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Manuel Santana def. Rod Laver

6-4 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 9, 1970*
Tournament Barcelona
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Manuel Santana
Score6-4 6-3 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel SantanaRod Laver
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateMay 10, 1938Aug 9, 1938
Age3232
Height170175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9512,242
Career W-L113–50576–147
Career earnings—$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Santana 0 – 0 Rod Laver

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Path

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 8, 1970SF Zeljko Franulovic 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 8, 1970QF Antonio Munoz 6-2 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1970R16 Jose Guerrero 6-4 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1970R32 Ernesto Aguirre 6-3 6-2 7-5W—Match data

Manuel Santana's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 8, 1970SF Juan Gisbert 6-1 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-4W—Match data
Oct 8, 1970QF Manuel Orantes 3-6 6-0 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1970R16 Graham Stilwell 6-0 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1970R32 U Unknown 6-2 6-3 6-2W—Match data