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

Sharon Walsh Pete vs Renee Richards H2H: 0-1

Renee Richards holds a 1–0 lead over Sharon Walsh Pete in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Renee Richards leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Renee Richards won the 1979 Philadelphia round of 32 6-7 7-5 6-0.

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Sharon Walsh Pete
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Renee Richards 6-7 7-5 6-0 Sharon Walsh Pete Match data Mar 8, 1979* R32 Philadelphia 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
Sharon Walsh Pete — — — 1,895 300 340 46.9% 0 0 0 1 7 8
Renee Richards — — — 1,864 117 86 57.6% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Sharon Walsh Pete Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 1–2 33.3% — 1,484 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 4–6 40.0% — 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 32–16 66.7% — 1,864 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 1971 10–10 50.0% — 1,737 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1972 32–27 54.2% — 1,733 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1973 37–33 52.9% — 1,654 0 4 — — — — — — —
22 1974 27–19 58.7% — 1,768 0 7 — — — — — — —
23 1975 9–25 26.5% — 1,661 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1976 7–10 41.2% — 1,619 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1977 17–21 44.7% — 1,721 0 7 — — — — — — —
26 1978 15–27 35.7% — 1,677 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 1979 14–22 38.9% — 1,614 0 7 — — — — — — —
28 1980 16–19 45.7% — 1,710 0 7 — — — — — — —
29 1981 25–17 59.5% — 1,839 0 8 — — — — — — —
30 1982 10–19 34.5% — 1,756 0 8 — — — — — — —
31 1983 15–13 53.6% — 1,786 0 8 — — — — — — —
32 1984 8–12 40.0% — 1,796 0 8 — — — — — — —
33 1985 8–17 32.0% — 1,622 0 8 — — — — — — —
34 1986 2–4 33.3% — 1,598 0 8 — — — — — — —
35 1987 11–15 42.3% — 1,597 0 8 — — — — — — —
36 1988 0–6 0.0% — 1,506 0 8 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,672 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,833 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,806 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,832 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,753 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,697 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,671 0 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 Sharon Walsh Pete Renee Richards
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
16 1968 1485 98.7 — — — — +12 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1525 118.4 — — — — +30 — +3 50.0% +0.21 0–4 (0%) — — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1865 136.8 — — — — +54 — -174 64.2% +1.04 8–4 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 107.0 -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1738 114.5 — — — — +79 -236 -11 50.0% +0.03 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1734 131.3 — — — — +83 -203 +10 51.9% +0.26 10–9 (53%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +2.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1655 130.0 — — — — +19 -30 +158 52.9% +0.26 12–9 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 +4.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1768 138.6 — — — — +77 -202 +15 56.4% +0.41 6–5 (55%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1662 127.6 — — — — +110 -191 — 32.0% -1.19 1–6 (14%) 3–7 (30%) 89.3 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 1619 108.6 — — — — +50 -162 +179 41.0% -0.90 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1977 1722 135.0 — — — — +59 -287 +38 42.0% -0.74 5–0 (100%) 5–2 (71%) 109.4 -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1978 1678 126.6 — — — — -13 -250 +62 37.5% -0.98 6–6 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 97.5 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1979 1615 121.3 — — — — -28 — +90 41.3% -0.61 3–7 (30%) 5–4 (56%) 98.5 +3.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1980 1710 132.4 — — — — -133 -187 0 44.4% -0.57 7–4 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 106.5 -4.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1981 1839 143.7 — — — — -75 — +13 56.3% +0.44 8–6 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 103.2 -2.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1982 1756 137.4 — — — — -79 — +76 37.9% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 1–7 (13%) 92.6 -1.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1983 1787 130.8 — — — — -86 — +58 50.8% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 5–4 (56%) 99.8 -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1984 1797 135.4 — — — — -156 — +86 40.0% -0.72 6–4 (60%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -2.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1985 1623 115.7 — — — — +8 — +74 32.1% -1.32 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 103.9 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1986 1599 97.3 — — — — -4 — — 30.8% -1.38 1–0 — — +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1987 1598 109.8 — — — — -28 — +70 42.4% -0.71 4–3 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 100.5 +1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1988 1507 84.8 — — — — — — +45 14.3% -2.93 0–2 — — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1673 122.7 — — — — +101 -96 — 80.0% +2.03 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +3.38
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1834 139.4 — — — — +5 -171 — 69.0% +1.55 2–3 (40%) 1–6 (14%) 94.7 +3.72
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1807 137.7 — — — — -59 -74 — 41.5% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -0.34
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1833 155.6 — — — — -81 -15 — 45.4% -0.38 5–10 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.0 -5.38
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1754 139.6 — — — — +24 +23 — 60.1% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 2–7 (22%) 95.0 +1.26
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1697 123.6 — — — — — +80 — 38.7% -0.61 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.39
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1672 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.18
Career — 1896 135.1 — — — — +10 -149 +35 46.7% -0.25 92–85 (52%) 47–51 (48%) 99.8 +0.34 — 1864 146.0 — — — — -10 -46 — 55.7% +0.53 28–29 (49%) 14–22 (39%) 94.2 +0.70

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.