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Renée Richards

1934 - Today

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Renée Richards (formerly Richard Raskind; born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female medical affirmation, when she fought to compete as a woman in the 1976 US Open. The United States Tennis Association began requiring genetic screening for female players that year. Richards challenged that policy, and the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor, a landmark case in transgender rights. Among the first professional athletes to transition, she became a spokesperson for transgender people in sports. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Renée Richards is the 518th most popular tennis player (down from 360th in 2019), the 12,229th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,532nd in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Renée Richards ranks 518 out of 1,569. Before her are Mary Joe Fernández, Cameron Norrie, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Herbert Flam, Onny Parun, and Karolína Plíšková. After her are Andrei Pavel, Aristidis Akratopoulos, Ons Jabeur, Caroline Garcia, Helen Gourlay, and Cliff Drysdale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Renée Richards ranks 548. Before her are José Villegas, Ivan Utrobin, Pratima Barua Pandey, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Carl Levin, and Alan Dundes. After her are Noel Harrison, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Peter Ashdown, Murli Manohar Joshi, Annette Crosbie, and Shirley Scott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Renée Richards ranks 12,232 out of 20,380. Before her are Willis R. Whitney (1868), Twyla Tharp (1941), William Alland (1916), Hope Emerson (1897), Brandon Call (1976), and Ana Ortiz (1971). After her are Walter Lord (1917), Ted Demme (1963), Dana Vollmer (1987), Lydia Lunch (1959), Hugh Marlowe (1911), and Fannie Lou Hamer (1917).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Renée Richards ranks 112. Before her are Joe Hunt (1919), Madison Keys (1995), George Lott (1906), Bob Lutz (1947), Zina Garrison (1963), and Herbert Flam (1928). After her are Ben Shelton (2002), Eddie Dibbs (1951), Ken Flach (1963), Frances Tiafoe (1998), Lisa Raymond (1973), and Jonathan Stark (1971).

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