H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Billie Jean King vs Nancy Richey H2H: 17-9

Billie Jean King holds a 17–9 lead over Nancy Richey in their WTA head-to-head. Across 26 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 6–5 on hard courts and 6–2 on carpet. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1977 Hilton Head round of 32 0-6 7-6 6-2.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
17 – 9
26 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 0-6 7-6 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Apr 1, 1977* R32 Hilton Head WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-3 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 24, 1974* F Akron WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 3-6 6-3 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 26, 1974* SF Mission Viejo WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 19, 1974* SF San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Oct 8, 1973* F Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 5-3 ABD Billie Jean King Match data Sep 23, 1973* BR Houston WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data May 15, 1973* F Tokyo Sillook WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 1-6 6-4 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data Aug 20, 1972* F Denver WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data May 9, 1972* F Indianapolis Indoors WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 7-6(3) 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Apr 3, 1972* SF San Juan WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 27, 1972* F Richmond WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 7-6(2) 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 13, 1972* F Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-0 7-6(0) Nancy Richey Match data Feb 6, 1972* QF Fort Lauderdale Pro WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-2 1-6 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 17, 1972* QF San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 7-6(7) 7-6(2) Nancy Richey Match data Aug 24, 1971* SF Chicago WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 7-5 6-1 Nancy Richey Match data Aug 9, 1971* SF Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 2-6 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Apr 19, 1971* QF Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Nov 11, 1970* F Richmond WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 7-5 5-7 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Oct 3, 1970* SF San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-4 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Feb 7, 1970* SF Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 2-6 6-4 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Oct 15, 1969* F Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 27, 1969* SF Pacific Southwest Championships WTA 500 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-4 8-6 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 6, 1969* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Apr 7, 1969* F South African Open WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 2-6 6-3 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Jun 8, 1968* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nancy Richey 4-6 7-5 6-0 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 31, 1968* SF New York 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
Billie Jean King #22 #2 — 2,437 684 160 81.0% 8 0 0 3 57 68
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 Billie Jean King Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 — — — — — — —
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60 1977 15–7 68.2% — 2,016 1 22
35 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,185 8 62 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,922 1 22
36 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,151 8 65 — — — — — — —
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,043 8 65 — — — — — — —
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,941 8 66 — — — — — — —
39 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,057 8 68 — — — — — — —

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 Billie Jean King 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 %
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
35 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
36 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 151 28 179 84.4% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3% — 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 Billie Jean King 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
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92 1976 2085 155.1 — — — — +132 -40 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22 1977 2016 146.8 — — — — +91 +43 — 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.27
35 1979 2185 156.7 — — — — +75 — +139 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.21 1978 1923 136.5 — — — — +56 +55 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
36 1980 2152 165.5 — — — — +100 +122 +192 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.7 -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 2044 121.4 — — — — +105 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1982 1941 150.4 — — — — -6 +196 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -2.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1983 2057 155.9 — — — — -43 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2437 170.4 — — — — +124 -123 +121 77.5% +2.03 131–58 (69%) 74–35 (68%) 111.2 -6.96 — 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.