Sadly Manuel Santana passed away on 11th December. He was 83. He was the Wimbledon champion of 1966. Other major championships he won were the French championships in 1961 and 1964 and the US Championships in 1965. He also won the French doubles in 1963. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the Davis Cup in 1965 and 1967.
-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Saturday 11th of December 2021 07:19:52 PM
I think one of my earliest tennis memories is of watching Santana on a B/W TV while off sick from school. Maybe Wimbledon '66 was televised. An elegant and inspiring player.
What a legacy he inspired in Spanish tennis.
I never saw Santana , just before my time as I was born in 65. But he was certainly regarded as a great
When he played , the game was dominated by Aussies and Americans and the Europeans of note where far and few between, but he was one of them and will be sadly missed.
