Nancy Richey
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Nancy Richey Gunter (born August 23, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas, United States) is a former tennis player from the U.S. During her career, 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 the World No. 2 in 1969.
Gunter won a total of 69 singles titles during her career and helped the U.S. win the Fed Cup in 1969.
Gunter was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1967
- Singles finalist: 1966
- Women's Doubles champion: 1966
- France
- Singles champion: 1968
- Singles finalist: 1966
- Women's Doubles finalist: 1969
- Wimbledon
- Women's Doubles champion: 1966
- Women's Doubles finalist: 1967
- United States
- Singles finalist: 1966, 1969
- Women's Doubles champion: 1965, 1966
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1967 | Australian Championships | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1968 | French Open | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones | 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 |
[edit] Runner-ups (4)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1966 | Australian Championships | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Margaret Smith Court | walkover |
| 1966 | French Championships | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1966 | U.S. Championships | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1969 | U.S. Open | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Margaret Smith Court | 6-2, 6-2 |
[edit] 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 | 2R | A | F | SF | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 19 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 42 |
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| * Open Era | Nancy Richey (1968) | Margaret Smith Court (1969–70, 1973) | Evonne Goolagong (1971) | Billie Jean King (1972) | Chris Evert (1974–75, 1979–80, 1983, 1985–86) | Sue Barker (1976) | Mima Jaušovec (1977) | Virginia Ruzici (1978) | Hana Mandlíková (1981) | Martina Navrátilová (1982, 1984) | Steffi Graf (1987–88, 1993, 1995–96, 1999) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1989, 1994, 1998) | Monica Seles (1990–92) | Iva Majoli (1997) | Mary Pierce (2000) | Jennifer Capriati (2001) | Serena Williams (2002) | Justine Henin-Hardenne (2003, 2005–06) | Anastasia Myskina (2004) |
