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Manuel Orantes def. Manuel Santana

6-2 6-8 5-7 6-3 8-6

Match Information

Date Oct 7, 1968*
Tournament Madrid Real
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score6-2 6-8 5-7 6-3 8-6
Loser Manuel Santana

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesManuel Santana
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949May 10, 1938
Age1930
Height178170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6131,791
Career W-L696–286113–50
Career earnings$1,398,303—
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 – 1 Manuel Santana

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Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1968SF Juan Manuel Couder 6-1 6-8 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1968QF Enrique Guerrero 6-2 6-3W—Match data
Oct 5, 1968R16 Pedro Sotomayor 6-1 6-1W—Match data
Oct 4, 1968R32 B Cursach 6-1 6-0W—Match data
Oct 3, 1968R64 Bernard Gerhardt 6-4 6-1W—Match data

Manuel Orantes's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1968SF Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3W—Match data
Oct 6, 1968QF Jose Luis Arillla 6-3 6-1W—Match data
Oct 5, 1968R16 E Morales 6-1 6-2W—Match data
Oct 4, 1968R32 Jose Carlos Olcese 6-0 6-2W—Match data