H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Nancy Richey vs Barbara Downs H2H: 3-0

Nancy Richey holds a 3–0 lead over Barbara Downs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1972 Denver round of 16 6-1 6-1.

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Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Barbara Downs
USA Age 72

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-1 Barbara Downs Match data Aug 18, 1972* R16 Denver WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-2 Barbara Downs Match data Oct 1, 1970* R32 San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-0 6-2 Barbara Downs Match data May 8, 1970* R16 Sacramento WTA 250 Hard

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
Nancy Richey — #8 — 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 2 19 22
Barbara Downs — — — 1,611 30 74 28.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Nancy Richey Barbara Downs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,471 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,466 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1970 2–5 28.6% — 1,469 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1971 3–4 42.9% — 1,509 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1972 7–16 30.4% — 1,583 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1973 6–21 22.2% — 1,570 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1974 5–14 26.3% — 1,558 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1975 6–8 42.9% — 1,554 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0
25 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4 1979 0–1 0.0% — — 0 0
26 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7 — — — — — — —
27 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14 — — — — — — —
28 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14 — — — — — — —
29 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 Nancy Richey Barbara Downs
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 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 — 87 29 116 75.0% 125 34 159 78.6% 38 11 49 77.6% 65 35 100 65.0% — 13 27 40 32.5% 2 15 17 11.8% 5 13 18 27.8% 4 16 20 20.0%

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 Nancy Richey Barbara Downs
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1471 89.9 — — — — -5 — — 33.3% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.12
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1467 100.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.22
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1470 100.3 — — — — -18 — — 28.6% -2.21 — — — +0.26
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1510 111.2 — — — — -30 — +74 40.0% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.29
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1583 130.2 — — — — -61 -96 +37 34.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 99.9 -1.67
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1570 128.0 — — — — +3 -132 +14 22.8% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 100.1 -1.73
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1558 117.4 — — — — -18 -117 — 27.5% -1.62 1–1 0–2 — -0.51
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1555 121.2 — — — — +14 — — 46.9% -0.25 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +0.40
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1541 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.03
25 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 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 — 2245 164.5 — — — — +89 +9 -154 72.7% +1.89 62–37 (63%) 26–26 (50%) 100.3 -9.27 — 1612 125.3 — — — — -19 -113 +38 31.2% -1.36 6–8 (43%) 3–9 (25%) 96.7 -2.97

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.