 Santana in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Manuel Santana Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1938 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 December 2021 (aged 83) Marbella, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1984 (member page) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 864–227 (79.1%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 94[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1965, Ned Potter)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1961, 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (1968, demonstration) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 20–22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | F (1968, demonstration) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | F (1965Ch, 1967Ch, 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuel Santana Martínez (10 May 1938 – 11 December 2021), also known as Manolo Santana, was a Spanish tennis player. He was ranked as amateur world No. 1 in 1965 by Ned Potter[5] and in 1966 by Lance Tingay[6] and Sport In The USSR.[7]
He won the US Open in 1965 and, before winning Wimbledon the following year, he was quoted as saying "grass is just for cows", favouring artificial surfaces.[8][9]
- ^ "Manuel Santana: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Manuel Santana: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Manuel Santana:Career results". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Robertson, Max; Kramer, Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 321. ISBN 9780670294084.
- ^ a b "Do Aussies net U.S. dollars with tired tennis nomads?". Miami Herald. 11 October 1965. p. 5-D – via newspapers.com.
Australia has yielded its customary top spot to Spain's Manuel Santana.
- ^ "Stolle Ranked Second", The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 October 1966.
- ^ "Around the world..." World Tennis. Vol. 14, no. 8. New York. January 1967. p. 72.
- ^ "Manuel Santana: The first and last Spanish sorcerer backs his apprentice". The Independent. 9 July 2006.
- ^ "Did Health Issues Lead to Manolo Santana's Cause of Death?". US day News. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.