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

Nancy Richey vs Joanne Russell H2H: 2-2 (incl. walkovers)

Nancy Richey vs Joanne Russell: 2–1 excluding walkovers; 2–2 including 1 walkover. Across 4 main-draw results including walkovers, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1978 Washington Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"
H2H including walkovers
2 – 2
4 main-draw results
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 6-4 6-3 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 2, 1978 QF Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell (w/o) Nancy Richey Match data Oct 7, 1976* R32 Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Jan 15, 1976* R32 Houston WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-1 6-7 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data Aug 8, 1975* R16 Indianapolis WTA 250 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
Nancy Richey — #8 — 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 2 19 22
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 — — — — — — — 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 — — — — — — — 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
27 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
29 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5
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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
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 — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.