 Richards at the 1922 Davis Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 20, 1903 Yonkers, New York, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 28, 1959 (aged 56) New York City, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1951[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1961 (member page) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 472-154 (75.4%) [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 46 [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1927, Ray Bowers) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1926) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1924) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (1922, 1924, 1925, 1926) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional majors | |||||||||||||||
| US Pro | W (1927, 1928, 1930, 1933) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | no value | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1926) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1924) F (1926) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1918, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926) F (1919) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1919, 1924) F (1925) | ||||||||||||||
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Vincent Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player.[1] He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 as an amateur in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers, and was ranked joint World No. 1 pro by Ray Bowers in 1927[4] and World No. 1 pro by Bowers in 1930.[5]
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vinnie Richards". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Record (Hackensack), 22 June 1951". newspapers.com. June 22, 1951.
- ^ a b "Vincent Richards: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Bowers, Ray. "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 1: 1927-1928" – via tennisserver.com.
- ^ Bowers, Ray. "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 2: 1929-1930" – via tennisserver.com.