Manuel Santana def. Arthur Ashe

6-1 6-3

Manuel Santana defeated Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-3 in the 1968 Philadelphia Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldManuel SantanaArthur Ashe
Country ESP USA
Birth dateMay 10, 1938Jul 10, 1943
Age2924
Height170 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,4911,602
Current career W-L113–50792–256
Current career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Manuel Santana's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Torben Ulrich 6-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1968QF

Manuel Santana's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Leschly 8-6 6-3WMatch dataFeb 14, 1968F

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker 7-5 11-9WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1968QF
Dick Stockton 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1968R16