Manuel Santana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Manuel Santana

Spanish tennis player

Date of Birth: 10-May-1938

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Profession: tennis player, tennis coach

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Manuel Martínez Santana, also known as Manolo Santana (born 10 May 1938), is a former tennis player from Spain.
He was ranked as amateur world No.
1 in 1966 by Lance Tingay.Before winning Wimbledon he was quoted as saying "grass is just for cows"; he thought that tennis should be played on artificial surfaces as opposed to lawn tennis courts, like the ones at Wimbledon.
This statement has been echoed throughout the years by numerous players including Ivan Lendl, Marat Safin, Marcelo Ríos, and, despite his 1973 victory at Wimbledon, Jan Kodeš.