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

Joanne Russell vs Renee Richards H2H: 0-1

Renee Richards holds a 1–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Renee Richards leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Renee Richards won the 1977 Phoenix round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Joanne Russell
USA Age 71
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Renee Richards 6-3 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 14, 1977* R16 Phoenix 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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Renee Richards — — — 1,864 117 86 57.6% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Joanne Russell Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5 — — — — — — —
30 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5 — — — — — — —
31 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5 — — — — — — —
32 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,672 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,833 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,806 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,832 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,753 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,697 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,671 0 8

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 Joanne Russell Renee Richards
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
18 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1673 122.7 — — — — +101 -96 — 80.0% +2.03 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +3.38
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1834 139.4 — — — — +5 -171 — 69.0% +1.55 2–3 (40%) 1–6 (14%) 94.7 +3.72
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1807 137.7 — — — — -59 -74 — 41.5% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -0.34
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1833 155.6 — — — — -81 -15 — 45.4% -0.38 5–10 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.0 -5.38
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1754 139.6 — — — — +24 +23 — 60.1% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 2–7 (22%) 95.0 +1.26
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1697 123.6 — — — — — +80 — 38.7% -0.61 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.39
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1672 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.18
Career — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03 — 1864 146.0 — — — — -10 -46 — 55.7% +0.53 28–29 (49%) 14–22 (39%) 94.2 +0.70

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.