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

Virginia Wade vs Renee Richards H2H: 4-0

Virginia Wade holds a 4–0 lead over Renee Richards in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1980 Oakland round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Renee Richards Match data Feb 14, 1980* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Renee Richards Match data Jan 19, 1978* R32 Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-0 6-3 Renee Richards Match data Jan 2, 1978 R32 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Renee Richards Match data Sep 2, 1977* R128 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 Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
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 Virginia Wade Renee Richards
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 — — — — — — —
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 — — — — — — —
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 — — — — — — —
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 — — — — — — —
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 — — — — — — —
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 — — — — — — —
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
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 Virginia Wade 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
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60 — 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.