H2H data updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

Kim Sands vs Renee Richards H2H: 1-0

Kim Sands holds a 1–0 lead over Renee Richards in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kim Sands leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kim Sands won the 1980 Boston round of 32 6-4 1-6 6-3.

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Kim Sands
USA Age 70
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Sands 6-4 1-6 6-3 Renee Richards Match data Mar 13, 1980* R32 Boston WTA 250 Carpet

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
Kim Sands — — — 1,714 53 123 30.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renee Richards — — — 1,865 117 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 Kim Sands Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1978 4–4 50.0% — 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1980 11–22 33.3% — 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,561 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1982 3–16 15.8% — 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1983 12–13 48.0% — 1,623 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1984 10–23 30.3% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1985 3–8 27.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1986 1–10 9.1% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1987 0–3 0.0% — 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,672 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,831 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,806 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,833 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,754 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,698 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,672 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 Kim Sands 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
19 1976 1489 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 1512 108.5 — — — — — — +52 57.1% +0.72 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1490 96.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 1585 119.5 — — — — +8 -112 -47 32.5% -1.52 8–3 (73%) 1–3 (25%) 105.8 -0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1561 111.8 — — — — -7 -101 +49 35.7% -1.06 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 1504 104.2 — — — — +6 -144 +77 23.3% -1.88 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.7 -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 1623 121.3 — — — — -14 -159 -26 51.6% 0.00 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 +1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1558 126.0 — — — — +50 -118 -7 31.9% -1.14 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.6 -1.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1547 110.1 — — — — +26 -109 — 33.3% -1.26 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1481 109.2 — — — — +11 — — 20.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 93.5 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 1457 103.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1673 122.7 — — — — +101 -97 — 80.0% +2.03 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +3.45
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1831 138.9 — — — — +10 -169 — 69.0% +1.55 2–3 (40%) 1–6 (14%) 94.5 +3.57
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1807 138.1 — — — — -60 -73 — 41.5% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 102.1 +0.28
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1834 155.9 — — — — -81 -15 — 45.4% -0.38 5–10 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.0 -5.21
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1755 139.7 — — — — +27 +23 — 60.1% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 2–7 (22%) 95.1 +1.52
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1698 123.8 — — — — — +80 — 38.7% -0.61 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.27
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1672 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.16
Career — 1715 119.3 — — — — +13 -124 +20 34.9% -1.08 23–37 (38%) 10–19 (34%) 92.3 +0.14 — 1865 146.1 — — — — -9 -45 — 55.7% +0.53 28–29 (49%) 14–22 (39%) 94.2 +1.23

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.