Match facts
Newport 1978PlayersAt the time of the match
| Arthur Ashe | Manuel Santana | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #22 | #386 |
| Ranking points | - | - |
| Seed | #1 | - |
| Country | USA | ESP |
| Age | 35 | 40 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 185 cm | 170 cm |
| 1978 season | 64 - 24 | 1 - 1 |
| Grass record | 129 - 36 (78.2%) | 9 - 5 (64.3%) |
| Career record | 818 - 263 (75.7%) | 134 - 55 (70.9%) |
Head-to-head7 meetings
1978-07-10 · Newport · Grass
Arthur Ashe7-56-2Round of 16Manuel Santana 1970-02-09 · New York · Carpet
Manuel Santana6-5Round RobinArthur Ashe 1969-08-27 · US Open · Grass
Arthur Ashe7-56-16-86-4Round of 16Manuel Santana 1968-08-16 · Davis Cup EUR SF: USA vs ESP · Hard
Arthur Ashe11-137-56-313-156-4Round RobinManuel Santana 1968-03-25 · New York 1 · Carpet
Arthur Ashe7-53-67-5QuarterfinalManuel Santana 1968-02-08 · Philadelphia WCT · Carpet
Manuel Santana6-16-3SemifinalArthur Ashe Form last six before this match
Manuel SantanaLWWLLW
1978-07-10 · Newport
Manuel Santana6-76-36-3Round of 32Woody Blocher 1977-08-31 · US Open
Guillermo Vilas6-16-0Round of 128Manuel Santana 1977-07-04 · Newport
Dick Crealy7-66-3Round of 32Manuel Santana 1976-07-13 · Hilversum
Manuel Santana6-46-3Round of 16Rolf Thung 1976-07-13 · Hilversum
Manuel Santana6-36-3Round of 32John Marks 1976-07-13 · Hilversum
Angel Gimenez7-56-2QuarterfinalManuel Santana