Nancy Richey

Nancy Richey

Country (sports)	Fed Cup	W (1969)

Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is an American former

Richey married Kenneth S. Gunter on December 15, 1970. They were divorced on December 28, 1976, and Richey reverted to her maiden name. She is the sister of American tennis player Cliff Richey. They were the first brother-sister combination to both be concurrently ranked in the USA Top Ten. They were ranked in the Top Three concurrently in 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1970.^[1] Nancy Richey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Smith	walkover
Loss	1966	French Championships	Clay	Ann Haydon Jones	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1966	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	3–6, 1–6
Win	1967	Australian Championships	Grass	Lesley Turner	6–1, 6–4
Win	1968	French Open	Clay	Ann Haydon Jones	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss	1969	U.S. Open	Grass	Margaret Court	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1965	U.S. Championships	Grass	Carole Graebner	Karen Hantze	6–4, 6–4
Win	1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Carole Graebner	Margaret Court Lesley Turner	6–4, 7–5
Win	1966	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Judy Tegart	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	1966	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1967	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	11–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1969	French Open	Clay	Margaret Court	Ann Haydon Jones	0–6, 6–4, 5–7

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

¹ The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
² Richey did not play. Her opponent got a walkover.
³ Richey was seeded No. 7, but withdrew from the tournament before it began.

See also

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

References