Hamilton Farrar Richardson (August 24, 1933 – November 5, 2006)[2] was an American tennis player, who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.

He earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Tulane University, where he won two NCAA 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 U.S. No.

[3] In 1956, Richardson reached the Wimbledon semifinals (beating Neale Fraser, then lost to Lew Hoad).

After retiring from tennis, he founded Richardson and Associates, a New York investment and venture capital firm.