# Player Profile: Troy Richards (DUPR: D9YKNY)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-04-04
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-troy-richards-D9YKNY
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 2.759 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 98 Wins / 56 Losses (154 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 63.6%
- **Average Points Won %:** 56.81%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 2.653 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -5.9 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Melonheads

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Tactical Baseline Driver
  *Description: A patient, tactical player who focuses on deep baseline drives and calculated court placement to draw opponent errors.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 71%
  - Power: 91%
  - Agility: 81%
  - Spin: 91%
  - Stamina: 91%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** CrossCourt Dartmouth
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Heinz Gaube (DUPR 2.70)
  - Matches Played: 4
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 25%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 50
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-09-19 | 2.676 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-10-04 | 2.698 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-10-19 | 2.705 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-11-03 | 2.710 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-11-18 | 2.729 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-12-03 | 2.753 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2025-12-18 | 2.810 | Melonheads Thursday DUPR Games 2-3 - Pickleheads Mixed Madness - Round 4 Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2026-01-08 | 2.782 | Melonheads 1st Thursday DUPR January '26 Game - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 9 | 2026-01-08 | 2.774 | Melonheads 1st Thursday DUPR January '26 Game - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2026-01-08 | 2.787 | Melonheads 1st Thursday DUPR January '26 Game - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 11 | 2026-01-08 | 2.796 | Melonheads 1st Thursday DUPR January '26 Game - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 12 | 2026-01-08 | 2.773 | Melonheads 1st Thursday DUPR January '26 Game - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 13 | 2026-01-22 | 2.800 | Melonheads Thursday DUPR games #2-4 - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 14 | 2026-01-22 | 2.786 | Melonheads Thursday DUPR games #2-4 - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 15 | 2026-01-22 | 2.840 | Melonheads Thursday DUPR games #2-4 - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 16 | 2026-01-22 | 2.817 | Melonheads Thursday DUPR games #2-4 - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 | Win |
| Match 17 | 2026-04-04 | 2.785 | The Big Hop - Pickleheads Pool Play - W4 | Loss |
| Match 18 | 2026-04-04 | 2.759 | The Big Hop - Pickleheads Pool Play - Round 1 Game 7 | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Culver City Paddle Tennis Courts (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Zack Taylor (DUPR: 5.85)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Santa Monica Pickleball Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Allie Kostyniuk (DUPR: 4.51)