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

Chris Evert vs Nancy Richey H2H: 5-5

Chris Evert and Nancy Richey are tied 5–5 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 3–2 on clay, while Chris Evert leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Chris Evert won the 1977 US Open round of 16 6-3 6-0.

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Chris Evert
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 5
10 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 8, 1977* R16 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Chris Evert 6-4 6-1 Nancy Richey Match data Oct 22, 1976* QF Palm Springs WTA 250 Hard
Chris Evert 6-3 6-1 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 6, 1976* QF San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Chris Evert 7-6(3) 6-1 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 29, 1975* QF Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Chris Evert 6-3 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Oct 21, 1973* F WTA Finals WTA Finals Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-4 Chris Evert Match data Apr 17, 1972* F St. Petersburg WTA 500 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Chris Evert Match data Apr 4, 1972* F San Juan WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 7-6(1) 6-2 Chris Evert Match data Feb 24, 1972 F Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 6-4 6-1 Chris Evert Match data Sep 24, 1970* F Charlotte WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 4-6 6-2 Chris Evert Match data Mar 9, 1970* SF Pompano Beach 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
Chris Evert #10 #1 231 2,610 1,228 158 88.6% 18 0 5 13 112 154
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 Chris Evert Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1969 4–2 66.7% — 1,560 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1970 14–4 77.8% — 1,744 0 4 — — — — — — —
16 1971 28–2 93.3% — 2,003 0 11 — — — — — — —
17 1972 45–8 84.9% — 2,249 0 15 — — — — — — —
18 1973 86–9 90.5% — 2,374 0 27 — — — — — — —
19 1974 97–7 93.3% — 2,450 2 40 — — — — — — —
20 1975 85–7 92.4% #1 2,544 4 53 — — — — — — —
21 1976 63–5 92.6% #1 2,545 6 62 — — — — — — —
22 1977 63–4 94.0% #1 2,568 7 73 — — — — — — —
23 1978 49–4 92.5% #2 2,607 8 80 — — — — — — —
24 1979 81–14 85.3% #2 2,440 9 87 — — — — — — —
25 1980 66–9 88.0% #1 2,468 11 95 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1981 64–9 87.7% #1 2,475 12 103 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1982 66–6 91.7% #2 2,491 14 112 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1983 59–11 84.3% #2 2,400 15 118 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1984 68–8 89.5% #2 2,409 16 124 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1985 77–8 90.6% #2 2,428 17 133 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1986 56–6 90.3% #2 2,422 18 139 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1987 68–12 85.0% #3 2,334 18 144 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1988 62–13 82.7% #3 2,285 18 148 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 1989 27–10 73.0% #10 2,167 18 148 1977 15–7 68.2% — 2,016 1 22
35 — — — — — — — 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,922 1 22

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 Chris Evert 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 %
14 1969 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 — — — — 14 2 16 87.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — 20 1 21 95.2% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 3 1 4 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 18 3 21 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 17 1 18 94.4% 46 4 50 92.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 8 0 8 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 19 1 20 95.0% 40 0 40 100.0% 24 2 26 92.3% 14 4 18 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 26 2 28 92.9% 36 0 36 100.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 3 21 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 12 1 13 92.3% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 31 4 35 88.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 12 0 12 100.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 31 2 33 93.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 17 0 17 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 18 4 22 81.8% 20 1 21 95.2% 12 1 13 92.3% 31 8 39 79.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 25 1 26 96.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1982 24 1 25 96.0% 22 2 24 91.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 10 2 12 83.3% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1984 21 1 22 95.5% 24 3 27 88.9% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1985 21 2 23 91.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 19 3 22 86.4% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1986 21 2 23 91.3% 20 1 21 95.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1987 18 5 23 78.3% 23 2 25 92.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1989 14 5 19 73.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
Career — 326 37 363 89.8% 418 26 444 94.1% 205 33 238 86.1% 279 62 341 81.8% — 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 Chris Evert 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
14 1969 1560 117.6 — — — — — +24 — 63.6% +1.18 0–1 — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 1745 152.4 — — — — — +83 — 77.1% +2.63 0–1 2–0 — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 2004 157.6 — — — — — +17 -224 85.9% +3.36 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 107.3 +1.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 2250 173.8 — — — — -437 +32 -205 82.6% +2.69 5–2 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 107.2 -7.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 2374 178.1 — — — — -194 +102 -190 87.7% +3.21 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 110.6 -5.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 2450 180.5 — — — — -56 +162 -92 88.2% +3.37 12–4 (75%) 3–6 (33%) 101.3 -5.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 2544 181.4 — — — — -55 +162 -225 89.2% +3.37 8–3 (73%) 6–2 (75%) 104.4 -5.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2546 179.8 — — — — +44 +128 -121 86.5% +3.11 10–2 (83%) 6–4 (60%) 101.6 -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 2568 181.6 — — — — +148 +144 -101 90.7% +3.33 5–1 (83%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 -2.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 2608 179.5 — — — — +105 +63 -131 87.1% +3.14 9–3 (75%) 1–1 — -2.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 2440 178.4 — — — — +13 +292 +61 81.2% +2.78 12–2 (86%) 3–4 (43%) 99.2 -3.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 2469 177.6 — — — — +80 +330 +100 82.6% +2.79 13–0 (100%) 2–4 (33%) 105.1 -4.31 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1981 2476 182.2 — — — — +9 +291 +130 86.1% +3.10 9–2 (82%) 7–1 (88%) 105.6 -3.95 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1982 2491 179.3 — — — — +62 +255 +73 88.2% +3.33 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 98.0 -4.01 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1983 2400 176.5 — — — — +47 +316 +178 79.9% +2.28 10–3 (77%) 6–3 (67%) 97.9 -4.38 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1984 2410 175.5 — — — — +69 +207 +137 82.8% +2.90 11–2 (85%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 -4.61 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1985 2429 176.4 — — — — +30 +241 +127 85.9% +2.88 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -3.55 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1986 2423 177.3 — — — — +9 +241 +113 83.6% +2.78 10–0 (100%) 4–3 (57%) 104.6 -3.45 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1987 2335 176.3 — — — — +23 +294 +200 81.9% +2.62 7–6 (54%) 4–1 (80%) 96.2 -4.20 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1988 2286 173.9 — — — — +34 +319 +231 79.0% +2.37 11–2 (85%) 5–4 (56%) 101.2 -3.52 1976 2085 155.1 — — — — +132 -40 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1989 2167 158.6 — — — — +40 +347 +265 73.8% +1.59 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 93.3 -2.18 1977 2016 146.8 — — — — +91 +43 — 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.27
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1923 136.5 — — — — +56 +55 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
Career — 2610 182.0 — — — — +21 +194 -3 84.5% +2.92 164–50 (77%) 82–50 (62%) 105.8 -5.37 — 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.