Nancy Richey

Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles (1965 U.S. Championships and 1966 Australian, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships). She was ranked World No. 2 in singles at year-end in 1969. Richey won 69 singles titles during her career and helped the U.S. win the Federation Cup in 1969. She won the singles title at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships a record six consecutive years, from 1963 through 1968.

Nancy Richey
Country (sports) United States
Born (1942-08-23) August 23, 1942
San Angelo, TX, USA
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF2003 (member page)
Singles
Career recordno value
Highest rankingNo.2 (1969)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (1967)
French OpenW (1968)
WimbledonSF (1968)
US OpenF (1966, 1969)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1966)
French OpenF (1969)
WimbledonW (1966)
US OpenW (1965, 1966)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
WimbledonQF (1965)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1969)

Richey married Kenneth S. Gunter on December 15, 1970. They were divorced on December 28, 1976, and Richey reverted to her maiden name. She is the sister of American tennis player Cliff Richey. They were the first brother-sister combination to both be concurrently ranked in the USA Top Ten. They were ranked in the Top Three concurrently in 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1970.[1] Nancy Richey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1966Australian ChampionshipsGrass Margaret Smithwalkover
Loss1966French ChampionshipsClay Ann Haydon Jones3–6, 1–6
Loss1966U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Maria Bueno3–6, 1–6
Win1967Australian ChampionshipsGrass Lesley Turner6–1, 6–4
Win1968French OpenClay Ann Haydon Jones5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss1969U.S. OpenGrass Margaret Court2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1965U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Carole Graebner Billie Jean King
Karen Hantze		6–4, 6–4
Win1966Australian ChampionshipsGrass Carole Graebner Margaret Court
Lesley Turner		6–4, 7–5
Win1966WimbledonGrass Maria Bueno Margaret Court
Judy Tegart		6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win1966U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Maria Bueno Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King		6–3, 6–4
Loss1967WimbledonGrass Maria Bueno Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King		11–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1969French OpenClay Margaret Court Françoise Dürr
Ann Haydon Jones		0–6, 6–4, 5–7

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament1958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197711978Career SR
Australia A A A A A A A A F W A A A A A A A A A A / A A 1 / 2
France A A A A A A 4R SF F A W SF A SF 3R2 3R A A A 3R 2R 1 / 10
Wimbledon A A A 2R 3R A QF QF QF 4R SF QF A QF QF A A3 2R A A A 0 / 11
United States 1R 3R QF A 3R QF SF SF F A A F SF 3R 1R 3R QF 1R 2R 4R 1R 0 / 18
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 41

1 The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
2 Richey did not play. Her opponent got a walkover.
3 Richey was seeded No. 7, but withdrew from the tournament before it began.

See also

References
  1. Bill Shannon, ed. (1981). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (3rd, Revised and updated ed.). New York [u.a.]: Harper & Row. pp. 427, 433, 434. ISBN 9780060148966.
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