H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Renee Richards H2H: 4-1

Wendy Turnbull holds a 4–1 lead over Renee Richards in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Wendy Turnbull leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1980 US Open second round 7-5 6-4.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Renee Richards
Age 91 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 29, 1980* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Wendy Turnbull 7-5 6-4 Renee Richards Match data
Oct 25, 1979* Tampa WTA 250 R32 Hard Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-7 6-2 Renee Richards Match data
Feb 10, 1979* Seattle WTA 250 QF Carpet Renee Richards 6-4 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jan 12, 1978* Hollywood WTA 250 R32 Carpet Wendy Turnbull 7-6 5-7 6-3 Renee Richards Match data
Oct 15, 1977* Phoenix WTA 250 SF Hard Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-2 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
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 Wendy Turnbull Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 — — — — — — —
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 — — — — — — —
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 — — — — — — —
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 — — — — — — —
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 — — — — — — —
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 — — — — — — —
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 — — — — — — —
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 — — — — — — —
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 — — — — — — —
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 — — — — — — —
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —
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