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Manuel Santana v Arthur Ashe: stats compared | Lineball
Santana wins on titles. Ashe’s case rests on sets lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Santana 180 matches, Ashe 1,065 matches.
Santana has 11 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Ashe’s 48 titles (one every 20 matches).
Santana averages 16.7 games won a match to Ashe’s 14.3 (16% more).
Santana averages 2.0 sets won a match to Ashe’s 1.8 (12% more).
Longevity: Ashe has 1,065 matches across 12 seasons, Santana 180 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.111 total · best 1Titlesper game0.148 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
16.72,998 total · best 40Games wonper game14.315,265 total · best 44
69.4Sets won %69.2
57.2Games won %56.1
0.116 total · best 1Finalsper game0.189 total · best 1
Head to head
27 matches since 19685
Carpet · 3 matchesSantana 2Ashe 1
Grass · 2 matchesSantana 0Ashe 2
Hard · 1 matchSantana 0Ashe 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchSantana 0Ashe 1
Last meetings
10 July 1978 · Newport · Round of 16 · GrassAshe won 7-5 6-2
9 Feb 1970 · New York · Round robin · CarpetSantana won 6-5
27 Aug 1969 · US Open · Round of 16 · GrassAshe won 7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4
16 Aug 1968 · Davis Cup EUR SF: USA vs ESP · Round robin · HardAshe won 11-13 7-5 6-3 13-15 6-4
25 Mar 1968 · New York 1 · Quarterfinal · CarpetAshe won 7-5 3-6 7-5
8 Feb 1968 · Philadelphia WCT · Semifinal · CarpetSantana won 6-1 6-3
8 Jan 1968 · San Juan · SemifinalAshe won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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2.0362 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.81,903 total · best 3
0.9160 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.8848 total · best 3
12.52,248 total · best 43Games lostper game · lower is better11.211,958 total · best 42
0.115 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2253 total · best 3
0.220 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.1134 total · best 1
0.12 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.112 total · best 1
–Tour Finals matchesper game0.08 total · best 1
0.224 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.116 total · best 1
0.15 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.01 total · best 1