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Nancy Richey v Billie Jean King: stats compared | Lineball
Jean King wins on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Richey 431 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King has 473 sets lost (one every 1.9 matches) to Richey’s 265 sets lost (one every 1.6 matches).
Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Richey’s 72.2.
Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Richey 431 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, tour finals matches, davis/bjk cup matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.127 total · best 1Titlesper game0.183 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.09 total · best 1
12.05,179 total · best 20Games wonper game12.311,033 total · best 23
72.2Sets won %76.3
60.3Games won %60.7
0.143 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1125 total · best 1
Head to head
926 matches since 196817
Hard · 11 matchesRichey 5King 6
Carpet · 8 matchesRichey 2King 6
Clay · 6 matchesRichey 1King 5
Grass · 1 matchRichey 1King 0
Grand Slams · 2 matchesRichey 2King 0
Finals · 10 matchesRichey 3King 7
Last meetings
29 Mar 1977 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · ClayKing won 0-6 7-6 6-2
18 Mar 1974 · Akron · Final · CarpetKing won 6-3 7-5
21 Jan 1974 · Mission Viejo · Semifinal · HardKing won 3-6 6-3 7-5
14 Jan 1974 · San Francisco · Semifinal · HardKing won 6-1 6-3
2 Oct 1973 · Phoenix · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.6688 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.71,523 total · best 3
0.6265 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.5473 total · best 2
7.93,405 total · best 21Games lostper game · lower is better7.97,146 total · best 25
0.154 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.1123 total · best 2
0.278 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.2156 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Tour Finals matchesper game–
0.114 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.114 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.07 total · best 1
0.420 total · best 20Minutesper game–
King won 6-1 6-3
17 Sept 1973 · Houston · Bronze medal match · HardRichey won 5-3
9 May 1973 · Tokyo Sillook · Final · CarpetKing won 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3
14 Aug 1972 · Denver · Final · HardRichey won 1-6 6-4 6-3
3 May 1972 · Indianapolis Indoors · Final · CarpetKing won 6-3 6-3
29 Mar 1972 · San Juan · Semifinal · HardRichey won 7-6(3) 6-1
