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

Lesley Hunt vs Nancy Richey H2H: 1-8

Nancy Richey holds an 8–1 lead over Lesley Hunt in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lesley Hunt won the 1978 US Open round of 128 6-3 4-6 6-4.

H2H
1 8
9 main-draw meetings
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lesley Hunt 6-3 4-6 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-2 Lesley Hunt Match data Jan 2, 1978 R16 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 6-1 7-6 Lesley Hunt Match data Sep 6, 1977* R32 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3 Lesley Hunt Match data Jan 17, 1975* R16 Sarasota WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Lesley Hunt Match data Jan 10, 1975* R16 San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-2 Lesley Hunt Match data Jan 25, 1974* R16 Mission Viejo WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-3 Lesley Hunt Match data Mar 12, 1972* SF Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 7-5 6-0 Lesley Hunt Match data May 27, 1971* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Nancy Richey 6-4 6-4 Lesley Hunt Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Lesley Hunt 1,949 306 244 55.6% 0 0 0 0 10 10
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 Lesley Hunt Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 23–18 56.1% 1,595 0 1
19 1969 32–21 60.4% 1,731 0 2
20 1970 45–20 69.2% 1,920 0 6
21 1971 35–27 56.5% 1,833 0 7
22 1972 42–27 60.9% 1,906 0 8
23 1973 22–25 46.8% 1,871 0 8
24 1974 26–17 60.5% 1,931 0 9
25 1975 13–16 44.8% 1,875 0 9 1968 56–5 91.8% 1,916 1 4
26 1976 26–22 54.2% 1,848 0 9 1969 33–8 80.5% 2,054 1 7
27 1977 10–13 43.5% 1,782 0 10 1970 43–8 84.3% 2,122 1 14
28 1978 30–30 50.0% 1,828 0 10 1971 29–13 69.0% 2,076 1 14
29 1979 2–8 20.0% 1,764 0 10 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 Lesley Hunt 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 %
18 1968 15 11 26 57.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
19 1969 9 5 14 64.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 12 9 21 57.1%
20 1970 10 4 14 71.4% 16 4 20 80.0% 19 12 31 61.3%
21 1971 7 4 11 63.6% 12 11 23 52.2% 16 11 27 59.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1972 10 5 15 66.7% 11 9 20 55.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1973 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 11 20 45.0%
24 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 8 6 14 57.1%
25 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1976 1 3 4 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 8 17 52.9% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8%
27 1977 7 8 15 46.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1978 8 7 15 53.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 6 10 16 37.5% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 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 54 40 94 57.4% 97 76 173 56.1% 112 76 188 59.6% 43 52 95 45.3% 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 Lesley Hunt 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
18 1968 1596 113.5 -6 -6 53.1% +0.37 10–6 (63%) +0.86
19 1969 1732 122.8 -21 -73 -38 57.6% +0.31 8–6 (57%) -0.87
20 1970 1921 143.0 -94 -42 -67 66.7% +1.30 7–6 (54%) 0–1 -2.98
21 1971 1833 139.1 +31 -38 +13 56.7% +0.48 7–10 (41%) 7–1 (88%) 100.1 -0.26
22 1972 1906 147.2 +108 -126 -9 60.0% +0.86 10–6 (63%) 1–1 -7.27
23 1973 1871 154.6 +43 -156 +78 51.9% +0.24 2–10 (17%) 6–8 (43%) 90.2 -5.71
24 1974 1932 150.2 -12 -224 +81 57.6% +0.57 8–7 (53%) 5–7 (42%) 100.2 -5.02
25 1975 1875 148.5 0 -153 +98 46.0% -0.02 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.9 -4.68 1968 1916 145.6 -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) -0.10
26 1976 1848 147.0 +4 -51 +125 55.9% +0.39 5–7 (42%) 3–3 (50%) 95.3 -4.87 1969 2054 151.8 +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) -3.41
27 1977 1783 132.1 -4 +124 43.6% -0.67 5–4 (56%) 2–1 (67%) 101.6 -1.93 1970 2123 162.9 +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 -4.02
28 1978 1828 138.3 -18 -111 +85 48.9% -0.10 11–6 (65%) 3–6 (33%) 99.9 -3.81 1971 2077 156.0 +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1979 1765 115.9 -38 20.0% -2.20 -0.96 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 1950 146.0 +8 -66 +19 55.1% +0.39 75–71 (51%) 31–32 (49%) 99.7 -6.89 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.