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Julie Richardson

NZL Age 59 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1985–1994

Julie Richardson represented New Zealand on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 102. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 28–65 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

102 (Jan 2, 1989)

Elo peak

1575 (29th percentile)

Singles record

28–65 (30.1%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$356,728

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Julie Richardson's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Joannette Kruger #59	7-6 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 1994*	R64	Eastbourne Open	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Grass
Ines Gorrochategui #60	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 1994*	R32	ASB Classic	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Monique Javer #185	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 1993*	R32	Hong Kong Open	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Laura Golarsa #74	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 1993*	R64	San Diego	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Katarina Studenikova #122	3-6 0-2 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 1993*	R32	Jakarta	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard

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Julie Richardson's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pascale Paradis Mangon	0	3	3	Apr 23, 1992	H2H
Gretchen Magers	0	3	3	Jul 20, 1990	H2H
Rosalyn Fairbank	0	3	3	Jun 28, 1989	H2H
Ann Henricksson	0	3	3	Jun 15, 1989	H2H
Laura Golarsa	1	1	2	Aug 3, 1993	H2H

Career Results

Julie Richardson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1985	18	2	3	5	40.0%	234	145
1986	19	1	7	8	12.5%	147	162
1987	20	5	7	12	41.7%	162	157
1988	21	12	15	27	44.4%	156	103
1989	22	1	7	8	12.5%	102	257
1990	23	5	7	12	41.7%	257	137
1991	24	0	3	3	0.0%	136	556
1992	25	1	8	9	11.1%	556	157
1993	26	1	6	7	14.3%	157	301
1994	27	0	2	2	0.0%	353	367
Career		28	65	93	30.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Julie Richardson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1985	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1986	19	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%
1987	20	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1988	21	10	11	21	47.6%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	15	27	44.4%
1989	22	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1990	23	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1991	24	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1992	25	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	8	9	11.1%
1993	26	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1994	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	19	41	60	31.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	9	17	26	34.6%	0	5	5	0.0%	28	65	93	30.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Julie Richardson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1986	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1987	20	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	21	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	13	17	23.5%
1989	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	7	8	12.5%
1990	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1991	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1992	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1993	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
1994	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	7	7	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	27	28	3.6%	9	10	19	47.4%	10	48	58	17.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 58/93 (62.4%) of Julie Richardson's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Julie Richardson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1985	18	1505	109.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+99	45.5%	+0.09	0–1	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.51
1986	19	1457	96.3	—	—	—	—	+67	—	—	11.8%	-2.65	1–0	0–1	—	+0.39
1987	20	1481	103.7	—	—	—	—	+21	—	+115	41.4%	-0.66	3–2 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	101.9	+1.01
1988	21	1558	120.9	—	—	—	—	-12	—	+44	45.8%	-0.20	2–3 (40%)	2–5 (29%)	98.0	+1.35
1989	22	1508	105.8	—	—	—	—	-9	—	+68	21.1%	-2.21	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.02
1990	23	1528	104.3	—	—	—	—	-8	—	+52	44.0%	-0.60	2–1 (67%)	0–2	—	+0.93
1991	24	1504	101.0	—	—	—	—	-22	—	—	0.0%	-3.33	—	0–1	—	-0.21
1992	25	1460	107.6	—	—	—	—	-39	—	+124	19.0%	-2.00	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	97.8	-0.25
1993	26	1411	93.4	—	—	—	—	-32	—	—	21.4%	-2.29	1–1	1–0	—	+0.47
1994	27	1400	94.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-3.40	0–1	1–0	—	-0.09
Career		1575	110.1	—	—	—	—	-5	—	+83	33.5%	-1.18	11–13 (46%)	8–15 (35%)	97.9	+4.44

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Julie Richardson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	USO	W-L Win %
1986	19	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1987	20	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1988	21	R64	—	R32	3–2 (60%)
1989	22	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	24	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–4 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	4–8 (33%)

WTA 1000

Julie Richardson WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1990	23	R16	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)

WTA 500

Julie Richardson WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	EAS	IW	SDG	TKY	CAN	SYD	W-L Win %
1987	20	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1988	21	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	3–4 (43%)
1989	22	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1990	23	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	25	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1993	26	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1994	27	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	4–14 (22%)

WTA 250

Julie Richardson WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	CIN	HKG	NWP	TKY	APT	BIR	BOC	BRE	JAK	KUA	JAP	PAT	PHO	ROA	SCH	SIN	TAI	WEL	WIC	W-L Win %
1985	18	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1986	19	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	1–5 (17%)
1987	20	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1988	21	R32	R16	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	6–9 (40%)
1989	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1990	23	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	3–5 (38%)
1991	24	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1992	25	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	1–6 (14%)
1993	26	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1994	27	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		6–8 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–5 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	18–42 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

102

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1989

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Julie Richardson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1985	18	237	239	241	263	240	223	257	161	160	153	147	145
1986	19	148	144	136	137	131	130	155	146	146	154	153	162
1987	20	140	139	146	158	158	158	159	152	157	156	155	157
1988	21	168	167	158	160	160	161	143	124	114	110	109	103
1989	22	115	121	113	106	117	115	133	170	212	218	219	257
1990	23	253	196	193	191	171	174	143	127	119	139	139	137
1991	24	139	165	169	164	187	186	231	398	501	527	533	556
1992	25	582	579	416	302	274	215	210	195	183	188	146	157
1993	26	161	154	149	147	155	165	173	188	198	198	—	301
1994	27	—	336	335	340	330	315	321	—	362	358	366	367
1995	28	459	641	634	651	643	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Julie Richardson's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jennifer Santrock	USA	#103	1,515	66	20	46	30.3%	$170,489	0	1987–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Tammy Whittington	USA	#105	1,518	16	5	11	31.3%	$112,404	0	1988–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Louise Field	AUS	#96	1,550	179	58	121	32.4%	$393,224	0	1982–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Holikova	TCH	#112	1,653	94	33	61	35.1%	$163,601	0	1985–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Laxmi Poruri	USA	#110	1,556	44	14	30	31.8%	$163,239	0	1988–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Farley	USA	#118	1,544	19	6	13	31.6%	$49,474	0	1988–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Federica Haumuller	ARG	#102	1,574	16	6	10	37.5%	$44,380	1	1989–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Olga Tsarbopoulou	GRE	#117	1,533	29	8	21	27.6%	$45,363	0	1985–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Tessa Price	RSA	#101	1,500	32	8	24	25.0%	$160,517	0	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Tatiana Ignatieva	BLR	#91	1,558	43	13	30	30.2%	$153,169	0	1991–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Claudine Toleafoa	NZL	#121	1,570	50	16	34	32.0%	$115,616	0	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Pascale Etchemendy	FRA	#132	1,558	50	15	35	30.0%	$98,468	0	1985–1992	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Julie Richardson?: Julie Richardson is 59 years old, born on March 30, 1967.
Which country does Julie Richardson represent?: Julie Richardson represents New Zealand in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Julie Richardson?: Julie Richardson is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Julie Richardson left-handed or right-handed?: Julie Richardson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Julie Richardson won?: Julie Richardson has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Julie Richardson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Julie Richardson's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Julie Richardson's highest WTA ranking?: Julie Richardson's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 102, first achieved on January 2, 1989.
What is Julie Richardson's career win-loss record?: Julie Richardson has a career WTA singles record of 28 wins and 65 losses (30.1%).
How much career prize money has Julie Richardson earned?: Julie Richardson has earned at least $356,728 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Julie Richardson's career appear in TennisDB?: Julie Richardson appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1985 through 1994.
On which surface does Julie Richardson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Julie Richardson's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 34.6% (9–17).
Who has Julie Richardson faced most often?: Julie Richardson's most frequent opponent is Pascale Paradis Mangon, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.