Lita Liem
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Tegart | 1 | 5 | 6 | Apr 14, 1972 | H2H |
| Billie Jean King | 0 | 5 | 5 | Apr 9, 1972 | H2H |
| Kerry Harris | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jul 2, 1972 | H2H |
| Helen Gourlay | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 11, 1972 | H2H |
| Marijke Jansen | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 6, 1973 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Lita Liem vs Nancy Richey H2H: 0-2
Nancy Richey holds a 2–0 lead over Lita Liem in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1972 Richmond round of 16 6-1 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Richey | 6-1 6-2 | Lita Liem | Match data | Mar 25, 1972* | R16 | Richmond | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Nancy Richey | 6-2 6-1 | Lita Liem | Match data | Jun 23, 1971* | R128 | Wimbledon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lita Liem | — | — | — | 1,707 | 55 | 86 | 39.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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.
| Lita Liem | Nancy Richey | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 56–5 | 91.8% | — | 1,916 | 1 | 4 |
| 1969 | 5–10 | 33.3% | — | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 33–8 | 80.5% | — | 2,054 | 1 | 7 |
| 1970 | 4–12 | 25.0% | — | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 43–8 | 84.3% | — | 2,122 | 1 | 14 |
| 1971 | 17–17 | 50.0% | — | 1,629 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 29–13 | 69.0% | — | 2,076 | 1 | 14 |
| 1972 | 12–22 | 35.3% | — | 1,592 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | 45–12 | 78.9% | — | 2,194 | 1 | 19 |
| 1973 | 3–12 | 20.0% | — | 1,524 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 34–13 | 72.3% | — | 2,191 | 1 | 19 |
| 1974 | 3–3 | 50.0% | — | 1,563 | 0 | 1 | 1974 | 25–13 | 65.8% | — | 2,151 | 1 | 19 |
| 1975 | 4–5 | 44.4% | — | 1,590 | 0 | 1 | 1975 | 24–11 | 68.6% | #8 | 2,120 | 1 | 20 |
| 1978 | 4–1 | 80.0% | — | 1,616 | 0 | 1 | 1976 | 14–10 | 58.3% | — | 2,084 | 1 | 20 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 15–7 | 68.2% | — | 2,016 | 1 | 22 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 6–9 | 40.0% | — | 1,922 | 1 | 22 |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Lita Liem | Nancy Richey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 35 | 3 | 38 | 92.1% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 78.9% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100.0% | 26 | 5 | 31 | 83.9% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% |
| 1972 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1972 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 91.7% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 13 | 3 | 16 | 81.3% |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1973 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| Career | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 23 | 33 | 56 | 41.1% | 29 | 42 | 71 | 40.8% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | Career | 87 | 29 | 116 | 75.0% | 125 | 34 | 159 | 78.6% | 38 | 11 | 49 | 77.6% | 65 | 35 | 100 | 65.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Lita Liem | Nancy Richey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1505 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +23 | 41.2% | -0.77 | 2–1 (67%) | — | — | -0.04 | 1968 | 1916 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | -119 | +83 | -174 | 87.6% | +3.09 | 10–1 (91%) | — | — | -0.10 |
| 1969 | 1518 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +17 | -13 | 39.4% | -0.64 | 0–3 (0%) | — | — | -0.58 | 1969 | 2054 | 151.8 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -32 | -127 | 77.3% | +1.99 | 6–2 (75%) | — | — | -3.41 |
| 1970 | 1505 | 110.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +24 | -33 | 34.2% | -1.21 | 1–5 (17%) | — | — | -0.65 | 1970 | 2123 | 162.9 | — | — | — | — | +60 | -35 | -127 | 80.0% | +2.51 | 6–2 (75%) | 1–0 | — | -4.02 |
| 1971 | 1629 | 128.7 | — | — | — | — | -53 | -66 | -28 | 44.9% | -0.12 | 4–1 (80%) | 0–2 | — | +0.73 | 1971 | 2077 | 156.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +31 | -94 | 65.1% | +1.50 | 4–4 (50%) | 3–5 (38%) | 97.6 | -3.59 |
| 1972 | 1592 | 123.6 | — | — | — | — | -75 | +57 | -62 | 36.0% | -0.97 | 4–5 (44%) | 0–2 | — | -2.66 | 1972 | 2194 | 166.6 | — | — | — | — | +186 | -41 | -224 | 79.6% | +2.43 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | 101.6 | -6.67 |
| 1973 | 1524 | 112.2 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +75 | -32 | 27.3% | -1.61 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–1 | — | -0.33 | 1973 | 2192 | 164.0 | — | — | — | — | +123 | -6 | -220 | 67.6% | +1.24 | 9–7 (56%) | 7–3 (70%) | 101.3 | -7.33 |
| 1974 | 1564 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +70 | — | 53.8% | +0.62 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.23 | 1974 | 2152 | 156.5 | — | — | — | — | +112 | +19 | -165 | 68.9% | +1.60 | 7–3 (70%) | 3–3 (50%) | 99.8 | -3.90 |
| 1975 | 1590 | 114.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +30 | -54 | 40.9% | -0.18 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–0 | — | -0.02 | 1975 | 2121 | 155.3 | — | — | — | — | +105 | -19 | — | 65.8% | +1.55 | 8–4 (67%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.2 | -2.17 |
| 1978 | 1616 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -9 | 72.7% | +1.45 | 1–0 | — | — | +1.17 | 1976 | 2085 | 155.1 | — | — | — | — | +132 | -40 | — | 60.0% | +0.82 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.6 | -4.18 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 2016 | 146.8 | — | — | — | — | +91 | +43 | — | 64.6% | +1.42 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | 96.9 | -1.27 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1923 | 136.5 | — | — | — | — | +56 | +55 | — | 45.5% | -0.24 | 0–3 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 95.2 | -2.03 |
| Career | 1708 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | -57 | +37 | -27 | 39.9% | -0.62 | 15–20 (43%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.9 | -1.88 | Career | 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.
Nancy Richey
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Jean King | 9 | 17 | 26 | Apr 1, 1977 | H2H |
| Rosie Casals | 12 | 8 | 20 | Jan 20, 1977 | H2H |
| Francoise Durr | 10 | 3 | 13 | Sep 29, 1974 | H2H |
| Valerie Ziegenfuss | 11 | 1 | 12 | Oct 11, 1975 | H2H |
| Julie Heldman | 9 | 3 | 12 | Sep 7, 1974 | H2H |