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

Helga Masthoff vs Nancy Richey H2H: 0-1

Nancy Richey holds a 1–0 lead over Helga Masthoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nancy Richey leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1968 San Juan quarterfinal 6-2 7-5.

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Helga Masthoff
FRG Age 84 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 6-2 7-5 Helga Masthoff Match data Apr 6, 1968* QF San Juan WTA 250 Hard

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
Helga Masthoff — — — 2,113 391 115 77.3% 0 0 0 4 46 50
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 Helga Masthoff Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 — — — — — — — 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1968 29–13 69.0% — 1,730 0 1 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1969 45–13 77.6% — 1,906 0 10 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1970 53–12 81.5% — 2,047 0 15 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1971 42–9 82.4% — 2,084 0 23 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1972 29–12 70.7% — 2,023 0 27 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1973 40–13 75.5% — 2,087 0 30 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1974 27–10 73.0% — 2,019 0 33 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1975 25–8 75.8% — 1,998 0 37 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 1976 34–8 81.0% — 1,950 0 42 1977 15–7 68.2% — 2,016 1 22
35 1977 18–4 81.8% — 1,941 0 45 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,922 1 22
36 1978 13–5 72.2% — 1,895 0 45 — — — — — — —
37 1979 10–1 90.9% — 1,930 0 48 — — — — — — —
38 1980 26–7 78.8% — 1,873 0 50 — — — — — — —

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 Helga Masthoff 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 1968 2 2 4 50.0% 22 7 29 75.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 39 7 46 84.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1970 — — — — 45 10 55 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 35 5 40 87.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1972 — — — — 28 8 36 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1973 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1974 — — — — 24 8 32 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1975 — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1976 — — — — 29 5 34 85.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
35 1977 — — — — 13 2 15 86.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 0 4 100.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
36 1978 — — — — 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 — — — — 23 6 29 79.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 10 7 17 58.8% 320 78 398 80.4% 28 14 42 66.7% 19 12 31 61.3% — 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 Helga Masthoff 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 1968 1730 128.1 — — — — -162 +89 — 66.7% +1.31 7–8 (47%) — — -1.04 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1969 1907 137.1 — — — — -313 +115 — 74.0% +1.89 8–7 (53%) — — -0.20 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1970 2047 159.4 — — — — -330 +75 -427 79.6% +2.22 6–5 (55%) — — -5.92 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1971 2084 146.6 — — — — -311 +124 -455 72.0% +1.78 17–3 (85%) 2–2 (50%) 105.8 -1.82 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1972 2024 152.0 — — — — -290 +162 — 69.4% +1.51 4–1 (80%) 3–0 (100%) — -3.25 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1973 2088 160.2 — — — — -369 +126 -344 72.2% +1.77 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.3 -2.46 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1974 2019 153.9 — — — — — +99 -212 67.5% +1.24 8–2 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 102.8 -3.17 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1975 1999 142.8 — — — — — +76 -105 71.6% +1.26 7–3 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 104.5 -0.41 1976 2085 155.1 — — — — +132 -40 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1976 1951 146.9 — — — — — +125 -61 76.1% +2.14 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 99.7 +1.10 1977 2016 146.8 — — — — +91 +43 — 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.27
35 1977 1941 128.5 — — — — -150 +143 -91 75.5% +1.73 4–1 (80%) 3–1 (75%) 103.1 +2.07 1978 1923 136.5 — — — — +56 +55 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
36 1978 1895 134.2 — — — — -97 +128 — 68.4% +1.55 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 1930 131.0 — — — — — +128 — 85.7% +2.86 1–0 1–1 — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 1873 133.5 — — — — — +139 — 73.1% +1.86 7–5 (58%) 3–2 (60%) 97.5 +1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2114 153.3 — — — — -250 +115 -205 72.9% +1.76 85–42 (67%) 25–18 (58%) 104.1 -2.42 — 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.