H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Margaret Court vs Nancy Richey H2H: 6-1

Margaret Court holds a 6–1 lead over Nancy Richey in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1975 Chicago quarterfinal 3-6 6-2 6-2.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 3-6 6-2 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Feb 15, 1975* QF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 7-5 1-6 7-5 Margaret Court Match data May 6, 1973* QF Hilton Head WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 7-5 6-7(1) 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 29, 1973* F Los Angeles WTA 500 Carpet
Margaret Court 7-5 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 17, 1972* SF Charlotte WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 6-1 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 14, 1970* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-2 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 9, 1969* F US Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-3 4-6 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Jun 9, 1969* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Margaret Court — #6 — 2,520 613 64 90.5% 11 0 0 4 78 93
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 Margaret Court Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 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 Margaret Court 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 %
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 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 — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 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 Margaret Court 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
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1976 2085 155.1 — — — — +132 -40 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 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 — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 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.