Background
Richardson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Richardson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Tulane University; University of Oxford.
1 ranking, both in 1956 and 1958 (Richardson was also ranked in the United States Top 10 in nine other years). Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Richardson the World Number. 3 in 1956, Number. 6 in 1958, Number.
7 in 1955 and Number.
10 in 1954. After retiring from tennis, he founded Richardson and Associates, a New York investment and venture capital firm. Richardson"s Top Ten United States.
1951 – 9
1952 – 7
1953 – 6
1954 – 3
1955 – 7
1956 – 1
1957 – North/A
1958 – 1
1959 – North/A
1960 – North/A
1961 – North/A
1962 – 3
1963 – 7
1964 – 7
1965 – 6.
He earned a bachelor"s degree in economics at Tulane University, where he won two National Collegiate Athletic Association Singles Championships (in 1953 and 1954). He was named a Rhodes scholar and earned a master"s degree at Oxford University during which he achieved the United States. Number. In 1958, he won a United States. National doubles title in 1958 with Alex Olmedo, and reached the mixed doubles final at the Australian National Championship with Maureen Connolly. At the Cincinnati Masters, Richardson reached two singles finals, losing in 1950 to Glenn Bassett and in 1953 to Tony Trabert, and won two doubles titles, in 1950 with George Richards, and in 1953 with Trabert. He played on seven United States. Davis Cup teams, including the winning Cup teams of 1954 and 1958. He was 20–2 in Davis Cup play.
He was named a charter member of the Tulane University Athletic Hall of Fame.
