H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 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 third round 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
Age 91 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 14, 1980* Oakland WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Renee Richards Match data
Jan 19, 1978* Houston WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Renee Richards Match data
Jan 2, 1978 Washington WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-0 6-3 Renee Richards Match data
Sep 2, 1977* US Open Grand Slam R128 Clay Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Renee Richards Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Virginia Wade #138 #40 — 2,313 865 314 73.4% 3 2 0 2 51 58
Renee Richards — — — 1,862 117 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% — 1,945 1 9 — — — — — — —
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 — — — — — — —
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 — — — — — — —
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 — — — — — — —
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 — — — — — — —
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 — — — — — — —
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 — — — — — — —
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 — — — — — — —
30 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53 — — — — — — —
31 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% — 2,088 3 58 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,885 3 58 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,824 3 58 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,749 3 58 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 58 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 58 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,712 3 58 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,673 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,834 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,804 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,828 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,753 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,699 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,673 0 8