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Renée Richards

US tennis player and ophthalmologist

  • Fame56.5
  • Momentum7.7
  • Wikipedia14.1K
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Born 1934 · age 92United States
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  • Age
    92
    Born 1934
  • Known for
    Renée
    2011
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Updated 2026-06-25

Renée Richards 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.

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  • Yale Bulldogs men's tennis
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56.5
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Momentum7.7
Historical18.0
Now attention4.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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