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: 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC
Manuel Santana vs Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H: 1-0
Manuel Santana holds a 1–0 lead over Hans Joachim Ploetz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Manuel Santana leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Manuel Santana won the 1968 Wimbledon round of 128 6-0 6-4 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Santana | 6-0 6-4 6-2 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | Jun 26, 1968* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
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 | 1,990 | 113 | 50 | 69.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | #281 | #65 | 0 | 1,645 | 73 | 98 | 42.7% | 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.
| Manuel Santana | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1968 | 15–12 | 55.6% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 25–6 | 80.6% | — | 1,907 | 0 | 6 | 1969 | 18–16 | 52.9% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 25–8 | 75.8% | — | 1,987 | 0 | 8 | 1970 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,596 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 14–7 | 66.7% | — | 1,928 | 0 | 8 | 1971 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,863 | 0 | 8 | 1972 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,838 | 0 | 8 | 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #188 | 1,809 | 0 | 8 | 1974 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #95 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #212 | 1,757 | 0 | 8 | 1975 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #169 | 1,692 | 0 | 8 | 1976 | 2–10 | 16.7% | #185 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #234 | 1,677 | 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 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 1970 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 48 | 59 | 107 | 44.9% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
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.
| Manuel Santana | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1524 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | — | 46.0% | -0.57 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.30 |
| 1969 | 1908 | 142.2 | — | — | — | — | -262 | +167 | -244 | 73.9% | +1.81 | 3–2 (60%) | — | — | +1.37 | 1969 | 1601 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -13 | -51 | 50.0% | +0.09 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +1.53 |
| 1970 | 1988 | 137.8 | — | — | — | — | -170 | +60 | -250 | 70.9% | +1.45 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.5 | +0.48 | 1970 | 1597 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +24 | -49 | 37.7% | -0.62 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -0.08 |
| 1971 | 1929 | 121.5 | — | — | — | — | -87 | +70 | — | 75.5% | +1.69 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +2.57 | 1971 | 1559 | 105.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 37.5% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 1972 | 1864 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -90 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.46 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.61 | 1972 | 1527 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.12 |
| 1973 | 1838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.11 | 1973 | 1509 | 106.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2 | 12.5% | -2.37 | — | — | — | -0.48 |
| 1974 | 1809 | 107.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +168 | — | 50.0% | +0.30 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.35 | 1974 | 1563 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | 37.5% | -0.82 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–0 (100%) | 105.8 | -0.62 |
| 1975 | 1758 | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | -72 | — | — | 46.2% | +0.15 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 | — | +0.70 | 1975 | 1615 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 44.7% | -0.47 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.7 | +3.27 |
| 1976 | 1693 | 110.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +126 | — | 40.9% | -0.77 | 1–1 | — | — | +1.30 | 1976 | 1515 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +33 | — | 22.6% | -1.74 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.60 |
| 1977 | 1678 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.75 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1677 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.20 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1990 | 138.0 | — | — | — | — | -158 | +120 | -245 | 68.9% | +1.40 | 16–15 (52%) | 5–9 (36%) | 94.0 | +4.75 | Career | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +10 | -19 | 40.4% | -0.69 | 26–19 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 108.8 | +2.95 |
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.
Hans Joachim Ploetz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 29, 1970 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 20, 1975 | H2H |