H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Manuel Santana H2H: 4-2

Arthur Ashe holds a 4–2 lead over Manuel Santana in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Manuel Santana leads 2–1 on carpet, while Arthur Ashe leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Newport round of 16 7-5 6-2.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Manuel Santana
ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #22 7-5 6-2 Manuel Santana Match data Jul 14, 1978* R16 Newport ATP 250 Grass
Manuel Santana 6-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 9, 1970 RR New York ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4 Manuel Santana Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 7-5 3-6 7-5 Manuel Santana Match data Mar 30, 1968* QF New York 1 ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Santana 6-1 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 13, 1968* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-1 6-4 Manuel Santana Match data Jan 13, 1968* SF San Juan ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Manuel Santana #374 #145 0 1,993 113 50 69.3% 0 0 0 0 8 8

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arthur Ashe Manuel Santana
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 — — — — — — —
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 — — — — — — —
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 — — — — — — —
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 — — — — — — —
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 — — — — — — —
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 1968 38–11 77.6% — 1,814 0 4
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 1969 25–6 80.6% — 1,907 0 6
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 1970 25–8 75.8% — 1,990 0 8
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 1971 14–7 66.7% — 1,930 0 8
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,865 0 8
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,839 0 8
36 — — — — — — — 1974 2–3 40.0% #188 1,810 0 8
37 — — — — — — — 1975 2–3 40.0% #212 1,758 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1976 4–6 40.0% #169 1,693 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 1977 0–2 0.0% #234 1,678 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,677 0 8

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arthur Ashe Manuel Santana
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1968 0 3 3 0.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1969 — — — — 20 4 24 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1970 2 2 4 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% — 9 10 19 47.4% 79 24 103 76.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 11 27 59.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arthur Ashe Manuel Santana
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59 1968 1814 136.4 — — — — -240 +129 -240 74.5% +1.84 5–6 (45%) — — +0.50
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11 1969 1908 142.2 — — — — -262 +167 -244 73.9% +1.81 3–2 (60%) — — +1.37
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81 1970 1990 137.8 — — — — -171 +56 -251 70.9% +1.45 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.51
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42 1971 1930 121.8 — — — — -88 +70 — 75.5% +1.69 1–0 1–1 — +2.58
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43 1972 1865 102.4 — — — — -91 — — 53.8% +0.46 — 0–1 — +0.61
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71 1973 1839 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.11
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1810 107.0 — — — — — +168 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 1–1 — +0.35
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1759 107.5 — — — — -73 — — 46.2% +0.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.70
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1693 110.9 — — — — — +128 — 40.9% -0.77 1–1 — — +1.30
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1679 112.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.60
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1678 106.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.12
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 1993 138.0 — — — — -159 +119 -245 68.9% +1.40 16–15 (52%) 5–9 (36%) 94.0 +4.78

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.