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A. Ashe#22 def. M. Santana#352

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 14, 1978*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	A. Ashe
Score	7-5 6-2
Loser	M. Santana

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	A. Ashe	M. Santana
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	May 10, 1938
Age	35	40
Height	185	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	22	352
Ranking points (entering)	—	0
Elo (entering)	1,918	1,647
Career W-L	800–258	113–50
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

A. Ashe 3 – 2 M. Santana

Path

A. Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	C. Dunk	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

A. Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	QF	B. Mitton	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

M. Santana's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	W. Blocher	6-7 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data