Chris Evert - 2006

In 1971, at the U.S. Open at Forest Hills, NY, Chris Evert at the young age of 16 made her grand debut into the world of professional tennis and put the tennis world on notice. She took the field by surprise upsetting players in more ways then one. She found herself in the semi-finals where the King of tennis, Billie Jean finally put an end to her intentions of reaching the finals and sent her packing back to school. The consistency and accuracy of her two fisted backhand and backcourt game became her signature style that started a trend for the women of baseline play and two-handed backhands.

Dominance of tennis and her ability to be mentally strong allowed her to amass title after title that left her tied her for 4th on the all time Grand Slam list. She earned the highest winning percentage in professional tennis history and batted 900. Chris was ranked number one in the world 7 times. Her dominance of the game through her mental ability and desire to be the best made her an incredible rival on any surface especially on clay. She had the best record on clay of any player, winning a total of 125 matches and a record 7 French Open singles titles.

She has 1000 career singles victories which she reached in 1984 when she won her match at the Australian Open. She is the first player male or female to accomplish this task.

Evert was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the U.S. Open Court of Champions in 2003. She established the Chris Evert Charities in 1989 raising money for Drug Abused children and women in need. In 1996 Chris established the Chris Evert Academy and most recently became the new Training facility for the USTA Player Development Program.

Chris was taught in Ft. Lauderdale public parks by her father Jimmy Evert who played tennis for Notre Dame. She has two brothers, Drew and John and younger sister Jeanie Evert-Dubin who also played on the professional tour. Her mother Colette is still an avid tennis player and was the most liked tennis mother on the tour.

Career Highlights

» Ranked No. 1 in the World 7 times (1975-78, 1980-81 & 1985)
» Holds 157 WTA Tour singles titles & 18 Grand Slam singles titles ( 3 doubles)
» Australian Open Singles winner 1982, 84
» French Open singles winner 7 times (1974-75,79,80, 83, 85 & 86)
» Wimbledon Singles winner 3 times (1974, 76, 81,)
» U.S. Open Singles winner 5 times (1976, 77, 78, 80 & 82)
» Best clay court record of any player for any single surface w/125 match streak
» Won 1 Grand Slam title per year for 13 consecutive years
» Won 1,000th career singles @ 1984 Australian Open becoming 1st player male or female to do so
» Owns record of highest winning percentage in professional tennis history (900)
» Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995
» Inducted into the U.S. Open Court of Champions
» Member of the Wightman Cup Team (1971-73, 75-82, 84-85), Fed Cup Team (1977-82, 86-87, 89) and Olympic Team 1988
» Founded Chris Evert Charities in 1989 to fight drug abuse
» Established Chris Evert Tennis Academy 1991

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Boca Raton, FL

January 21, 1954

Fort Lauderdale, FL,, USA

5 ft 6 in (168 cm)

125 lb (57 kg)

1972

US $8,895,195

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