# Manuel Santana vs Billy Higgins — Head-to-Head Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/manuel-santana-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4590182&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063 Tour: ATP Manuel Santana holds a 1–0 lead over Billy Higgins in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Manuel Santana leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Manuel Santana won the 1969 US Open round of 128 6-2 7-5 6-1. ## Overall - Manuel Santana: 1 wins - Billy Higgins: 0 wins - Total meetings: 1 ## By surface - Grass: Manuel Santana 1 - 0 Billy Higgins ## By tournament category - Grand Slam: Manuel Santana 1 - 0 Billy Higgins ## Surface results by age Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison. | Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % | | ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Hard | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% | | 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Clay | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% | | 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% | | 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Clay | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% | | 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Clay | 1-0 | 1 | 100.0% | | 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 30 | Manuel Santana | 1968 | Hard | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% | | 30 | Manuel Santana | 1968 | Clay | 31-4 | 35 | 88.6% | | 30 | Manuel Santana | 1968 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% | | 30 | Manuel Santana | 1968 | Carpet | 5-3 | 8 | 62.5% | | 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Clay | 3-6 | 9 | 33.3% | | 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 31 | Manuel Santana | 1969 | Clay | 20-4 | 24 | 83.3% | | 31 | Manuel Santana | 1969 | Grass | 3-1 | 4 | 75.0% | | 31 | Manuel Santana | 1969 | Carpet | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% | | 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Hard | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% | | 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Clay | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% | | 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 32 | Manuel Santana | 1970 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% | | 32 | Manuel Santana | 1970 | Clay | 14-4 | 18 | 77.8% | | 32 | Manuel Santana | 1970 | Grass | 3-1 | 4 | 75.0% | | 32 | Manuel Santana | 1970 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% | | 32 | Billy Higgins | 1974 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% | | 33 | Manuel Santana | 1971 | Hard | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% | | 33 | Manuel Santana | 1971 | Clay | 8-4 | 12 | 66.7% | | 33 | Manuel Santana | 1971 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 34 | Manuel Santana | 1972 | Hard | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% | | 34 | Manuel Santana | 1972 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 35 | Manuel Santana | 1973 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 36 | Manuel Santana | 1974 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 36 | Manuel Santana | 1974 | Clay | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% | | 36 | Manuel Santana | 1974 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | Career | Manuel Santana | - | Hard | 9-10 | 19 | 47.36842105263158% | | Career | Manuel Santana | - | Clay | 79-24 | 103 | 76.69902912621359% | | Career | Manuel Santana | - | Grass | 9-5 | 14 | 64.28571428571429% | | Career | Manuel Santana | - | Carpet | 16-11 | 27 | 59.25925925925926% | | Career | Billy Higgins | - | Hard | 3-8 | 11 | 27.272727272727273% | | Career | Billy Higgins | - | Clay | 7-17 | 24 | 29.166666666666668% | | Career | Billy Higgins | - | Grass | 1-5 | 6 | 16.666666666666668% | | Career | Billy Higgins | - | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.333333333333336% | (+4 additional aligned rows on the canonical page) ## Advanced statistics comparison Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition. | Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Manuel Santana | 1993 | 138.2 | - | - | - | - | -160 | 124 | -245 | 68.9% | 1.4 | 16-15 (52%) | 5-9 (36%) | 4.82 | | Billy Higgins | 1508 | 109.3 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 26 | 33 | 32.1% | -1.46 | 6-10 (38%) | 6-3 (67%) | -0.27 | ## Meeting history (last 20) | Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1969-08-29* | US Open | R128 | Grass | Manuel Santana | 6-2 7-5 6-1 | ## Career rivalries ### Manuel Santana | Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H | | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | | Arthur Ashe | 2-4 | 6 | 1978-07-14 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/arthur-ashe-vs-manuel-santana?player1_id=4583535&player2_id=4590182) | | Manuel Orantes | 3-2 | 5 | 1969-08-17 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/manuel-orantes-vs-manuel-santana?player1_id=4516593&player2_id=4590182) | | Clark Graebner | 0-4 | 4 | 1970-04-26 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/manuel-santana-vs-clark-graebner?player1_id=4590182&player2_id=4601121) | | Marty Riessen | 4-0 | 4 | 1969-03-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/marty-riessen-vs-manuel-santana?player1_id=4575666&player2_id=4590182) | | Jim Osborne | 1-2 | 3 | 1971-02-18 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-osborne-vs-manuel-santana?player1_id=4570782&player2_id=4590182) | ### Billy Higgins | Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H | | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | | Jim Mcmanus | 3-1 | 4 | 1974-08-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-mcmanus-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4590219&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) | | Tom Gorman | 1-2 | 3 | 1972-09-21 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/tom-gorman-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4575836&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) | | Harold Solomon | 0-2 | 2 | 1974-08-14 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/harold-solomon-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4165189&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) | | Tom Leonard | 0-2 | 2 | 1972-09-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/tom-leonard-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4570202&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) | | Patrick Proisy | 0-2 | 2 | 1972-08-09 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/patrick-proisy-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4575572&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) | --- Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/manuel-santana-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4590182&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063 Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)