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

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player. Richey won two

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singles titles (the 1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four major women's doubles titles (the 1965 US Championships,

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, and 1966 US 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 US win the

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in 1969. She won the singles title at the

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a record six consecutive years, from 1963 through 1968. 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 George Clifford Richey Jr. (born December 31, 1946) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Richey achieved a highest singles ranking of World No. 6 and reached at least the quarter ...

. 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. Nancy Richey was inducted into the

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in 2003.

Grand Slam finals

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

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

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.

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