H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Ann Jones vs Nancy Richey H2H: 5-4 (incl. walkovers)

Ann Jones vs Nancy Richey: 4–4 excluding walkovers; 5–4 including 1 walkover. Across 9 main-draw results including walkovers, Ann Jones leads 2–1 on carpet, while Nancy Richey leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Ann Jones won the 1971 San Juan final 6-4 6-4.

GBR Age 87 Left-Handed
H2H including walkovers
5 4
9 main-draw results
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ann Jones 6-4 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Apr 5, 1971* F San Juan WTA 250 Hard
Ann Jones 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 28, 1971* R16 New York WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 8-6 Ann Jones Match data Jan 20, 1971* BR Long Beach WTA 250 Carpet
Ann Jones 6-4 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 12, 1971* BR San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 2-6 7-5 6-0 Ann Jones Match data Oct 14, 1969* SF Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Ann Jones 6-2 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Jul 4, 1969* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ann Jones (w/o) Nancy Richey Match data Nov 10, 1968* F Buenos Aires WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 5-7 6-4 6-1 Ann Jones Match data Jun 9, 1968* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nancy Richey 7-5 6-1 Ann Jones Match data Mar 9, 1968* SF Barranquilla WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ann Jones 2,198 254 64 79.9% 1 0 0 0 26 27
Nancy Richey #8 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 2 19 22

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ann Jones Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 56–5 91.8% 1,916 1 4
26 1969 33–8 80.5% 2,054 1 7
27 1970 43–8 84.3% 2,122 1 14
28 1971 29–13 69.0% 2,076 1 14
29 1968 41–10 80.4% 1,852 0 1 1972 45–12 78.9% 2,194 1 19
30 1969 74–15 83.1% 2,045 1 8 1973 34–13 72.3% 2,191 1 19
31 1970 75–16 82.4% 2,106 1 17 1974 25–13 65.8% 2,151 1 19
32 1971 32–12 72.7% 2,188 1 19 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1976 14–10 58.3% 2,084 1 20
34 1977 15–7 68.2% 2,016 1 22
35 1974 6–0 100.0% 2,194 1 21 1978 6–9 40.0% 1,922 1 22
36 1975 8–1 88.9% 2,177 1 24
38 1977 8–2 80.0% 2,124 1 27
39 1978 7–3 70.0% 2,073 1 27
40 1979 3–1 75.0% 2,046 1 27
41 1980 0–1 0.0% 2,015 1 27
42 1981 0–1 0.0% 1,985 1 27
43 1982 0–1 0.0% 1,954 1 27
44 1983 0–1 0.0% 1,924 1 27

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ann Jones Nancy Richey
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
25 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8%
27 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1968 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1969 12 4 16 75.0% 23 3 26 88.5% 26 4 30 86.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1970 22 4 26 84.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 22 2 24 91.7% 17 7 24 70.8% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1971 9 0 9 100.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 22 10 32 68.8% 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 2 2 0.0%
35 1974 2 0 2 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5%
36 1975 3 1 4 75.0% 1 0 1 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
38 1977 4 2 6 66.7%
39 1978 1 1 2 50.0%
41 1980 0 1 1 0.0%
43 1982 0 1 1 0.0%
44 1983 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 48 10 58 82.8% 56 12 68 82.4% 74 15 89 83.1% 63 23 86 73.3% 87 29 116 75.0% 125 34 159 78.6% 38 11 49 77.6% 65 35 100 65.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ann Jones Nancy Richey
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
25 1968 1916 145.6 -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) -0.10
26 1969 2054 151.8 +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) -3.41
27 1970 2123 162.9 +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 -4.02
28 1971 2077 156.0 +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1968 1852 142.7 -158 -98 +30 79.0% +2.42 6–3 (67%) -1.57 1972 2194 166.6 +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1969 2046 162.9 +42 -69 +76 81.4% +2.95 6–10 (38%) -4.73 1973 2192 164.0 +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1970 2107 161.2 +110 -64 +143 77.7% +2.37 13–7 (65%) 2–2 (50%) 102.7 -6.10 1974 2152 156.5 +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1971 2188 160.4 +134 70.8% +1.55 6–1 (86%) 5–3 (63%) 105.3 -3.37 1975 2121 155.3 +105 -19 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1976 2085 155.1 +132 -40 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1977 2016 146.8 +91 +43 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.27
35 1974 2195 126.8 +102 100.0% +4.25 1–0 +0.69 1978 1923 136.5 +56 +55 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
36 1975 2177 133.3 +89 -156 84.2% +3.68 1–0 0–1 +1.04
38 1977 2125 120.2 +5 81.0% +2.19 0–1 +0.49
39 1978 2073 122.1 82.4% +2.82 1–0 1–1 +0.42
40 1979 2046 117.3 77.8% +2.89 0–1 +0.06
41 1980 2016 98.5 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.03
42 1981 1985 98.9 33.3% -1.33 0–1 +0.01
43 1982 1954 95.7 0.0% -4.00 +0.10
44 1983 1924 91.5 0.0% -5.50 +0.08
Career 2199 159.7 +81 -81 +76 78.0% +2.45 33–24 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 99.5 -4.11 2245 164.5 +89 +9 -154 72.7% +1.89 62–37 (63%) 26–26 (50%) 100.3 -9.27

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.