Nancy Richey

Nancy Richey

Full name	Nancy Richey
Country	United States
Born	August 23, 1942 (1942-08-23) (age 69)
Int. Tennis HOF	2003 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	2 (1969)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (1967)
French Open	W (1968)
Wimbledon	SF (1968)
US Open	F (1966, 1969)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1966)
Wimbledon	W (1966)
US Open	W (1965, 1966)

Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the United States.

Richey 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.

Richey was married to Kenneth Gunter from 1970 to 1976, reverting to her maiden name following her divorce. She is the sister of fellow player Cliff Richey.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

Grand Slam record

• Australian Championships
  • Singles champion: 1967
  • Singles runner-up: 1966
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1966

• France
  • Singles champion: 1968
  • Singles runner-up: 1966
  • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1969

• Wimbledon
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1966
  • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1967

• United States
  • Singles runner-up: 1966, 1969
  • Women's Doubles champion: 1965, 1966

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1967	Australian Championships	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–1, 6–4
1968	French Open	Ann Haydon Jones	5–7, 6–4, 6–1

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1966	Australian Championships	Margaret Court	walkover
1966	French Championships	Ann Haydon Jones	6–3, 6–1
1966	U.S. Championships	Maria Bueno	6–3, 6–1
1969	U.S. Open	Margaret Court	6–2, 6–2

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	Career 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	3R	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	A	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

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Nancy Richey at the Women's Tennis Association

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Date of birth	August 23, 1942
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