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

Janet Newberry vs Nancy Richey H2H: 0-5

Nancy Richey holds a 5–0 lead over Janet Newberry in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1978 Hollywood round of 32 6-1 6-2.

USA Age 73 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 5
5 main-draw meetings
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-2 Janet Newberry Match data Jan 12, 1978* R32 Hollywood WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 6-4 7-5 Janet Newberry Match data Aug 9, 1975* QF Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-7 6-0 6-3 Janet Newberry Match data Mar 28, 1975* R16 Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-4 Janet Newberry Match data Mar 22, 1974* R16 Akron WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-7(1) 6-2 Janet Newberry Match data Mar 10, 1974* QF Dallas 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
Janet Newberry 1,922 238 187 56.0% 0 0 0 1 7 8
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 Janet Newberry Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1968 7–5 58.3% 1,542 0 0
15 1969 13–6 68.4% 1,631 0 2
16 1970 20–7 74.1% 1,718 0 5
17 1971 15–9 62.5% 1,757 0 5
18 1972 20–17 54.1% 1,707 0 5
19 1973 32–24 57.1% 1,851 0 5
20 1974 22–22 50.0% 1,812 0 5
21 1975 31–22 58.5% 1,903 0 6
22 1976 14–10 58.3% 1,862 0 6
23 1977 25–22 53.2% 1,875 0 7
24 1978 15–14 51.7% 1,831 0 7
25 1979 12–21 36.4% 1,680 0 7 1968 56–5 91.8% 1,916 1 4
26 1980 12–8 60.0% 1,643 0 8 1969 33–8 80.5% 2,054 1 7
27 1970 43–8 84.3% 2,122 1 14
28 1971 29–13 69.0% 2,076 1 14
29 1972 45–12 78.9% 2,194 1 19
30 1973 34–13 72.3% 2,191 1 19
31 1974 25–13 65.8% 2,151 1 19
32 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 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 Janet Newberry 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 1968 7 5 12 58.3%
15 1969 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
16 1970 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
17 1971 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 12 6 18 66.7%
18 1972 6 4 10 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
19 1973 6 5 11 54.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 9 17 47.1%
20 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
21 1975 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
22 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 8 13 38.5%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8%
27 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 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 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 73 50 123 59.3% 72 48 120 60.0% 60 41 101 59.4% 28 43 71 39.4% 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 Janet Newberry 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 1968 1542 104.3 +45 55.6% +0.41 2–1 (67%) +0.69
15 1969 1632 120.1 +106 -86 67.4% +1.19 2–3 (40%) +1.11
16 1970 1719 128.8 +177 -163 -147 70.0% +1.70 4–4 (50%) 0–1 +3.95
17 1971 1758 132.0 +111 -30 56.9% +0.65 4–1 (80%) +0.89
18 1972 1707 131.6 +164 -98 -1 54.3% +0.39 5–4 (56%) 0–2 -0.95
19 1973 1852 140.9 -29 -44 -119 55.8% +0.08 11–8 (58%) 7–1 (88%) 106.5 -4.59
20 1974 1813 140.5 -4 -63 -20 50.5% +0.13 4–5 (44%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.47
21 1975 1904 152.7 -63 +15 -117 57.6% +0.47 6–6 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.5 -5.60
22 1976 1863 123.7 -83 +57 -40 51.8% -0.23 7–1 (88%) 3–1 (75%) 107.1 -1.77
23 1977 1875 146.0 -74 +55 -101 52.8% +0.28 6–6 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 95.9 -3.22
24 1978 1831 138.7 -69 +30 +11 50.7% +0.12 5–4 (56%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 -2.30
25 1979 1681 129.3 +2 +125 +112 39.1% -0.90 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.3 +0.41 1968 1916 145.6 -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) -0.10
26 1980 1644 112.8 -10 +207 60.0% +0.76 4–3 (57%) 1–1 +2.97 1969 2054 151.8 +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) -3.41
27 1970 2123 162.9 +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 -4.02
28 1971 2077 156.0 +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1972 2194 166.6 +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1973 2192 164.0 +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 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 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 1922 142.9 +13 +8 -28 54.9% +0.32 62–49 (56%) 28–25 (53%) 101.7 -2.59 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.