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called Richards an "extraordinary spectacle", and characterized reactions to her as "varying from astonishment to suspicion, sympathy, resentment, and more often than not, utter confusion." The USOC stated "there is competitive advantage for a male who has undergone a sex change surgery as a result
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Richards has since expressed ambivalence about her legacy, and came to believe her past as a man provided her with advantages over her competitors, saying "Having lived for the past 30 years, I know if I'd had surgery at the age of 22, and then at 24 went on the tour, no genetic woman in the world
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Richards played professionally from 1977 to 1981 when she retired at age 47. She was ranked as high as 20th overall (in February 1979), and her highest ranking at the end of a year was 22nd (in 1977). Her first professional event as a female was the 1977 U.S. Open. Her greatest successes on court
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On August 16, 1977, Judge Alfred M. Ascione found in Richards's favor. He ruled: "This person is now a female" and that requiring Richards to pass the Barr body test was "grossly unfair, discriminatory and inequitable, and a violation of her rights." He further ruled that the USTA intentionally
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who specialized in endocrinology, transsexualism, and sexual reassignment. Upon seeing Ihlenfeld she began getting hormone injections with the long-term hope for a life change. In the mid-1960s she traveled in Europe dressed as a woman, intending to go to North Africa to see
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to continue medical training and played tennis in the Navy. While serving in the Navy, she won both the singles and doubles at the All Navy Championship, with a very effective left-hand serve. During this time she was ranked as high as fourth in the region.
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of physical training and development as a male." Richards finally agreed to take the Barr body test. The test results were ambiguous. She refused to take it again and was barred from play.
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and excelled as the wide receiver for the football team, the pitcher for the baseball team, and on the tennis and swim teams. Her baseball skills even led to an invitation to join the
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and was captain of the men's tennis team, and was considered by some to be one of the best college tennis players in the country. After graduating from Yale, she went to the
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in New York. She played competitive tennis for a while and was ranked sixth out of the top 20 males over 35. After an internship and residency, she joined the
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discriminated against Richards, and granted Richards an injunction against the USTA and the USOC, allowing her to play in the US Open. Richards lost to
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Richards was inducted into the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. On August 2, 2013, Richards was among the first class of inductees into the
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Richards was born Richard Raskind on August 19, 1934, in New York City and raised, as she put it, as "a nice Jewish boy" in
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In the early 1970s, Richards resolved to undergo sex reassignment and was referred to surgeon Roberto C. Granato Sr. by
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in New York. She then became the surgeon director of ophthalmology and head of the eye-muscle clinic at the
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began requiring genetic screening for female players that year. Richards challenged that policy, and the
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who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female
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After four years of playing tennis, she decided to return to her medical practice, which she moved to
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Birrell, Susan, and Cheryl L. Cole. Women, sport, and culture. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1994.
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in 1976 as a woman, but refused to take the test, and thus was not allowed to compete in the Open,
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After moving to California, Richards played in regional competitions for her local club, the
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and specialized in ophthalmology, graduating in 1959 and serving a two-year internship at
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then invited her to play in his professional tennis tournament, the Tennis Week Open in
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in the first round of the singles competition, but made it to the finals in doubles.
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would have been able to come close to me. And so I've reconsidered my opinion."
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Hyman, Paula; Moore, Deborah Dash; Weisbard, Phyllis Holman (January 1998).
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Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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in New York. After an internship, she served two years of residency at the
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for the 35-and-over singles title at the Open. Richards posted wins over
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In 1976, Richards's gender reassignment was outed by local TV anchor
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Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community
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and the documentary premiered on ESPN on October 4, 2011.
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No Way Renee: The Second Half of My of My Notorious Life
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In 2014 a wooden racket used by her was donated to the
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of their chromosomes. Richards applied to play in the
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Boston, Mass.: Northeastern University Press, 2010.
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The Robert MacNeil Report; Transexuality and Sports
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Richard Raskind

WTA
US Open
1979
US Open
1977
US Open
1979
ophthalmologist
tennis player
sex reassignment surgery
US Open
United States Tennis Association
New York Supreme Court
transgender rights
transition
transgender people in sports
Martina Navratilova
Wimbledon
Forest Hills, Queens
Columbia University
Horace Mann School
New York Yankees
Yale University
University of Rochester Medical Center
Lenox Hill Hospital
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
United States Navy
dressing as a woman

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