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

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Grand Slam record

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  • 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 Flag of Australia.svg Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 6–4
1968 French Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones 5–7, 6–4, 6–1

Runner-ups (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1966 Australian Championships Flag of Australia.svg Margaret Court walkover
1966 French Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones 6–3, 6–1
1966 U.S. Championships Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–1
1969 U.S. Open Flag of Australia.svg 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

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Australasian Championships/Australian Championships women's singles champions

(1922) Margaret Molesworth  • (1923) Margaret Molesworth  • (1924) Sylvia Lance Harper  • (1925) Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1926) Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1927) Esna Boyd Robertson  • (1928) Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1929) Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1930) Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1931) Coral McInnes Buttsworth  • (1932) Coral McInnes Buttsworth  • (1933) Joan Hartigan Bathurst  • (1934) Joan Hartigan Bathurst  • (1935) Dorothy Round Little  • (1936) Joan Hartigan Bathurst  • (1937) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1938) Dorothy Bundy Cheney  • (1939) Emily Hood Westacott  • (1940) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1941-1945 No competition (due to World War II)  • (1946) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1947) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1948) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1949) Doris Hart  • (1950) Louise Brough Clapp  • (1951) Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1952) Thelma Coyne Long  • (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker  • (1954) Thelma Coyne Long  • (1955) Beryl Penrose Collier  • (1956) Mary Carter Reitano  • (1957) Shirley Fry Irvin  • (1958) Angela Mortimer Barrett  • (1959) Mary Carter Reitano  • (1960) Margaret Court  • (1961) Margaret Court  • (1962) Margaret Court  • (1963) Margaret Court  • (1964) Margaret Court  • (1965) Margaret Court  • (1966) Margaret Court  • (1967) Nancy Richey Gunter  • (1968) Billie Jean King
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Australasian Championships/Australian Championships women's doubles champions

(1922) Esna Boyd Robertson / Marjorie Mountain  • (1923) Esna Boyd Robertson / Sylvia Lance Harper  • (1924) Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Sylvia Lance Harper  • (1925) Sylvia Lance Harper / Daphne Akhurst Cozens  • (1926) Meryl O'Hara Wood / Esna Boyd Robertson  • (1927) Meryl O'Hara Wood / Louie Bickerton  • (1928) Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Esna Boyd Robertson  • (1929) Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Louie Bickerton  • (1930) Margaret Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott  • (1931) Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Louise Bickerton  • (1932) Coral McInnes Buttsworth / Marjorie Cox Crawford  • (1933) Margaret Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott  • (1934) Margaret Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott  • (1935) Evelyn Dearman / Nancy Lyle Glover  • (1936) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1937) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1938) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1939) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1940) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1941 - 1945) No competition (due to World War II)  • (1946) Joyce Fitch / Mary Bevis Hawton  • (1947) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1948) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1949) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1950) Louise Brough Clapp / Doris Hart  • (1951) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1952) Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton  • (1953) Maureen Connolly Brinker / Julie Sampson Haywood  • (1954) Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long  • (1955) Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose Collier  • (1956) Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long  • (1957) Althea Gibson / Shirley Fry Irvin  • (1958) Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long  • (1959) Renee Schuurman Haygarth / Sandra Reynolds Price  • (1960) Maria Bueno / Christine Truman Janes  • (1961) Mary Carter Reitano / Margaret Court  • (1962) Margaret Court / Robyn Ebbern  • (1963) Margaret Court / Robyn Ebbern  • (1964) Judy Tegart Dalton / Lesley Turner Bowrey  • (1965) Margaret Court / Lesley Turner Bowrey  • (1966) Carole Caldwell Graebner / Nancy Richey  • (1967) Lesley Turner Bowrey / Judy Tegart Dalton  • (1968) Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville Reid
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Pre Open Era Wimbledon women's doubles champions

(1913) Winifred McNair / Dora Boothby · (1914) Agnes Morton / Elizabeth Ryan · (1915-18) No competition (due to World War I) · (1919) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1920) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1921) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1922) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1923) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1924) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills Moody · (1925) Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan · (1926) Mary Browne / Elizabeth Ryan · (1927) Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan · (1928) Peggy Saunders Michel / Phoebe Holcroft Watson · (1929) Peggy Saunders Michel / Phoebe Holcroft Watson · (1930) Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan · (1931) Phyllis Mudford / Dorothy S. Barron · (1932) Doris Metaxa / Josane Sigart · (1933) Simone Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan · (1934) Simone Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan · (1935) Freda James / Kay Stammers Bullitt · (1936) Freda James / Kay Stammers Bullitt · (1937) Simone Mathieu / Billie Yorke · (1938) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble · (1939) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble · (1940-45) No competition (due to World War II) · (1946) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont · (1947) Patricia Canning Todd / Doris Hart · (1948) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont · (1949) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont · (1950) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont · (1951) Doris Hart / Shirley Fry Irvin · (1952) Doris Hart / Shirley Fry Irvin · (1953) Doris Hart / Shirley Fry Irvin · (1954) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont · (1955) Angela Mortimer Barrett / Anne Shilcock · (1956) Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson · (1957) Althea Gibson / Darlene Hard · (1958) Maria Bueno / Althea Gibson · (1959) Jeanne Arth / Darlene Hard · (1960) Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard · (1961) Karen Hantze Susman / Billie Jean King · (1962) Karen Hantze Susman / Billie Jean King · (1963) Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard · (1964) Margaret Court / Lesley Turner Bowrey · (1965) Maria Bueno / Billie Jean King · (1966) Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey · (1967) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
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French Open women's singles champions
(1968) Nancy Richey · (1969) Margaret Court · (1970) Margaret Court · (1971) Evonne Goolagong · (1972) Billie Jean King · (1973) Margaret Court · (1974) Chris Evert · (1975) Chris Evert · (1976) Sue Barker · (1977) Mima Jaušovec · (1978) Virginia Ruzici · (1979) Chris Evert · (1980) Chris Evert · (1981) Hana Mandlíková · (1982) Martina Navrátilová · (1983) Chris Evert · (1984) Martina Navrátilová · (1985) Chris Evert · (1986) Chris Evert · (1987) Steffi Graf · (1988) Steffi Graf · (1989) Arantxa Sánchez · (1990) Monica Seles · (1991) Monica Seles · (1992) Monica Seles · (1993) Steffi Graf · (1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario · (1995) Steffi Graf · (1996) Steffi Graf · (1997) Iva Majoli · (1998) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario · (1999) Steffi Graf · (2000) Mary Pierce · (2001) Jennifer Capriati · (2002) Serena Williams · (2003) Justine Henin · (2004) Anastasia Myskina · (2005) Justine Henin · (2006) Justine Henin · (2007) Justine Henin · (2008) Ana Ivanović · (2009) Svetlana Kuznetsova
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U.S. National Championships women's doubles champions

(1889) Margarette Ballard / Bertha Townsend  • (1890) Ellen Roosevelt / Grace Roosevelt  • (1891) Mabel Cahill / Emma Leavitt Morgan  • (1892) Mabel Cahill / Adeline McKinlay  • (1893) Aline Terry / Harriet Butler  • (1894) Helen Hellwig / Juliette Atkinson  • (1895) Helen Hellwig / Juliette Atkinson  • (1896) Elisabeth Moore / Juliette Atkinson  • (1897) Juliette Atkinson / Kathleen Atkinson  • (1898) Juliette Atkinson / Kathleen Atkinson  • (1899) Jane Craven / Myrtle McAteer  • (1900) Edith Parker / Hallie Champlin  • (1901) Juliette Atkinson / Myrtle McAteer  • (1902) Juliette Atkinson / Marion Jones  • (1903) Elisabeth Moore / Carrie Neely  • (1904) May Sutton Bundy / Miriam Hall  • (1905) Helen Homans / Carrie Neely  • (1906) Ann Burdette Coe / Ethel Bliss Platt  • (1907) Marie Wimer / Carrie Neely  • (1908) Evelyn Sears / Margaret Curtis  • (1909) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Edith Rotch  • (1910) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Edith Rotch  • (1911) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Eleonora Sears  • (1912) Dorothy Green / Mary Browne  • (1913) Mary Browne / Louise Riddell Williams  • (1914) Mary Browne / Louise Riddell Williams  • (1915) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Eleonora Sears  • (1916) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Eleonora Sears  • (1917) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Eleonora Sears  • (1918) Marion Jessup / Eleanor Goss  • (1919) Marion Jessup / Eleanor Goss  • (1920) Marion Jessup / Eleanor Goss  • (1921) Mary Browne / Louise Riddell Williams  • (1922) Marion Jessup / Helen Wills Moody  • (1923) Kathleen McKane Godfree / Phyllis Howkins Covell  • (1924) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills Moody  • (1925) Mary Browne / Helen Wills Moody  • (1926) Elizabeth Ryan / Eleanor Goss  • (1927) Kathleen McKane Godfree / Ermyntrude Harvey  • (1928) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills Moody  • (1929) Phoebe Holcroft Watson / Peggy Mitchell  • (1930) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / Sarah Palfrey Cooke  • (1931) Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / Eileen Bennett Whittingstall  • (1932) Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke  • (1933) Betthy Nutthall Shoemaker / Freda James  • (1934) Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke  • (1935) Helen Jacobs / Sarah Palfrey Cooke  • (1936) Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn / Carolin Babcock Stark  • (1937) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble  • (1938) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble  • (1939) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble  • (1940) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble  • (1941) Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1942) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1943) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1944) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1945) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1946) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1947) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1948) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1949) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1950) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1951) Shirley Fry Irvin / Doris Hart  • (1952) Shirley Fry Irvin / Doris Hart  • (1953) Shirley Fry Irvin / Doris Hart  • (1954) Shirley Fry Irvin / Doris Hart  • (1955) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1956) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1957) Louise Brough Clapp / Margaret Osborne duPont  • (1958) Jeanne Arth / Darlene Hard  • (1959) Jeanne Arth / Darlene Hard  • (1960) Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard  • (1961) Darlene Hard / Lesley Turner Bowrey  • (1962) Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard  • (1963) Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Court  • (1964) Billie Jean King / Karen Hantze Susman  • (1965) Carole Caldwell Graebner / Nancy Richey  • (1966) Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey  • (1967) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King

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