Manuel Orantes def. Manuel Santana

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

Manuel Orantes defeated Manuel Santana 6-2 6-8 5-7 6-3 8-6 in the 1968 Madrid Real final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesManuel Santana
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949May 10, 1938
Age1930
Height178 cm170 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6461,789
Current career W-L693–283113–50
Current career earnings$1,398,303

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Manuel Couder 6-1 6-8 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 1968SF
Enrique Guerrero 6-2 6-3WMatch dataOct 6, 1968QF
Pedro Sotomayor 6-1 6-1WMatch dataOct 5, 1968R16
B Cursach 6-1 6-0WMatch dataOct 4, 1968R32
Bernard Gerhardt 6-4 6-1WMatch dataOct 3, 1968R64

Manuel Orantes's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Manuel Santana's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3WMatch dataOct 6, 1968SF
Jose Luis Arillla 6-3 6-1WMatch dataOct 6, 1968QF
E Morales 6-1 6-2WMatch dataOct 5, 1968R16
Jose Carlos Olcese 6-0 6-2WMatch dataOct 4, 1968R32