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Arthur Ashe def. Manuel Santana

7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4
Loser Manuel Santana

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheManuel Santana
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJul 10, 1943May 10, 1938
Age2631
Height185170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9001,935
Career W-L800–258113–50
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 2 1 Manuel Santana

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Jim Osborne 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Dick Crealy 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Dick Stockton 6-2 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1969QF Ken Rosewall 8-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Bob Mckinley 6-4 6-4 7-9 6-2WMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jean Pierre Courcol 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 William Higgins 6-2 7-5 6-1WMatch data