Cliff Richey

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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 quarterfinal stage of the singles event at all four Grand Slam tournaments.

Career

Richey was the American junior national tennis champion in 1962 (16 years) and 1963 (18 years) and in 1964 he won the boys' singles title at the French Championships.[1][2][3] He won his first senior singles in October 1962 at the Permian Basin Invitation in Midland, Texas against Butch Newman.[4]

Richey was a member of the American team which won the 1969 Davis Cup against Romania but did not actively participate. He was an active member of the team that won the 1970 Davis Cup, winning both his singles matches in the final against West Germany, and was voted the most valuable player.[5] In September 1971, Richey quit the Davis Cup team before the final against Romania citing his disagreement with the USLTA over the choice of surface and the lack of consultation with players.[6] In total, Richey played in seven Davis Cup ties between 1966 and 1970 and compiled a record of ten wins and three losses.[7]

Richey was the winner of the first Grand Prix tennis circuit, organized in 1970, finishing ahead of Arthur Ashe and Ken Rosewall.[8] His career-high singles ranking was World No. 6, achieved in 1970, and No. 1 in the U.S for that same year. The No. 1 ranking was decided by the outcome of the semifinal match at the Pacific Coast Championships against his direct competitor, Stan Smith, and ultimately came down to just a single point when both players had a match-point at 4–4 in the sudden death tiebreak of the final set.[9][10][11]

Richey reached the semifinal of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions. His first semifinal appearance was at the 1970 French Open where he lost to Yugoslav Željko Franulović in a five-set match after leading two-sets-to-one and 5–1 in the fourth set and having failed to convert two match points.[12] At the 1970 US Open later that year Richey again reached the semifinal which he lost in straight sets to Australian Tony Roche. His last Grand Slam semifinal appearance came two years later at the 1972 US Open where he defeated Rod Laver in the fourth round but was beaten in the semis in straight sets by compatriot Arthur Ashe.[13] His best singles result at the Wimbledon Championships was reaching the quarterfinal in 1971 in which he lost to Ken Rosewall in a close four-hour five-set match.[14][15]

During the first years of the Open Era, which started in 1968, Richey chose to be an independent professional but in April 1972 he became a contract professional when he signed a four-year contract with Lamar Hunt to join the World Championship Tennis tour.[16][17]

He is the brother of Nancy Richey, a Hall of Fame tennis player who won two Grand Slam singles tournaments.[18] They were the first brother-sister combination to both be concurrently ranked in the US Top Ten.[19] They were ranked in the Top Three concurrently in 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1970.[20] He won his final singles title at the Johannesburg Open in 1978 against Colin Dowdeswell.[4]

Career finals

Singles: 72 (45 titles, 27 runners-up)

Category + (Titles)
ILTF Circuit (27)
ILTF Grand Prix/ILTF Independent/WCT Circuit (18)
Titles by surface
Clay – outdoor (24)
Grass – outdoor (3)
Hard – outdoor (10)
Carpet – indoor (3)
Hard – indoor (3)
Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1.[4] 1962 Permian Basin Invitation Midland Clay Template:Flagicon Butch Newman 6–3, 8–10, 8–6
Win 2.[4] 1962 San Angelo Open San Angelo Hard Template:Flagicon David Kent 6–2, 6–1
Win 3.[4] 1963 Texas State Championships Dallas Hard Template:Flagicon Bill Lust 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1.[4] 1963 Sugar Bowl Invitation New Orleans Clay Template:Flagicon Ham Richardson 8–6, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 4.[4] 1964 Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors Pittsburgh Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Butch Newman 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 5.[4] 1964 Sugar Bowl Invitation New Orleans Clay Template:Flagicon Ham Richardson 6–0, 6–2, 9–11, 4–6, 8–6
Loss 2.[4] 1965 Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors Pittsburgh Grass Template:Flagicon Ron Holmberg 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Win 6.[4] 1965 Dallas Invitational Dallas Clay Template:Flagicon Ham Richardson 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3.[4] 1965 River Oaks Championships Houston Grass Template:Flagicon Ramanathan Krishnan 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 7.[4] 1965 Western States Championships Milwaukee Clay Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4.[4] 1965 U.S. Clay Court Championships Houston Clay Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 8.[4] 1966 South American Championships Buenos Aires Clay Template:Flagicon Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Loss 5.[4] 1966 St. Petersburg Masters Invitational St. Petersburg Clay Template:Flagicon Niki Pilic 7–9, 5–7, 6–8
Loss 6.[4] 1966 Caribe Hilton International San Juan Hard Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7.[4] 1966 Western Australian Championships Perth Grass Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 9.[4] 1966 West of England Championships Bristol Grass Template:Flagicon Mike Belkin 6–1, 6–3
Win 10.[4] 1966 Western States Championships Indianapolis Clay Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston 6–1, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8.[4] 1966 Newport Casino Invitational Newport Casino Grass Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston 12–14, 9–11, 6–8
Win 11.[4] 1966 U.S. Clay Court Championships Houston Clay Template:Flagicon Frank Froehling 13–11, 6–1, 6–3
Win 12.[4] 1967 Peru International Championships Lima Clay Template:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo (2nd) Round Robin
Win 13.[4] 1967 Porto Alegre International Porto Alegre Clay Template:Flagicon Tom Okker 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8
Win 14.[4] 1967 Tulsa Invitation Tulsa ? Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–1
Win 15.[4] 1967 South American Championships Buenos Aires Clay Template:Flagicon José Mandarino 7–5, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 9.[4] 1967 Atlanta Invitation Atlanta Hard Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen 5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Win 16.[4] 1967 River Plate International Championships Buenos Aires Clay Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 10.[4] 1967 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley Hard Template:Flagicon Charles Pasarell 5–7, 6–8
Win 17.[4] 1967 Permian Basin Invitation Midland Clay Template:Flagicon Jim Parker 6–4, 6–4
Loss 11.[4] 1968 Altamira International Invitation Caracas Hard Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen 1–6, 6–8, 1–6
Win 18.[4] 1968 River Oaks Championships Houston Grass Template:Flagicon Boro Jovanović 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
Win 19.[4] 1968 U.S. National Indoor Championships Houston Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12.[4] 1968 Western States Championships Indianapolis ? Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol 1-6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 20.[4] 1968 Sugar Bowl Tennis Classic New Orleans Clay Template:Flagicon Ron Holmberg 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
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Win 21.[4] 1969 Omaha International Omaha Clay Template:Flagicon Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 6–4, 6–2
Win 22.[4] 1969 Curaçao International Championships Willemstad Hard Template:Flagicon Mark Cox 6–4, 6–2
Win 23.[4] 1969 Thunderbird Invitational Phoenix Hard Template:Flagicon Manuel Santana 6–4, 6–4
Win 24.[4] 1969 Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships Haverford Grass Template:Flagicon Robert Carmichael 6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 13.[4] 1969 Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Hard Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales 0–6, 5–7
Win 25.[4] 1969 Western Championships Cincinnati Clay Template:Flagicon Allan Stone 6–1, 6–2
Win 26.[4] 1969 Sugar Bowl Tennis Classic New Orleans Clay Template:Flagicon Jim Osborne 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 14.[4] 1969 Pacific Coast International Open Berkeley Hard Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 2–6, 3–6
Win 27.[4] 1969 Canadian Open Toronto Clay Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Win 28.[4] 1970 Carolinas International Classic Charlotte Hard Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen 6–3, 7–6
Win 29.[4] 1970 Washington Star International Washington, D.C. Clay Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win 30.[4] 1970 Charlotte Invitation Charlotte Clay Template:Flagicon Robert Carmichael 6–4, 6–4
Loss 15.[4] 1970 Caribe Hilton International Championships San Juan Hard Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6,
Win 31.[4] 1970 Austin Smith Championships Fort Lauderdale Clay Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–3, 7–5
Win 32.[4] 1970 Macon Indoor Macon Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
Loss 15.[4] 1970 British Covered Court Championships London Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 3–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 16.[4] 1970 River Oaks International Houston Clay Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–2, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win 33.[4] 1970 Atlanta Invitational Atlanta ? Template:Flagicon Frank Froehling 6–2, 6–2
Loss 17.[4] 1970 U.S. International Indoor Championships Salisbury Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–8, 3–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–0
Win 34.[4] 1970 U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis Clay Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 18.[4] 1970 Western Championships Cincinnati Clay Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall 9–7, 7–9, 6–8
Loss 19.[4] 1970 Pacific Coast International Open Berkeley Hard Template:Flagicon} Arthur Ashe 4–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 35.[21] 1971 Des Moines International Indoors Des Moines Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Vladimír Zedník 6–1, 6–3
Loss 19.[4] 1971 Midlands International Omaha Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win 36.[4] 1971 Fort Lauderdale Open Fort Lauderdale Clay Template:Flagicon Pat Cramer 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Win 37.[4] 1971 Glenwood Manor Invitation Overland Park ? Template:Flagicon Alex Olmedo 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 20.[4] 1971 Caribe Hilton International Championships San Juan Hard Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 3–6, 3–6
Win 38.[4] 1971 River Oaks International Houston Clay Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 21.[4] 1971 U.S. International Indoor Championships Salisbury Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–7, 0–6
Loss 22.[4] 1971 U.S. Clay Court Championships Houston Clay Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović 3–6, 4–6, 6–0, 3–6
Win 39.[22] 1972 Bretton Woods WCT Bretton Woods Clay Template:Flagicon Jeff Borowiak 6–1, 6–0
Win 40.[23] 1972 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament London Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 6–1, 6–0
Loss 23.[4] 1972 Carolinas International Tennis Tournament Charlotte Clay Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 41. 1972 South African Open London Hard Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 24.[4] 1973 WCT Munich Charlotte Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 1–6, 5–7
Win 42.[24] 1974 Lakeway WCT Lakeway Hard Template:Flagicon John Alexander 7–6, 6–1
Loss 25.[4] 1974 Australian Indoor Championships Charlotte Hard (i) Template:Flagicon John Newcombe 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 26.[25] 1976 Boca Raton IPA Classic Boca Raton Clay Template:Flagicon Butch Walts 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 43.[26] 1976 Bermuda Tennis Classic Hamilton Hard Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer 7–6, 6–2
Loss 27.[4] 1976 Sun Devil Open Tempe Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton 1–6, 4–6
Win 44.[27] 1977 Bahamas International Open Freeport Hard Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win 45.[28] 1978 Johannesburg Open Johannesburg Hard Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell 6–2, 6–4

Personal life

Golf highlights:

  • Founding member, Celebrity Players' Tour (1997)[29]
  • Played celebrity golf tour for 15 years (1992–2007)
  • Won tour events in Jamaica (2004) and Baltimore (2006)
  • Scratch golfer (74.5 career stroke average; career best round 63)

Mental health awareness fundraising and activism:

  • Richey organized tennis and golf tournaments to benefit charities:
  • Angelo Catholic School (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
  • James Phillips Williams Memorial [Dyslexia] Foundation (1991, 1992, 1993)
  • Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MHMR) (1999)
  • United Way (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • Nominated for Frank M. Adams Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service (2000)

Public lectures and presentations:

  • Keynote presentation, Texas state convention for executive directors of MHMR (2000)
  • Community legislative forums (1999, 2000)
  • Invited lectures to college campuses and psychology classes (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Keynote address, MHMR banquet (Palestine, TX, 2000)
  • 2010 Mental Health America/TX Boots, Bells, and Hearts award
  • 2010 Texas Council of MHMR's Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker, Woodlands TX
  • 2010 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention, breakfast presentation
  • Fourteen-city book tour for Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match, 2010
  • 2010 Lecture at the Grand Rounds, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University to Faculty and trainees
  • 2010 Keynote speaker Montana State Convention on Mental Illness, Billings, Montana

Works

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References

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