Career 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Manuel Santana takes it, 8–0 on categories Santana wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Fitzgibbon 83 matches, Santana 180 matches.
Santana has 11 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Fitzgibbon’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Santana averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Fitzgibbon’s 1.3. Santana averages 2.0 sets won a match to Fitzgibbon’s 1.4 (41% more). Winners’ edge: Santana’s team won 72%, Fitzgibbon’s team won 54% of the matches they played. Longevity: Santana has 180 matches across 11 seasons, Fitzgibbon 83 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 11 total · best 1
14.9 1,234 total · best 35 Games wonper game 16.7 2,998 total · best 40
53.1 Sets won % 69.4
51.5 Games won % 57.2
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 16 total · best 1
1.4 119 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 2.0 362 total · best 3
Head to head 1 3 matches since 1968 2
Clay · 3 matches Fitzgibbon 1 Santana 2 Finals · 1 match Fitzgibbon 0 Santana 1 Last meetings 25 July 1968 · La Coruna · Semifinal · Clay Fitzgibbon won 6-3 6-4 15 Apr 1968 · Madrid · Final · Clay Santana won 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 8 Apr 1968 · Tampa · Semifinal · Clay Santana won 6-4 8-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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