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Roy Emerson vs Manuel Santana H2H: 1-0

Roy Emerson holds a 1–0 lead over Manuel Santana in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1969 New York quarterfinal 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Manuel Santana
ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 3-6 6-3 6-2 Manuel Santana Match data Mar 29, 1969* QF New York ATP 250 Carpet

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Manuel Santana #374 #145 0 1,990 113 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 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
30 — — — — — — — 1968 38–11 77.6% — 1,814 0 4
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1969 25–6 80.6% — 1,907 0 6
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1970 25–8 75.8% — 1,987 0 8
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,937 0 4 1971 14–7 66.7% — 1,928 0 8
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,918 0 4 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,863 0 8
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,919 0 4 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,838 0 8
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1974 2–3 40.0% #188 1,809 0 8
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1975 2–3 40.0% #212 1,757 0 8
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1976 4–6 40.0% #169 1,692 0 8
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1977 0–2 0.0% #234 1,677 0 8
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,677 0 8
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson 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 %
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 3 3 0.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1969 — — — — 20 4 24 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1970 2 2 4 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1976 — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 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 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.

Age Roy Emerson 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1814 136.4 — — — — -240 +129 -240 74.5% +1.84 5–6 (45%) — — +0.49
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.03 1969 1908 142.2 — — — — -262 +167 -244 73.9% +1.81 3–2 (60%) — — +1.37
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1970 1988 137.8 — — — — -170 +60 -250 70.9% +1.45 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 98.5 +0.48
33 1970 1938 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.34 1971 1929 121.5 — — — — -87 +70 — 75.5% +1.69 1–0 1–1 — +2.57
34 1971 1918 151.5 — — — — +32 -58 +54 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.38 1972 1864 102.4 — — — — -90 — — 53.8% +0.46 — 0–1 — +0.61
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +32 -64 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.89 1973 1838 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.11
36 1973 1975 147.8 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 1974 1809 107.2 — — — — — +168 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 1–1 — +0.35
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 1975 1758 107.5 — — — — -72 — — 46.2% +0.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.70
38 1975 1823 125.5 — — — — +24 +32 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1976 1693 110.8 — — — — — +126 — 40.9% -0.77 1–1 — — +1.30
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1977 1678 112.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.60
40 1977 1804 119.4 — — — — +32 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 1978 1677 106.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.12
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -8 +7 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.64 — 1990 138.0 — — — — -158 +120 -245 68.9% +1.40 16–15 (52%) 5–9 (36%) 94.0 +4.75

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.