Career 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Kerry Reid takes it, 6–2 on categories Reid wins on games won. Richards’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Richards 213 matches, Reid 839 matches.
Richards has 10 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Reid’s 22 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Reid averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Richards’ 1.0. Reid has the better sets won %: 67.5 to Richards’s 57.3. Winners’ edge: Reid’s team won 72%, Richards’s team won 59% of the matches they played. Longevity: Reid has 839 matches across 16 seasons, Richards 213 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, retired hurt, minutes): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 22 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
10.9 2,310 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.5 9,658 total · best 29
57.3 Sets won % 67.5
53.7 Games won % 57.4
0.1 18 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 52 total · best 1
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1977 3
Hard · 2 matches Richards 1 Reid 1 Carpet · 2 matches Richards 0 Reid 2 Last meetings 10 Oct 1979 · Phoenix · Round of 16 · Hard Reid won 6-1 7-6 12 Mar 1979 · Boston · Round of 32 · Carpet Reid won 6-2 6-4 30 Jan 1978 · Chicago · Round of 32 · Carpet Reid won 4-6 7-6 7-6 10 Oct 1977 · Phoenix · Quarterfinal · Hard Richards won 7-6 4-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
Share thisChange or add players