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Renée Richards
US tennis player and ophthalmologist
Richards in 1976 | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1934-08-19) August 19, 1934 (age 90) New York City, US |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1] |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1981 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Career titles | 0 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No.
20 (February 1979) |
| US Open | 3R (1979) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA |
| US Open | F (1977) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| US Open | SF (1979) |
Renée Richards (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.[2]
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 land