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

Kathy May vs Renee Richards H2H: 1-1

Kathy May and Renee Richards are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Renee Richards leads 1–0 on clay, while Kathy May leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1979 Hollywood round of 32 1-6 6-4 7-5.

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Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy May 1-6 6-4 7-5 Renee Richards Match data Jan 25, 1979* R32 Hollywood WTA 250 Hard
Renee Richards 6-3 4-6 6-2 Kathy May Match data Apr 14, 1978* R16 Hilton Head 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
Kathy May — — — 1,908 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6
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 Kathy May Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4 — — — — — — —
19 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6 — — — — — — —
21 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6 — — — — — — —
22 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6 — — — — — — —
34 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,705 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 Kathy May 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
15 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +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 — 1909 141.8 — — — — +50 -105 -61 55.0% +0.31 31–28 (53%) 23–13 (64%) 107.6 -0.29 — 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.