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

Virginia Wade vs Nancy Richey H2H: 4-5

Nancy Richey holds a 5–4 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 3–1 on carpet, while Nancy Richey leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1976 Akron quarterfinal 6-3 7-5.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main-draw meetings
Nancy Richey
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-3 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Feb 8, 1976* QF Akron WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 1-6 7-5 7-5 Nancy Richey Match data Jan 31, 1976* SF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 4-6 7-5 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Oct 12, 1975* F Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-3 7-6(1) Nancy Richey Match data Jan 18, 1975* QF Sarasota WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 3-6 6-2 6-4 Nancy Richey Match data Mar 10, 1974* SF Dallas WTA 250 Hard
Nancy Richey 6-3 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data Oct 20, 1973* QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Clay
Nancy Richey 6-4 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 23, 1970* SF Charlotte WTA 250 Clay
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Feb 6, 1970* R16 Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Nancy Richey 3-6 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Apr 6, 1969* SF South African Open 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Nancy Richey — #8 — 2,245 324 109 74.8% 1 0 0 2 19 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 Wade Nancy Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 — — — — — — —
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 — — — — — — —
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 — — — — — — —
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1968 56–5 91.8% — 1,916 1 4
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1969 33–8 80.5% — 2,054 1 7
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1970 43–8 84.3% — 2,122 1 14
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 1971 29–13 69.0% — 2,076 1 14
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1972 45–12 78.9% — 2,194 1 19
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1973 34–13 72.3% — 2,191 1 19
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 1974 25–13 65.8% — 2,151 1 19
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 1975 24–11 68.6% #8 2,120 1 20
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 1976 14–10 58.3% — 2,084 1 20
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 1977 15–7 68.2% — 2,016 1 22
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53 1978 6–9 40.0% — 1,922 1 22
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53 — — — — — — —

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 Wade 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 %
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1968 5 1 6 83.3% 35 3 38 92.1% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1969 15 4 19 78.9% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1970 9 0 9 100.0% 26 5 31 83.9% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 5 13 61.5%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1972 11 1 12 91.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 3 16 81.3%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1973 12 3 15 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% 1974 12 7 19 63.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% 1975 11 3 14 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6%
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 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 Wade 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
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1968 1916 145.6 — — — — -119 +83 -174 87.6% +3.09 10–1 (91%) — — -0.10
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1969 2054 151.8 — — — — +32 -32 -127 77.3% +1.99 6–2 (75%) — — -3.41
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1970 2123 162.9 — — — — +60 -35 -127 80.0% +2.51 6–2 (75%) 1–0 — -4.02
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1971 2077 156.0 — — — — +22 +31 -94 65.1% +1.50 4–4 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 97.6 -3.59
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1972 2194 166.6 — — — — +186 -41 -224 79.6% +2.43 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 -6.67
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1973 2192 164.0 — — — — +123 -6 -220 67.6% +1.24 9–7 (56%) 7–3 (70%) 101.3 -7.33
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 1974 2152 156.5 — — — — +112 +19 -165 68.9% +1.60 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -3.90
32 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 1975 2121 155.3 — — — — +105 -19 — 65.8% +1.55 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 96.2 -2.17
33 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31 1976 2085 155.1 — — — — +132 -40 — 60.0% +0.82 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -4.18
34 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39 1977 2016 146.8 — — — — +91 +43 — 64.6% +1.42 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 96.9 -1.27
35 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06 1978 1923 136.5 — — — — +56 +55 — 45.5% -0.24 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 95.2 -2.03
36 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60 — 2245 164.5 — — — — +89 +9 -154 72.7% +1.89 62–37 (63%) 26–26 (50%) 100.3 -9.27

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.