H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Nancy Richey H2H: 4-2

Martina Navratilova holds a 4–2 lead over Nancy Richey in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1976 Houston semifinal 5-7 6-0 7-5.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 17, 1976* Houston WTA 250 SF Hard Martina Navratilova 5-7 6-0 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data
Oct 11, 1975* Phoenix WTA 250 SF Hard Nancy Richey 6-1 6-3 Martina Navratilova Match data
Apr 25, 1975* Amelia Island WTA 250 R16 Clay Martina Navratilova 7-5 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data
Jan 11, 1975* San Francisco WTA 250 QF Hard Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data
Mar 23, 1974* Akron WTA 250 QF Carpet Nancy Richey 1-6 6-3 7-6(3) Martina Navratilova Match data
May 29, 1973* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,664 1,427 227 86.3% 18 8 8 15 120 168
Nancy Richey — — — 2,236 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 3 24 28

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 Martina Navratilova Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,498 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1973 20–17 54.1% — 1,761 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1974 39–20 66.1% — 1,975 0 4 — — — — — — —
18 1975 81–21 79.4% — 2,218 0 7 — — — — — — —
19 1976 41–16 71.9% — 2,153 0 9 — — — — — — —
20 1977 67–15 81.7% — 2,243 0 15 — — — — — — —
21 1978 78–9 89.7% — 2,420 1 26 — — — — — — —
22 1979 91–12 88.3% — 2,428 2 36 — — — — — — —
23 1980 86–12 87.8% — 2,344 2 47 — — — — — — —
24 1981 90–15 85.7% — 2,407 3 57 — — — — — — —
25 1982 85–3 96.6% — 2,521 5 72 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,887 1 10
26 1983 84–1 98.8% — 2,622 8 88 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,031 1 13
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,633 11 101 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,114 1 20
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,583 13 113 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,078 1 20
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,626 15 126 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,128 1 25
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,523 17 130 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,162 1 25
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,452 17 139 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,057 1 25
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,393 17 147 1975 24–11 68.6% — 2,080 1 26
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,306 18 153 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,034 1 26
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,316 18 158 1977 15–7 68.2% — 1,983 1 28
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,326 18 162 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,902 1 28
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,264 18 167 — — — — — — —
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 168 — — — — — — —
45 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 168 — — — — — — —
47 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 168 — — — — — — —
48 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 168 — — — — — — —