantesWBastad 1969ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Ion TiriacFBarcelona 1969ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Manuel OrantesWValencia 1969ATP/WTA main tour Juan GisbertWBarcelona Nationals 1968ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Manuel OrantesFMadrid Real 1968ATP/WTA main tour Manuel OrantesFQuebec City 1968ATP/WTA main tour Thomaz KochWHelsinki 1968ATP/WTA main tour Thomas Lejus
11ATP/WTA main tour
101best-of-five matches
14reached a fifth set
1comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface

Clay87–24111 matches · 78.4% winsCarpet15–1025 matches · 60% winsUnknown13–720 matches · 65% winsHard10–919 matches · 52.6% winsGrass9–514 matches · 64.3% wins

Frequent opponents

Arthur AsheUSA7 matches2–5Clark GraebnerUSA5 matches1–4Manuel OrantesESP5 matches3–2Marty RiessenUSA4 matches4–0Zeljko FranulovicCRO4 matches4–0Bob CarmichaelAUS3 matches2–1Francois JauffretFRA3 matches2–1Herb FitzgibbonUSA3 matches2–1Ion TiriacROU3 matches2–1Jim OsborneUSA3 matches1–2Thomaz KochBRA3 matches1–2Tom OkkerNED3 matches1–2
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Matches

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