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

Helen Gourlay vs Nancy Richey H2H: 1-5

Nancy Richey holds a 5–1 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1973 Houston round of 32 7-5 7-6.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 7-5 7-6 Helen Gourlay Match data Sep 20, 1973* R32 Houston WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-0 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Feb 24, 1972 R16 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Jun 2, 1971* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Oct 3, 1970* QF San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 1, 1970* QF Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 4-6 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Jul 25, 1970* SF Cincinnati Open 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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
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 Helen Gourlay Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 — — — — — — — 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 — — — — — — — 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 Helen Gourlay 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 %
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 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 Helen Gourlay 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
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1923 136.5 — — — — +56 +55 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 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.