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Nancy Richey v Virginia Wade: stats compared | Lineball
Richey wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Richey 431 matches, Wade 1,278 matches.
Richey has 27 titles (one every 10 matches) to Wade’s 60 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
Richey has 1 grand slam title (one every 50 matches) to Wade’s 3 grand slam titles (one every 100 matches).
Richey averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Wade’s 0.7.
Longevity: Wade has 1,278 matches across 18 seasons, Richey 431 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals 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 game0.160 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
12.05,179 total · best 20Games wonper game11.915,196 total · best 31
72.2Sets won %68.5
60.3Games won %57.4
0.143 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1114 total · best 1
Head to head
512 matches since 19687
Carpet · 4 matchesRichey 1Wade 3
Hard · 4 matchesRichey 2Wade 2
Clay · 2 matchesRichey 2Wade 0
Grass · 2 matchesRichey 0Wade 2
Finals · 1 matchRichey 1Wade 0
Last meetings
3 Feb 1976 · Akron · Quarterfinal · CarpetWade won 6-3 7-5
26 Jan 1976 · Chicago · Semifinal · CarpetWade won 1-6 7-5 7-5
6 Oct 1975 · Phoenix · Final · HardRichey won 4-6 7-5 6-4
13 Jan 1975 · Sarasota · Quarterfinal · CarpetWade won 6-3 7-6(1)
5 Mar 1974 · Dallas · Semifinal · HardWade won 3-6 6-2 6-4
15 Oct 1973 · Boca Raton · Quarterfinal · ClayRichey won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.6688 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.51,948 total · best 2
0.6265 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.7898 total · best 2
7.93,405 total · best 21Games lostper game · lower is better8.811,279 total · best 23
0.154 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.1169 total · best 2
0.278 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.1171 total · best 1
–Masters/1000 matchesper game0.12 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Tour Finals matchesper game0.15 total · best 1
0.114 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.182 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.06 total · best 1
0.420 total · best 20Minutesper game–
6-3 7-5
18 Sept 1970 · Charlotte · Semifinal · ClayRichey won 6-4 6-4
12 June 1970 · Wightman Cup · Round robin · GrassWade won 6-3 6-2
2 Feb 1970 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · CarpetRichey won 6-3 6-2
9 Aug 1969 · Wightman Cup · Round robin · HardWade won 6-3 2-6 6-4
