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Manuel Martinez Santana (born May 10, 1938) was a
Spain|Spanish male tennis player.  He was born in
Madrid.

In 1965, Santana, who had begun his career as a
ball boy and "picked up" the game, led Spain to
unexpected victory over the USA in the Davis Cup,
and he became a national hero, receiving the
public approval of the Spanish dictator, Francisco
Franco|General Franco.  Despite his previous
successes, Santana's win at the 1966 Wimbledon
lawn tennis championships was a surprise, and he
never won a Grand slam tournament again.  His last
major win was in 1970.  


==Grand Slam record==
===French championships=== 
* Singles champion: 1961, 1964 
* Doubles champion: 1963 
 
===Wimbledon championships=== 
* Singles champion: 1966 
  
===U.S. championships===
* Singles champion: 1965