H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Bob Hewitt vs Manuel Santana H2H: 2-0

Bob Hewitt holds a 2–0 lead over Manuel Santana in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bob Hewitt leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Bob Hewitt won the 1971 Durban final 7-6 6-1 6-1.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Manuel Santana
ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Hewitt 7-6 6-1 6-1 Manuel Santana Match data Apr 4, 1971* F Durban ATP 250 Hard
Bob Hewitt 6-4 6-3 6-0 Manuel Santana Match data May 17, 1970* QF Brussels ATP 250 Clay

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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
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 Bob Hewitt Manuel Santana
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5 1968 38–11 77.6% — 1,814 0 4
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6 1969 25–6 80.6% — 1,907 0 6
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 1970 25–8 75.8% — 1,990 0 8
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 1971 14–7 66.7% — 1,930 0 8
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,865 0 8
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,839 0 8
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 1974 2–3 40.0% #188 1,810 0 8
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11 1975 2–3 40.0% #212 1,758 0 8
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 1976 4–6 40.0% #169 1,693 0 8
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 1977 0–2 0.0% #234 1,678 0 8
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 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 Bob Hewitt 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 %
28 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1968 0 3 3 0.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1969 — — — — 20 4 24 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1970 2 2 4 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
38 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1976 — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
39 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7% — 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 Bob Hewitt 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
28 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83 1968 1814 136.4 — — — — -240 +129 -240 74.5% +1.84 5–6 (45%) — — +0.50
31 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83 1969 1908 142.2 — — — — -262 +167 -244 73.9% +1.81 3–2 (60%) — — +1.37
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46 1970 1990 137.8 — — — — -171 +56 -251 70.9% +1.45 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.51
33 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90 1971 1930 121.8 — — — — -88 +70 — 75.5% +1.69 1–0 1–1 — +2.58
34 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79 1972 1865 102.4 — — — — -91 — — 53.8% +0.46 — 0–1 — +0.61
35 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13 1973 1839 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.11
36 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50 1974 1810 107.0 — — — — — +168 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 1–1 — +0.35
37 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51 1975 1759 107.5 — — — — -73 — — 46.2% +0.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.70
38 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33 1976 1693 110.9 — — — — — +128 — 40.9% -0.77 1–1 — — +1.30
39 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38 1977 1679 112.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.60
40 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22 1978 1678 106.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.12
Career — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39 — 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.