Nancy Richey

Nancy Richey
Country (sports) United States
Born (1942-08-23) August 23, 1942 (age 82)
San Angelo, TX, US
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF2003 (member page)
Singles
Career record664–169 (79.7%)
Career titles73
Highest rankingNo.2 (1969)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1967)
French OpenW (1968)
WimbledonSF (1968)
US OpenF (1966, 1969)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1966)
French OpenF (1969)
WimbledonW (1966)
US OpenW (1965, 1966)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1965)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1969)

Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is an American former tennis player. Richey won two major singles titles (the 1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four major women's doubles titles (the 1965 US Championships, 1966 Australian Championships, 1966 Wimbledon Championships, and 1966 US Championships). She was ranked world No. 2 in singles at year-end in 1969. Richey won 73 singles titles during her career and helped the US win the Federation Cup in 1969. She won the singles title at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships a record six consecutive years, from 1963 through 1968.

Richey married Kenneth S. Gunter on December 15, 1970. They were divorced on December 28, 1976, and Richey reverted to her maiden name. She is the sister of American tennis player Cliff Richey. They were the first brother-sister combination to both be concurrently ranked in the USA Top Ten. They were ranked in the Top Three concurrently in 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1970.[1] Nancy Richey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1966 Australian Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith walkover
Loss 1966 French Championships Clay United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1966 U.S. Championships Grass Brazil Maria Bueno 3–6, 1–6
Win 1967 Australian Championships Grass Australia Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–4
Win 1968 French Open Clay United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1969 U.S. Open Grass Australia Margaret Court 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1965 U.S. Championships Grass United States Carole Graebner United States Billie Jean King
United States Karen Hantze		 6–4, 6–4
Win 1966 Australian Championships Grass United States Carole Graebner Australia Margaret Court
Australia Lesley Turner		 6–4, 7–5
Win 1966 Wimbledon Grass Brazil Maria Bueno Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Tegart		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 1966 U.S. Championships Grass Brazil Maria Bueno United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1967 Wimbledon Grass Brazil Maria Bueno United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King		 11–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1969 French Open Clay Australia Margaret Court France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones		 0–6, 6–4, 5–7

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 19771 1978 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A F W A A A A A A A A A A / A A 1 / 2
French Open A A A A A A 4R SF F A W SF A SF 1R2 3R A A A 3R 2R 1 / 9
Wimbledon A A A 2R 3R A QF QF QF 4R SF QF A QF QF A A3 2R A A A 0 / 11
US Open 1R 3R QF A 3R QF SF SF F A A F SF 3R 1R 3R QF 1R 2R 4R 1R 0 / 18
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 40

1 The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
2 Richey did not play. Her opponent got a walkover.
3 Richey was seeded No. 7, but withdrew from the tournament before it began.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bill Shannon, ed. (1981). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (3rd, Revised and updated ed.). New York [u.a.]: Harper & Row. pp. 427, 433, 434. ISBN 9780060148966.