Manuel Santana
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | 2 | 4 | 6 | Jul 14, 1978 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 17, 1969 | H2H |
| Clark Graebner | 0 | 4 | 4 | Apr 26, 1970 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 4 | 0 | 4 | Mar 28, 1969 | H2H |
| Jim Osborne | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 18, 1971 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Manuel Santana vs Alex Kurucz H2H: 1-0 (incl. walkovers)
Manuel Santana vs Alex Kurucz: 0–0 excluding walkovers; 1–0 including 1 walkover. Across 1 main-draw results including walkovers, Manuel Santana leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Manuel Santana won the 1969 Barcelona Open round of 64 W/O.
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H2H including walkovers
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Santana | (w/o) | Alex Kurucz | Match data | May 14, 1969* | R64 | Barcelona Open | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Santana | #374 | #145 | 0 | 1,993 | 113 | 50 | 69.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Alex Kurucz | — | — | — | 1,509 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 38–11 | 77.6% | — | 1,814 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 25–6 | 80.6% | — | 1,907 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 25–8 | 75.8% | — | 1,990 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 14–7 | 66.7% | — | 1,930 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,865 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,839 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #188 | 1,810 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #212 | 1,758 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #169 | 1,693 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #234 | 1,678 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #374 | 1,677 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 31 | 4 | 35 | 88.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 79 | 24 | 103 | 76.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1814 | 136.4 | — | — | — | — | -240 | +129 | -240 | 74.5% | +1.84 | 5–6 (45%) | — | — | +0.49 | 1968 | 1509 | 102.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | +1.17 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.04 |
| 1969 | 1908 | 142.2 | — | — | — | — | -262 | +167 | -244 | 73.9% | +1.81 | 3–2 (60%) | — | — | +1.37 | 1969 | 1491 | 106.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5% | -0.75 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.31 |
| 1970 | 1990 | 137.8 | — | — | — | — | -171 | +56 | -251 | 70.9% | +1.45 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.5 | +0.51 | 1970 | 1449 | 100.5 | — | — | — | — | — | -5 | — | 23.1% | -1.85 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.17 |
| 1971 | 1930 | 121.8 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +70 | — | 75.5% | +1.69 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +2.58 | 1972 | 1434 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.14 | — | — | — | -0.28 |
| 1972 | 1865 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -91 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.46 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.61 | 1973 | 1428 | 100.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.11 |
| 1973 | 1839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.11 | 1974 | 1414 | 99.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.33 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.25 |
| 1974 | 1810 | 107.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +169 | — | 50.0% | +0.30 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1759 | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | -73 | — | — | 46.2% | +0.15 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 | — | +0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1693 | 110.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +128 | — | 40.9% | -0.77 | 1–1 | — | — | +1.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1679 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.75 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1678 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.20 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1993 | 138.1 | — | — | — | — | -159 | +119 | -245 | 68.9% | +1.40 | 16–15 (52%) | 5–9 (36%) | 94.0 | +4.77 | Career | 1509 | 104.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -5 | — | 28.2% | -1.28 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–1 | — | -4.46 |
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.
Alex Kurucz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belus Prajoux | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 24, 1974 | — |
| Phil Dent | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 13, 1973 | — |
| Geoff Masters | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 4, 1972 | — |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jun 7, 1972 | — |
| Patrice Dominguez | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 19, 1972 | — |