TENNIS PLAYER

Vincent Richards

1903 - 1959

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Vincent Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincent Richards is the 113th most popular tennis player (down from 82nd in 2019), the 4,489th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,923rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Vincent Richards ranks 113 out of 1,569. Before him are Nicola Pietrangeli, Judy Tegart-Dalton, André Gobert, Alexander Zverev, Henner Henkel, and Carlos Moyá. After him are Justine Henin, Jana Novotná, Bob Hewitt, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Sven Davidson, and Amélie Mauresmo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Vincent Richards ranks 162. Before him are Rafael Paasio, Matvey Blanter, Hans Litten, Issa Pliyev, Candido Portinari, and Bertrand de Jouvenel. After him are Rensis Likert, Bix Beiderbecke, Guillermo Subiabre, Hans Hedtoft, Ivar Johansson, and Louis Seigner. Among people deceased in 1959, Vincent Richards ranks 94. Before him are Štefan Tiso, José Vasconcelos, Patrick O'Connell, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Johan Bojer, and Charles Vidor. After him are Fernand Bouisson, Lal Bokhari, Leslie Johnson, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Galaktion Tabidze, and The Big Bopper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vincent Richards ranks 4,489 out of 20,380. Before him are Adlai Stevenson I (1835), Redman (1970), William H. Prescott (1796), Marky Ramone (1952), Richard Bandler (1950), and E. L. Doctorow (1931). After him are John Petrucci (1967), Jim Bridger (1804), Joe Roberts (1871), Eddie Bracken (1915), Judy Collins (1939), and Jane Kaczmarek (1955).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Vincent Richards ranks 27. Before him are Michael Chang (1972), Maureen Connolly (1934), Frank Parker (1916), William Clothier (1881), William Larned (1872), and Maurice McLoughlin (1890). After him are Bobby Riggs (1918), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edgar Leonard (1881), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Jim Courier (1970), and Francis Hunter (1894).

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