H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Julie Heldman vs Nancy Richey H2H: 3-9

Nancy Richey holds a 9–3 lead over Julie Heldman in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 5–0 on carpet and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Julie Heldman won the 1974 US Open quarterfinal 7-5 7-6.

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Julie Heldman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 9
12 main draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 7, 1974* US Open Grand Slam QF Grass Julie Heldman 7-5 7-6 Nancy Richey Match data
Sep 22, 1973* Houston WTA 250 QF Hard Nancy Richey 6-4 2-6 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data
Apr 7, 1973* Philadelphia WTA 250 R16 Carpet Nancy Richey 7-6(3) 7-5 Julie Heldman Match data
Mar 19, 1973* Richmond WTA 250 QF Clay Julie Heldman 3-6 6-4 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data
Jan 20, 1973* San Francisco WTA 250 R16 Carpet Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data
Oct 1, 1972* Phoenix WTA 250 R16 Hard Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data
Aug 5, 1972* Columbus WTA 250 R16 Clay Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data
Feb 24, 1972 Washington WTA 250 QF Carpet Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data
Aug 9, 1971* Houston WTA 250 QF Carpet Nancy Richey (w/o) Julie Heldman Match data
Jun 7, 1969* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Nancy Richey 6-3 9-7 Julie Heldman Match data
Mar 3, 1969* Curacao WTA 250 F Hard Julie Heldman 5-7 6-1 10-8 Nancy Richey Match data
Mar 31, 1968* New York WTA 250 QF Carpet Nancy Richey 7-5 6-0 Julie Heldman Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Julie Heldman — — — 2,133 381 159 70.6% 0 1 0 0 20 21
Nancy Richey — — — 2,236 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 3 24 28

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 Julie Heldman Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 53–15 77.9% — 1,808 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 1969 74–17 81.3% — 2,020 0 14 — — — — — — —
24 1970 29–12 70.7% — 1,948 0 15 — — — — — — —
25 1971 41–23 64.1% — 2,019 0 16 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,887 1 10
26 1972 32–26 55.2% — 1,958 0 16 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,031 1 13
27 1973 68–31 68.7% — 2,066 0 19 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,114 1 20
28 1974 60–21 74.1% — 2,086 0 21 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,078 1 20
29 1975 24–14 63.2% — 1,989 0 21 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,128 1 25
30 — — — — — — — 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,162 1 25
31 — — — — — — — 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,057 1 25
32 — — — — — — — 1975 24–11 68.6% — 2,080 1 26
33 — — — — — — — 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,034 1 26
34 — — — — — — — 1977 15–7 68.2% — 1,983 1 28
35 — — — — — — — 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,902 1 28