H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Nancy Richey vs Linky Boshoff H2H: 1-1

Nancy Richey and Linky Boshoff are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 1–0 on carpet, while Linky Boshoff leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1976 San Francisco round of 32 7-5 6-1.

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Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Linky Boshoff
RSA Age 69

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 7-5 6-1 Linky Boshoff Match data Mar 4, 1976* R32 San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Linky Boshoff 3-6 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Jun 27, 1975* R64 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
Nancy Richey — #8 — 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 2 19 22
Linky Boshoff — — — 1,879 121 95 56.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Linky Boshoff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,511 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1972 3–4 42.9% — 1,548 0 1
16 — — — — — — — 1973 28–14 66.7% — 1,731 0 2
17 — — — — — — — 1974 17–11 60.7% — 1,749 0 3
18 — — — — — — — 1975 41–28 59.4% — 1,850 0 5
19 — — — — — — — 1976 14–19 42.4% — 1,773 0 5
20 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% — 1,808 0 7
25 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Linky Boshoff
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1511 100.3 — — — — +52 — — 33.3% -2.67 — — — -0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1549 105.5 — — — — +51 — — 43.8% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1732 129.0 — — — — -19 -121 -51 63.4% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 0–2 — +4.64
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1749 130.5 — — — — -14 -168 +80 60.6% +0.83 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1851 140.3 — — — — -16 -61 +5 57.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 103.2 +2.59
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1773 136.1 — — — — -21 -2 +88 47.4% -0.33 3–9 (25%) — — -3.65
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1809 139.3 — — — — +39 -112 +66 50.7% +0.05 3–6 (33%) 0–1 — +0.75
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 — 1879 138.9 — — — — +2 -69 +21 55.8% +0.33 28–37 (43%) 7–7 (50%) 95.4 +3.04

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.