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

Nancy Richey vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 4-1

Nancy Richey holds a 4–1 lead over Stephanie Defina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nancy Richey leads 4–1 on clay. Most recently, Nancy Richey won the 1970 St. Petersburg semifinal 6-2 6-2.

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Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-2 Stephanie Defina Match data Apr 11, 1970* SF St. Petersburg WTA 500 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 7-9 6-4 Stephanie Defina Match data Mar 28, 1970* SF Jacksonville WTA 250 Clay
Stephanie Defina 6-1 6-2 Nancy Richey Match data Nov 2, 1968* SF Richmond WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-2 Stephanie Defina Match data Jul 14, 1968* F Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 4-6 6-2 6-0 Stephanie Defina Match data Apr 13, 1968* SF St. Petersburg WTA 500 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
Stephanie Defina — — — 1,818 93 62 60.0% 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 Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
24 — — — — — — — 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
25 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
26 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
27 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,685 0 7
28 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,674 0 7
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 Stephanie Defina
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 %
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
26 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 10 12 22 45.5% 63 24 87 72.4% 8 11 19 42.1% 11 13 24 45.8%

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 Stephanie Defina
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
25 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
26 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
27 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
28 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
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 — 1819 129.6 — — — — -120 +87 -145 57.7% +0.65 23–16 (59%) 2–1 (67%) 104.5 -1.80

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.