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Andres Gimeno def. Manuel Santana

4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 1-0 ABD

Match Information

Date Jun 6, 1969*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Andres Gimeno
Score4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 1-0 ABD
Loser Manuel Santana

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAndres GimenoManuel Santana
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateAug 3, 1937May 10, 1938
Age3131
Height185170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9101,849
Career W-L246–131113–50
Career earnings$2,500
Pre-match H2H
Andres Gimeno 0 0 Manuel Santana

Path

Andres Gimeno's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 Peter Marmureanu 6-4 6-1 6-0WMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 Ingo Buding 6-1 6-3 8-6WMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Nicola Spear (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Andres Gimeno's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 8, 1969QF Rod Laver 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3LH2HMatch data

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 Ion Tiriac 6-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Cliff Drysdale 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data