Julie Richardson

Julie Richardson
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Born	30 March 1967 (age 58); Auckland, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro	1984
Prize money	US$ 356,728
Singles
Career record	171–171
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 100 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon	1R (1986, 1989)
US Open	3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	243–165
Career titles	7
Highest ranking	No. 20 (7 February 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1994)
French Open	3R (1989, 1994)
Wimbledon	QF (1987, 1992, 1993)
US Open	QF (1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	11–20

Last updated October 23, 2025

Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career.^[1]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Oct 1985	Japan Open	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Laura Gildemeister Beth Herr	6–4, 6–4
Win	2.	Oct 1986	Singapore Open	Hard	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh-Pete	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	Feb 1987	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Gretchen Magers Elizabeth Minter	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	4.	May 1987	Singapore Open	Hard	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1.	Feb 1988	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	Apr 1988	Taipei Championships, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Belinda Cordwell	Patty Fendick Ann Henricksson	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	5.	Jul 1988	Schenectady Open, United States	Hard	Ann Henricksson	Lea Antonoplis Cammy MacGregor	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	3.	Feb 1990	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Michelle Jaggard	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	4.	Oct 1990	Puerto Rico Open, Puerto Rico	Hard	Amy Frazier	Elena Brioukhovets Natalia Medvedeva	4–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	Jan 1991	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Patty Fendick Larisa Neiland	3–6, 3–6
Win	6.	Feb 1991	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Belinda Borneo Clare Wood	2–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	6.	Feb 1992	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Belinda Borneo Clare Wood	0–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	7.	Oct 1992	Taipei Championships, Taiwan	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Amanda Coetzer Cammy MacGregor	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	7.	Feb 1994	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Jenny Byrne	Patricia Hy Mercedes Paz	4–6, 6–7^(3–7)

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	11 June 1984	ITF Freehold Borough, United States	Hard	Linda Howell	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss	2.	30 July 1984	ITF Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Elvyn Barrable	6–1, 5–7, 6–7
Win	3.	30 April 1990	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Tamaka Takagi	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	4.	2 March 1992	ITF Mildura, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	6–7, 3–6
Loss	5.	9 March 1992	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Kate McDonald	0–6, 6–7
Win	6.	16 March 1992	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Kristine Kunce	6–2, 6–0
Loss	7.	23 March 1992	ITF Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Jane Taylor	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	8.	26 October 1992	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Tessa Price	6–2, 7–6⁽⁸⁾

Doubles (16–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	28 May 1984	ITF Flemington, United States	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Beverly Bowes Becky Callan	6–0, 6–1
Win	2.	25 June 1984	ITF Chatham, United States	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Rebecca Bryant Aschara Maranon	6–2, 6–0
Win	3.	9 July 1984	West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Belinda Cordwell	Patty Fendick Linda Howell	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win	4.	30 July 1984	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Linda Gates Cynthia MacGregor	7–5, 6–0
Win	5.	15 October 1984	Newcastle, United States	Grass	Belinda Cordwell	Amanda Tobin Annette Gulley	6–3, 6–2
Win	6.	22 October 1984	Sydney, Australia	Clay	Belinda Cordwell	Jackie Masters Michelle Parun	6–0, 6–2
Loss	7.	22 October 1984	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Belinda Cordwell	Diane Farrell Annette Gulley	3–6, 3–6
Win	8.	11 March 1985	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Louise Field Janine Thompson	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	9.	30 September 1985	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win	10.	7 April 1986	Adelaide, Australia	Gras	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Brenda Perry Themis Zambrzycki	6–2, 6–1
Win	11.	14 April 1986	Canberra, Australia	Gras	Anna-Maria Fernandez	Louise Field Elizabeth Minter	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win	12.	25 September 1989	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki	6–7, 4–6
Win	13.	30 April 1990	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Jane Thomas	Kim Il-soon Lee Jeong-myung	6–4, 6–4
Loss	14.	17 September 1990	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Eva Pfaff	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Marianne Werdel	4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win	15.	2 March 1992	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Amanda Trail	Kate McDonald Kirrily Sharpe	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 7–6⁽³⁾
Win	16.	9 March 1992	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Amanda Trail	Danielle Jones Kristine Kunce	6–4, 6–4
Win	17.	16 March 1992	Canberra, Australia	Grass	Amanda Trail	Danielle Jones Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–3
Win	18.	23 March 1992	Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Amanda Trail	Michelle Anderson Jane Taylor	6–4, 6–2
Loss	19.	27 April 1992	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	6–7, 2–6
Win	20.	2 November 1992	ITF Machida, Japan	Grass	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	Ingelise Driehuis Maya Kidowaki	6–3, 7–5

References

↑ "Julie Richardson's biography at ITF". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2011.

External links

Julie Richardson at the Women's Tennis Association
Julie Richardson at the International Tennis Federation
Julie Richardson at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)

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[1] "Julie Richardson's biography at ITF". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2011.

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