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: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Manuel Santana vs Herb Fitzgibbon H2H: 2-1
Manuel Santana holds a 2–1 lead over Herb Fitzgibbon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Manuel Santana leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Herb Fitzgibbon won the 1968 La Coruna semifinal 6-3 6-4.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
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| Herb Fitzgibbon | 6-3 6-4 | Manuel Santana | Match data | Jul 30, 1968* | SF | La Coruna | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Manuel Santana | 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Herb Fitzgibbon | Match data | Apr 21, 1968* | F | Madrid | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Manuel Santana | 6-4 8-6 6-4 | Herb Fitzgibbon | Match data | Apr 13, 1968* | SF | Tampa | 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 |
| Herb Fitzgibbon | #291 | #128 | 0 | 1,683 | 46 | 38 | 54.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Manuel Santana | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 29–17 | 63.0% | — | 1,653 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 4–6 | 40.0% | — | 1,590 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,542 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 6–3 | 66.7% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,608 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 1968 | 38–11 | 77.6% | — | 1,814 | 0 | 4 | 1973 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #167 | 1,620 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 1969 | 25–6 | 80.6% | — | 1,907 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1970 | 25–8 | 75.8% | — | 1,990 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1971 | 14–7 | 66.7% | — | 1,930 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1972 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,865 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 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 | Manuel Santana | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 30 | 1968 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 31 | 4 | 35 | 88.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1970 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1971 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1972 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 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 | — | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 79 | 24 | 103 | 76.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | — | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% |
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 | Manuel Santana | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1653 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | -137 | +75 | -101 | 60.7% | +0.90 | 3–5 (38%) | — | — | +0.26 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1591 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | -94 | +151 | — | 48.1% | 0.00 | 1–3 (25%) | — | — | +1.59 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1543 | 101.7 | — | — | — | — | -46 | — | — | 28.6% | -0.71 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.32 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1605 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | -49 | — | -58 | 56.0% | +0.08 | 3–0 (100%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | +1.07 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1608 | 109.0 | — | — | — | — | -59 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.00 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | -0.57 |
| 30 | 1968 | 1814 | 136.4 | — | — | — | — | -240 | +129 | -240 | 74.5% | +1.84 | 5–6 (45%) | — | — | +0.50 | 1973 | 1621 | 115.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -45 | 42.9% | -0.79 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.33 |
| 31 | 1969 | 1908 | 142.2 | — | — | — | — | -262 | +167 | -244 | 73.9% | +1.81 | 3–2 (60%) | — | — | +1.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1970 | 1990 | 137.8 | — | — | — | — | -171 | +56 | -251 | 70.9% | +1.45 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | — | +0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1971 | 1930 | 121.8 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +70 | — | 75.5% | +1.69 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +2.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1972 | 1865 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -91 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.46 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 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 | — | 1993 | 138.0 | — | — | — | — | -159 | +119 | -245 | 68.9% | +1.40 | 16–15 (52%) | 5–9 (36%) | 94.0 | +4.78 | — | 1684 | 117.7 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +82 | -72 | 53.3% | +0.31 | 10–11 (48%) | 8–6 (57%) | 101.1 | +2.82 |
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.
Herb Fitzgibbon
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Stockton | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jan 8, 1973 | H2H |
| Ingo Buding | 3 | 0 | 3 | Feb 4, 1970 | — |
| Manuel Santana | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 30, 1968 | H2H |
| Ray Ruffels | 1 | 2 | 3 | May 9, 1968 | H2H |
| Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 24, 1973 | H2H |