Back مانويل سانتانا Arabic مانويل سانتانا ARZ Manuel Santana AST Manuel Santana Martínez Catalan Manuel Santana Czech Manuel Santana German Μανόλο Σαντάνα Greek Manolo Santana Spanish Manuel Santana Basque مانوئل سانتانا Persian
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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