H2H data updated: 2026-10-25 00:00 UTC

Beth Norton vs Renee Richards H2H: 0-1

Renee Richards holds a 1–0 lead over Beth Norton in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Renee Richards leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Renee Richards won the 1978 Columbus round of 16 6-1 5-1 RET.

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Beth Norton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Renee Richards 6-1 5-1 (ret.) Beth Norton Match data Jan 27, 1978* R16 Columbus WTA 250 Carpet

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
Beth Norton #267 #233 1 1,816 62 93 40.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Renee Richards — — — 1,865 117 86 57.6% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Beth Norton Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1975 3–2 60.0% — 1,572 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1976 14–9 60.9% — 1,726 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1977 2–3 40.0% — 1,730 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1978 11–10 52.4% — 1,765 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1979 0–3 0.0% — 1,724 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1980 5–13 27.8% — 1,641 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1981 17–20 45.9% — 1,714 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1982 6–17 26.1% — 1,623 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1983 2–10 16.7% — 1,524 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1985 2–5 28.6% — 1,499 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 1 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,672 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,831 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,806 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,833 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,754 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,698 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,672 0 8

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 Beth Norton Renee Richards
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
18 1975 1572 122.8 — — — — — +37 — 53.3% -0.07 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 1726 133.2 — — — — — +25 -120 61.5% +0.89 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 +1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 1731 106.0 — — — — -142 — — 38.5% -0.61 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 1766 140.2 — — — — -78 — -105 54.2% -0.04 4–4 (50%) 5–0 (100%) 107.0 +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1724 102.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 1642 118.0 — — — — -28 — -35 28.2% -1.21 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1714 141.8 — — — — -5 +65 -133 48.3% -0.03 5–8 (38%) 3–8 (27%) 92.0 -2.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 1623 124.6 — — — — +44 +28 -38 32.8% -0.90 5–7 (42%) 3–2 (60%) 98.9 -1.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 1524 96.9 — — — — +48 — — 27.6% -1.55 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 92.6 +1.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1500 97.3 — — — — — — +53 26.7% -1.87 1–0 0–1 — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1486 97.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1673 122.7 — — — — +101 -97 — 80.0% +2.03 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +3.45
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1831 138.9 — — — — +10 -169 — 69.0% +1.55 2–3 (40%) 1–6 (14%) 94.5 +3.57
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1807 138.1 — — — — -60 -73 — 41.5% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 102.1 +0.28
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1834 155.9 — — — — -81 -15 — 45.4% -0.38 5–10 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.0 -5.21
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1755 139.7 — — — — +27 +23 — 60.1% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 2–7 (22%) 95.1 +1.52
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1698 123.8 — — — — — +80 — 38.7% -0.61 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.27
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1672 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.16
Career — 1816 134.1 — — — — -15 +38 -68 42.9% -0.45 25–33 (43%) 14–19 (42%) 94.1 -1.19 — 1865 146.1 — — — — -9 -45 — 55.7% +0.53 28–29 (49%) 14–22 (39%) 94.2 +1.23

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.