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Cliff Richey

Cliff Richey, American tennis player

Born
December 31, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1946

About Cliff Richey

George Clifford Richey Jr. (born December 31, 1946) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Richey achieved a highest singles ranking of World No. 6 and reached at least the quarterfinal stage of the singles event at all four Grand Slam tournaments. Richey was the American junior national tennis champion in 1962 (16 years) and 1963 (18 years) and in 1964 he won the boys' singles title at the French Championships. Richey was a member of the American team which won the 1969 Davis Cup against Romania but did not actively participate. In total, Richey played in seven Davis Cup ties between 1966 and 1970 and compiled a record of ten wins. He won his first senior singles in October 1962 at the Permian Basin Invitation in Midland, Texas against Butch Newman.

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Cliff Richey timeline

  1. Richey was the American junior national tennis champion in 1962 (16 years) and 1963 (18 years) and in 1964 he won the boys' singles title at the French Championships.
  2. He won his first senior singles in October 1962 at the Permian Basin Invitation in Midland, Texas against Butch Newman.
  3. In total, Richey played in seven Davis Cup ties between 1966 and 1970 and compiled a record of ten wins.
  4. Richey was a member of the American team which won the 1969 Davis Cup against Romania but did not actively participate.

The world when Cliff Richey was born

Cliff Richey was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Cliff Richey's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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