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Virginia Ruzici vs Nancy Richey H2H: 1-0

Virginia Ruzici holds a 1–0 lead over Nancy Richey in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Virginia Ruzici leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1976 US Open round of 64 3-6 7-6 7-5.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Ruzici 3-6 7-6 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Sep 4, 1976* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Virginia Ruzici — #16 5 2,125 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 0 18 19
Nancy Richey — #8 — 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 3 18 22

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 Virginia Ruzici Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,921 0 4 — — — — — — —
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,093 1 8 — — — — — — —
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,976 1 8 — — — — — — —
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,032 1 12 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,921 1 13 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,985 1 17 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,906 1 18 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,781 1 18 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1985 27–19 58.7% — 1,786 1 19 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1986 0–2 0.0% — 1,735 1 19 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,658 1 19 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 — — — — — — — 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,085 1 20
34 — — — — — — — 1977 15–7 68.2% — 2,016 1 22
35 — — — — — — — 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,923 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 Virginia Ruzici Nancy Richey
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 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3% — 87 29 116 75.0% 125 34 159 78.6% 38 11 49 77.6% 65 35 100 65.0%

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 Virginia Ruzici Nancy Richey
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
17 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1798 142.1 — — — — -256 +110 -320 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -2.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1921 148.4 — — — — -144 +42 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 2093 158.9 — — — — -38 -56 -464 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -8.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1976 151.5 — — — — +51 +40 -194 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -2.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 2032 158.1 — — — — +33 +161 -225 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.0 -6.12 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1981 1921 159.2 — — — — -20 +290 -69 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -7.10 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1982 1985 156.7 — — — — -60 +261 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.30 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1983 1906 143.9 — — — — +20 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.52 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1984 1781 144.4 — — — — -45 +179 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.86 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -7.08
30 1985 1787 140.6 — — — — -88 +215 +67 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.06 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.23
31 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.42 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.98
32 1987 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.28 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +106 -18 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -1.87
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2085 155.3 — — — — +133 -39 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -3.81
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2017 146.8 — — — — +92 +43 — 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.38
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1924 136.7 — — — — +56 +54 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -1.99
Career — 2125 154.9 — — — — -27 +141 -198 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -4.25 — 2245 164.6 — — — — +89 +9 -154 72.7% +1.89 62–37 (63%) 26–26 (50%) 100.3 -9.22

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.