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Manuel Santana def. Herb Fitzgibbon

6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 21, 1968*
Tournament Madrid
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Manuel Santana
Score6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Herb Fitzgibbon

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel SantanaHerb Fitzgibbon
Country ESP USA
Birth dateMay 10, 1938Jul 14, 1942
Age2925
Height170—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6581,602
Career W-L113–5046–38
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Santana 1 – 0 Herb Fitzgibbon

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Path

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1968SF Manuel Orantes 1-6 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1968QF Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1968R16 Fernando Gentil 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Manuel Santana's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Herb Fitzgibbon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1968SF Jan Erik Lundquist 6-2 6-2 10-8W—Match data
Apr 20, 1968QF Colin Stubs 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1968R16 Juan Manuel Couder 6-4 11-9WH2HMatch data
Apr 18, 1968R32 Eduardo Soriano 6-1 6-1W—Match data
Apr 17, 1968R64 Santaella 6-0 6-2W—Match data