Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis trailblazer, dies at 83

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Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis trailblazer, dies at 83

By a Staff Reporter: Manuel Santana, one of Spain’s greatest tennis players who helped to popularise the sport in the country, died on Saturday aged 83. Santana, four times a Grand Slam champion, died at his home in Marbella, southern Spain. Santana became world number one in 1966, the same year that he won Wimbledon. The previous year, he had won the U.S. Open and led Spain to an upset victory over the United States in the Davis Cup final. He also won Roland Garros in 1961 and 1964.