Tennis-Santana, Spanish Champion Who Popularised the Sport, Dies Aged 83

Former Tennis players Boris Becker and Manuel Santana in the stands during the final between Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova and Netherlands' Kiki Bertens, in Madrid, Spain, on May 12, 2018. Sergio Perez/Reuters

MADRID—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, the Madrid Open, a tournament of which he was honorary president, said in a statement.