F Madrid 1968

Manuel Santana def. Herb Fitzgibbon

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

Manuel Santana defeated Herb Fitzgibbon 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1968 Madrid final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldManuel SantanaHerb Fitzgibbon
Country ESP USA
Birth dateMay 10, 1938Jul 14, 1942
Age2925
Height170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6581,603
Current career W-L113–5046–38

Path

Manuel Santana's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Manuel Orantes 1-6 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1968SF
Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1968QF
Fernando Gentil 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1968R16

Manuel Santana's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Herb Fitzgibbon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Erik Lundquist 6-2 6-2 10-8WMatch dataApr 20, 1968SF
Colin Stubs 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1968QF
Juan Manuel Couder 6-4 11-9WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1968R16
Eduardo Soriano 6-1 6-1WMatch dataApr 18, 1968R32
Santaella 6-0 6-2WMatch dataApr 17, 1968R64