Chris Evert
Chris Evert | |||||||||||||
Evert 1990 at Camp David playing with George HW Bush | |||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | December 21, 1954 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 168 cm | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1972 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1989 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 8,896,144 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 1304: 144 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 154 WTA , 4 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 1 (June 10 1985) | ||||||||||||
Weeks as No. 1: | 260 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 117: 39 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 18 WTA, 11 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 13 (September 12 1988) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Christine "Chris" Marie Evert , 1979–1987 Evert-Lloyd (born December 21, 1954 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) is a former American tennis player . The long-standing world number one is one of the most successful players in the history of this sport. She was one of the first players to play the backhand with both hands. The duels between the baseline player and clay court specialist and Martina Navrátilová , the other great player of the 1970s and 1980s, are unforgettable . In 1989 Evert ended her career as a professional tennis player.
Life
The beginnings
At the age of five, Chris Evert came into contact with tennis . Father Jimmy Evert (1924-2015), himself a tennis professional and 1947 winner of the Canadian Championships , promoted his daughter. Too weak to hold the racket on the backhand side and take a hit, she was the first player ever to develop a two-handed backhand strike. This would later become their dreaded and often copied trademark.
In 1969 Evert was listed as the best U14 player in the USA . The student made headlines a year later when she defeated the French world-class player Françoise Dürr and then the world number one and tennis legend Margaret Smith Court 7: 6, 7: 6 in a small clay court tournament in North Carolina . Court had won the Grand Slam the year before as only the second player ever .
The following year, Evert continued her rise. As the winner of the US Youth Championships, she accepted an invitation from the national association and made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open in Forrest Hills. The 16-year-old student defeated Edda Buding , Mary-Ann Eisel , the number 5 French Françoise Dürr and her compatriot Lesley Hunt one after the other and only failed in the semifinals to Billie Jean King . At 16 years, 8 months and 20 days, Evert was the youngest player to make it to the US Open semi-finals. In doing so, she revealed those strengths that developed into her trademarks in the following years. Evert's game was characterized by a hitherto unknown hardness and precision in the baseline strokes. In addition, she impressed with strong nerves, which soon earned her the nickname Ice Maiden in the press . Unusually often she managed to turn games she thought had been lost. Against the American Eisel, Evert fended off six match points with a score of 5: 6 and 0:40 in the second set before she won the last round 6: 1.
Despite the early success, her father relied on a careful development. In 1972 Evert renounced the Australian Open and the French Open, but reached the semifinals in Wimbledon and Forrest Hills . In 1973, the 18-year-old reached the finals in Paris and Wimbledon, moved into the semi-finals of the US Open for the third time in a row and again did without the Australian Open at the end of the year.
1974–1978: years of dominance
The following year marked her final breakthrough. Apart from a short break in 1976, it remained at the top of the world rankings until 1978.
As a 19-year-old, she won the French Open and Wimbledon in 1974, reached the final in Australia, made it to the semi-finals again at the US Open and took over the top of the world rankings. When she won her first major title in Paris, a unique series of Grand Slam title wins began, which would last until 1986 and in which the American won a total of 18 major titles. Another record series began as early as 1973. Despite her successes on all types of flooring, the clay court game clearly remained her greatest domain. Between 1973 and 1979, Evert was victorious on clay 125 times in a row - a record that has never been achieved today.
In 1975 she won two majors again. She repeated her victory at the French Open last year, was in the Wimbledon semifinals and won her first US Open title against Evonne Goolagong , which she defended three times in a row. With brief interruptions, Evert topped the world rankings for the next five years.
In 1976 Evert won the Wimbledon crown again with a close three-set success. The opponent was again the Australian Goolagong, who by the mid-1970s developed more and more to her most stubborn rival. Evert won the first round 6: 3, lost the second 4: 6 and was 0: 2 behind in the third round before she could turn the match around and finally triumphed 8: 6. The two met a total of 33 times. Evert remained the clearly dominant player in world tennis with a total of 21 wins.
The following two years were less successful. After renouncing the Australian and French Open, Evert was only in the Wimbledon semi-finals in 1977 and defended her US Open title. In the years 1976 to 1978 she did without the French Open in order, like the other top players, to take part in the world team tennis event organized by Billy Jean King. In 1978 Evert only played two Masters, was in the final on Church Road and again won the American Open Championships.
In the late 1970s, the era of Evert's unrestricted rule ended. With Martina Navrátilová , a new rival stepped into the limelight, which should end Evert's dominance and initiate a second period in her career. The duel between the two players, which was bitter from a sporting point of view, shaped the next decade in women's tennis, drove tennis to a new level of professionalism and is considered one of the most impressive rivalries in sports history. In a total of 80 clashes, Navrátilová won 43 matches. Both players ended their careers with 18 individual Grand Slam titles each.
In 1973, when Evert and Navrátilová first met, Evert ruled the Czechoslovaks. Even at the end of 1977, the American still had 22 wins in a total of 26 matches. That changed in 1978 when Navrátilová won the Wimbledon preparatory tournament in Eastbourne and then the Wimbledon title, which she defended the following year.
Evert also won a Grand Slam title in 1978 and 1979. While she won the US Open 1978 and French Open 1979, Navratilova triumphed in both years at Wimbledon.
1979–1981: duels with Tracy Austin
In 1977, a young American from Rolling Hills, California entered the international tennis scene and prepared to be Chris Evert's successor. Tracy Austin, who played her first international tournament at the age of 14 and won straight away, turned into something of a nightmare for Evert. Austin also played from the baseline with two-handed backhands, and the consistency and precision of her strokes were in no way inferior to Everts. In 1979 Tracy Austin was the youngest ever to win the US Open - 6: 4, 6: 3 against the great opponent from Florida. Austin won 5 times in a row against Evert and in 1980 was the youngest number one in the world rankings. For her part, Chris Evert took a break of several months and, newly married, was close to the end of her career. The changing of the guard seemed sealed. But as early as 1981 injuries in the back area forced the young star to take longer breaks from play and ultimately to the end of his career in 1984. Chris Evert, for his part, regained the tennis throne after winning the US Open in 1980.,
1986: Last victory in Paris and return to the top of the world rankings
Evert won her last two Grand Slam titles on the red ashes of Roland Garros , where she faced her long-term rival again. In 1985, when she won 6: 3, 6: 7 and 7: 5 in a close match of three sets, she climbed to the top of the world rankings for the fifth and final time. Also in 1986, her opponent was Navrátilová and Evert recorded her last Grand Slam triumph with 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3. In 1988, now at the age of 34, she was able to move into the final of one of the most important tournaments. In the final of the Australian Open, she was defeated by the almost 19-year-old later Grand Slam winner Steffi Graf in two sets. Evert was also nominated for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , but there she was eliminated in the round of 16 against the Italian Raffaella Reggi .
WTA presidency and end of career
Evert ended her career in 1989 after she was eliminated from the US Open in the quarter-finals against Zina Garrison .
As in 1975 and 1976, she took over the presidency of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) again in 1983 , which she chaired until 1991.
In 1995 Chris Evert was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Tennis .
Personal
In the early 1970s, Evert was in a relationship with world number one Jimmy Connors . In 1979 she married the British tennis player John Lloyd and went by the double name Evert-Lloyd. After the divorce in 1987, she married former ski racer Andy Mill in 1988 , with whom she has three children. By mutual agreement, they filed for divorce on October 20, 2006 after 18 years of marriage. On June 28, 2008, she married Australian golf star Greg Norman in the Bahamas , but the couple announced the separation in early October 2009.
Her younger sister Jeanne was also a professional tennis player.
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments
singles
competition | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | title |
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Australian Open | - | - | - | F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | F. | S. | - | S. | F. | - | - | F. | - | 2 |
French Open | - | - | F. | S. | S. | - | - | - | S. | S. | HF | HF | S. | F. | S. | S. | HF | 3R | - | 7th |
Wimbledon | - | HF | F. | S. | HF | S. | HF | F. | F. | F. | S. | F. | 3R | F. | F. | HF | HF | HF | HF | 3 |
US Open | HF | HF | HF | HF | S. | S. | S. | S. | F. | S. | HF | S. | F. | F. | HF | HF | VF | HF | VF | 6th |
successes
rank | Tennis player | Weeks |
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1. | Steffi Graf | 377 |
2. | Martina Navratilova | 332 |
3. | Serena Williams | 319 |
4th | Chris Evert | 260 |
5. | Martina Hingis | 209 |
6th | / / Monica Seles | 178 |
7th | Justine Henin | 117 |
As of October 9, 2017 |
Chris Evert was the first professional player to score 1,000 individual wins. With a career record of a total of 1,309 wins, 146 defeats and a success rate of 90%, Evert is still the most successful single player. She was at the top of the tennis world rankings a total of five times . She won 18 Grand Slam titles in singles and was only surpassed by Margaret Smith Court (24), Serena Williams (23), Steffi Graf (22) and Helen Wills Moody (19). With a total of seven successes in women's singles, Evert is still the record holder at the French Open . Her 157 individual titles at WTA and Grand Slam tournaments mean second place behind Martina Navrátilová , who won 167 tournaments.
In 1974 Evert won 56 games in a row and between 1974 and 1986 she won at least one Grand Slam title every year. Between 1973 and 1979 she was victorious on clay 125 times in a row (record) and reached at least the semifinals (record) in 52 of 56 Grand Slam tournaments in which she participated. Evert has won the WTA Tour Championships four times and is an eight-time Fed Cup winner with the USA team.
rank | Tennis player | title |
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1. | Margaret Court | 24 |
2. | Serena Williams | 23 |
3. | Steffi Graf | 22nd |
4th | Helen Wills Moody | 19th |
5. | Chris Evert | 18th |
/ Martina Navratilova | ||
7th | Suzanne Lenglen | 12 |
Billie Jean King | ||
As of January 28, 2017 |
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | April 1971 | Saint Petersburg | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | sand | Julie Heldman | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
2. | April 1971 | Charlotte | WTA non-tour event | sand | Laura DuPont | 6: 2, 6: 0 |
3. | May 1971 | Tulsa | WTA non-tour event | sand | Mary-Ann Eisel | 6: 0, 6: 3 |
4th | August 1971 | South Orange | WTA ILTF Pepsi Grand Prix | race | Helen Gourlay | 6: 4, 6: 0 |
5. | February 1972 | Fort Lauderdale | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | sand | Billie Jean King | 6: 1, 6: 0 |
6th | June 1972 | London | WTA non-tour event | race | Karen Krantzcke | 6: 4, 6: 0 |
7th | August 1972 | Indianapolis | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Evonne Goolagong | 7: 6, 6: 1 |
8th. | October 1972 | Boca Raton | WTA Tour Championships | sand | Kerry Melville | 7: 5, 6: 4 |
9. | March 1973 | Fort Lauderdale | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Virginia Wade | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
10. | March 1973 | Akron | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | Carpet (hall) | Olga Morosova | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
11. | March 1973 | New York City | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | Carpet (hall) | Katja Ebbinghaus | 6-0, 6-4 |
12. | April 1973 | Sarasota | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Evonne Goolagong | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
13. | April 1973 | Miami | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Evonne Goolagong | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2 |
14th | April 1973 | Saint Petersburg | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Evonne Goolagong | 6: 2, 0: 6, 6: 4 |
15th | July 1973 | Cleveland | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | Hard court | Linda Tuero | 6-0, 6-0 |
16. | August 1973 | Atlantic City | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | Marita Redondo | 6: 2, 7: 5 | |
17th | August 1973 | Indianapolis | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | sand | Veronica Burton | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
18th | September 1973 | Columbus | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court | Margaret Court | without a fight |
19th | October 1973 | Boca Raton | WTA Tour Championships | sand | Nancy Gunter | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
20th | November 1973 | Johannesburg | WTA Commercial Union Grand Prix | Hard court | Evonne Goolagong | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
21st | January 1974 | Mission Viejo | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court | Billie Jean King | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
22nd | February 1974 | Fort Lauderdale | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | sand | Kerry Melville | without a fight |
23. | March 1974 | Dallas | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Virginia Wade | 7: 5, 6: 2 |
24. | April 1974 | Sarasote | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | sand | Evonne Goolagong | 6: 4, 6: 0 |
25th | April 1974 | Saint Petersburg | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | sand | Kerry Melville | 6-0, 6-1 |
26th | May 1974 | Hilton Head Island | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Kerry Melville | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
27. | June 1974 | Rome | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Martina Navrátilová | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
28. | June 1974 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Olga Morosova | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
29 | June 1974 | Eastbourne | WTA non-tour event | race | Virginia Wade | 7: 5, 6: 4 |
30th | July 1974 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | race | Olga Morosova | 6-0, 6-4 |
31. | August 1974 | Indianapolis | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Gail Chanfreau | 6-0, 6-0 |
32. | August 1974 | Toronto | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Julie Heldman | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
33. | August 1974 | Newport | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | race | Betsy Nagelsen | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
34. | October 1974 | Houston | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court | Virginia Wade | 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 1 |
35. | October 1974 | Hilton Head Island | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Virgina Wade | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
36. | December 1974 | Tokyo | WTA non-tour event | Carpet (hall) | Rosie Casals | 6-0, 6-2 |
37. | January 11, 1975 | San Francisco | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Billie Jean King | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
38. | February 1975 | Akron | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Margaret Court | 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
39. | March 1975 | Houston | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Margaret Court | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
40. | April 1975 | los Angeles | WTA Tour Championships | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navrátilová | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
41. | April 1975 | Austin | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Billie Jean King | 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 |
42. | April 1975 | Amelia Island | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Martina Navrátilová | 7: 5, 6: 4 |
43. | June 1975 | Rome | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Martina Navrátilová | 6: 1, 6: 0 |
44. | June 1975 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Martina Navrátilová | 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1 |
45. | August 1975 | Indianapolis | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Dianne Balestrat | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
46. | August 1975 | Harrison | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | Hard court | Virginia Wade | 6-0, 6-1 |
47. | September 1975 | US Open | Grand Slam | sand | Evonne Cawley | 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
48. | September 1975 | Hilton Head Island | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Evonne Cawley | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
49. | September 1975 | Atlanta | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 0 |
50. | October 1975 | Mission Viejo | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | Hard court | Cynthia Seiler | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
51. | October 1975 | Orlando | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Martina Navratilova | without a fight |
52. | November 1975 | Osaka | WTA non-tour event | Carpet (hall) | Françoise Dürr | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
53. | January 1976 | Austin | WTA Non_Tour Event | Hard court | Evonne Cawley | 6: 3, 7: 6 |
54. | January 1976 | Washington, DC | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Virginia Wade | 6: 2, 6: 1 |
55. | February 1976 | Detroit | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Rosie Casals | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
56. | February 1976 | Sarasota | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Evonne Cawley | 6: 3, 6: 0 |
57. | March 1976 | San Francisco | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Evonne Cawley | 7: 5, 7: 6 |
58. | May 1976 | Amelia Island | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | sand | Kerry Reid | 6: 2, 6: 2 |
59. | June 1976 | Eastbourne | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | race | Virginia Wade | 8: 6, 6: 3 |
60. | July 1976 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | race | Evonne Cawley | 6: 3, 4: 6, 8: 6 |
61. | September 1976 | US Open | Grand Slam | sand | Evonne Cawley | 6: 3, 6: 0 |
62. | October 1976 | Phoenix | WTA Women's International Grand Prix | Hard court | Dianne Fromholtz | 6: 1, 7: 5 |
63. | October 1976 | Palm Springs | WTA Colgate Series | Hard court | Françoise Durr | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
64. | November 1976 | Tokyo | WTA non-tour event | Carpet (hall) | Sue Barker | 6: 2, 7: 6 |
65. | January 1977 | Hollywood | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Margaret Court | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
66. | February 1977 | Seattle | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
67. | February 1977 | Chicago | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Margaret Court | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
68. | February 1977 | los Angeles | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 1 |
69. | March 1977 | Philadelphia | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
70. | March 1977 | New York City | WTA Tour Championships | Carpet (hall) | Sue Barker | 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 |
71. | April 1977 | Hilton Head Island | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Billie Jean King | 6-0, 6-1 |
72. | April 1977 | Tucson | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Martina Navratilova | 6: 3, 7: 6 |
73. | September 1977 | US Open | Grand Slam | sand | Wendy Turnbull | 7: 6, 6: 2 |
74. | October 1977 | Atlanta | WTA Colgate Series | Carpet (hall) | Dianne Fromholtz | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
75. | November 1977 | Palm Springs | WTA Series Championships | Hard court | Billie Jean King | 6: 2, 6: 2 |
76. | March 1978 | Philadelphia | WTA Virginia Slims Circuit | Hard court | Billie Jean King | 6-0, 6-4 |
77. | April 1978 | Hilton Head Island | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Kerry Reid | 6: 2, 6: 0 |
78. | September 1978 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard court | Pam Shriver | 7: 6, 6: 4 |
79. | October 1978 | Atlanta | WTA Colgate Series | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 7: 6, 0: 6, 6: 3 |
80. | October 1978 | Bloomington | WTA Colgate Series | Carpet (hall) | Virginia Wade | 6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4 |
81. | November 1978 | Palm Springs | WTA Series Championships | Hard court | Martina Navratilova | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
82. | December 1978 | Tokyo | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Martina Navratilova | 7: 5, 6: 2 |
83. | February 1979 | Seattle | WTA Avon Championships Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Renée Richards | 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
84. | February 1979 | los Angeles | WTA Avon Championships Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
85. | April 1979 | Carlsbad | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Dianne Fromholtz | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1 |
86. | May 1979 | Vienna | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Caroline Stoll | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
87. | June 1979 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Wendy Turnbull | 6: 2, 6: 0 |
88 | June 1979 | Eastbourne | WTA Colgate Series | race | Martina Navratilova | 7: 5, 5.7, 13:11 |
89. | August 1979 | Indianapolis | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Evonne Cawley | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
90. | August 1979 | Mahwah | WTA Colgate Series | Hard court | Tracy Austin | 6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1 |
91. | May 1980 | Perugia | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Virginia Ruzici | 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
92. | June 1980 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Virginia Ruzici | 6: 0, 6: 3 |
93. | June 1980 | Chichester | WTA Colgate Series | race | Evonne Cawley | 6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5 |
94. | August 1980 | Indianapolis | WTA Colgate Series | sand | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
95. | August 1980 | Toronto | WTA Colgate Series | Hard court | Virginia Ruzici | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
96. | September 1980 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard court | Hana Mandlíková | 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 1 |
97. | October 1980 | Deerfield Beach | WTA Colgate Series | Hard court | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 4, 6: 1 |
98 | October 1980 | Brighton | WTA Colgate Series | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navratilova | 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3 |
99 | March 1981 | Boston | WTA Avon Championships Circuit | Carpet (hall) | Mima Jaušovec | 6: 4, 6: 4 |
100. | April 1981 | Carlsbad | WTA non-tour event | Hard court | Hana Mandlíková | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
101. | April 1981 | Hilton Head Island | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Pam Shriver | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
102. | April 1981 | Amelia Island | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Martina Navratilova | 6-0, 6-0 |
103. | May 1981 | Perugia | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Virginia Ruzici | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
104. | May 1981 | Lugano | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Virginia Ruzici | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
105. | July 1981 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | race | Hana Mandlíková | 6: 2, 6: 2 |
106. | October 1981 | Deerfield Beach | WTA Toyota Series | Hard court | Andrea Jaeger | 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0 |
107. | November 1981 | Sydney | WTA Toyota Series | race | Martina Navratilova | 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 1 |
108. | April 1982 | Palm Beach Gardens | WTA non-tour event | sand | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 1, 7: 5 |
109. | April 1982 | Amelia Island | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
110. | May 1982 | Perugia | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Hana Mandlíková | 6-0, 6-2 |
111. | May 1982 | Lugano | WTA Toyota Series | sand | Andrea Temesvári | 6: 0, 6: 3 |
112. | August 1982 | Atlanta | WTA Toyota Series | Hard court | Susan Mascarin | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
113. | September 1982 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard court | Hana Mandlíková | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
114. | October 1982 | Deerfield Beach | WTA Toyota Series | Hard court | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
115. | October 1982 | Tampa | WTA Toyota Series | Hard court | Andrea Jaeger | 3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4 |
116. | November 1982 | Tokyo | WTA non-tour event | Carpet (hall) | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
117. | December 1982 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | race | Martina Navratilova | 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3 |
118. | February 1983 | Palm Beach Gardens | WTA | sand | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
119. | April 1983 | Amelia Island | WTA | sand | Carling Bassett | 6: 3, 2: 6, 7: 5 |
120. | May 1983 | Berlin (West) | WTA | sand | Kathleen Horvath | 6: 4, 7: 6 |
121. | June 1983 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Mima Jaušovec | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
122. | October 1983 | Brighton | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Jo Durie | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
123. | November 1983 | Deerfield Beach | WTA | Hard court | Bonnie Gadusek | 6-0, 6-4 |
124. | March 1984 | Palm Beach Gardens | WTA | sand | Bonnie Gadusek | 6-0, 6-1 |
125. | April 1984 | Hilton Head Island | WTA | sand | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
126. | May 1984 | Johannesburg | WTA | Hard court | Andrea Jaeger | 6: 3, 6: 0 |
127. | August 1984 | Montreal | WTA | Hard court | Alycia Moulton | 6: 2, 7: 6 |
128. | October 1984 | Manhattan Beach | WTA | Hard court | Wendy Turnbull | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
129. | December 1984 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | race | Helena Suková | 6: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3 |
130. | January 1985 | Key Biscayne | WTA | Hard court | Martina Navratilova | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
131. | April 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens | WTA | sand | Hana Mandlíková | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
132. | April 1985 | Hilton Head Island | WTA | sand | Gabriela Sabatini | 6: 4, 6: 0 |
133. | May 1985 | Berlin (West) | WTA | sand | Steffi Graf | 6: 4, 7: 5 |
134. | June 1985 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Martina Navratilova | 6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5 |
135. | July 1985 | Newport | WTA | race | Pam Shriver | 6: 4, 6: 1 |
136. | August 1985 | Toronto | WTA | Hard court | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
137. | September 1985 | New Orleans | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Pam Shriver | 6: 4, 7: 5 |
138. | October 1985 | Brighton | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Manuela Maleewa | 7: 5, 6: 3 |
139. | November 1985 | Tokyo | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Manuela Maleewa | 7: 5, 6: 0 |
140 | February 1986 | Key Biscayne | WTA | Hard court | Steffi Graf | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
141. | February 1986 | Boca Raton | WTA | Hard court | Steffi Graf | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
142. | February 1986 | Oakland | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Kathy Jordan | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
143. | March 1986 | Marco Island | WTA | sand | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
144. | May 1986 | Houston | WTA | sand | Kathy Rinaldi | 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
145. | June 1986 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Martina Navratilova | 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 |
146. | March 1987 | Dallas | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Pam Shriver | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
147. | April 1987 | Houston | WTA | sand | Martina Navratilova | 3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6 |
148. | May 1987 | Tampa | WTA | sand | Kate Gompert | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
149. | May 1987 | Geneva | WTA | sand | Manuela Maleewa | 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2 |
150. | October 1987 | New Orleans | WTA | Carpet (hall) | Lori McNeil | 6: 3, 7: 5 |
151 | April 1988 | Tampa | WTA Tier IV | sand | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7: 6, 6: 4 |
152. | April 1988 | Houston | WTA Tier III | sand | Martina Navratilova | 6-0, 6-4 |
153. | August 1988 | Manhattan Beach | WTA Tier II | Hard court | Gabriela Sabatini | 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 |
154. | October 1988 | New Orleans | WTA Tier III | Hard court | Anne Smith | 6: 4, 6: 1 |
Records
- Win rate 90.0% (1,309 wins, 146 defeats), best value ahead of Steffi Graf (88.9%)
- Winning at least one Grand Slam title per year over 13 years (1974 to 1986)
- 34 Grand Slam Finals reached
- in 52 of 56 Grand Slam tournaments played in the semifinals
- 34 semi-finals in a row (US Open 1971 to French Open 1983)
- 125 wins on clay in a row (1973–1979)
- seven-time winner of the French Open in women's singles
- at the US Open she reached at least the semi-finals 16 times in a row (1971 to 1986)
- Victory rate of 94.6% (316-20) on clay
- Winning rate of 91.6% (478-44) on hard court
Honors
- Voted Sportswoman of the Year four times (by Associated Press )
- Athlete of the year 1976 , honored by Sports Illustrated magazine in recognition of her two Grand Slam titles
- Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (1995)
- 4th place of the 40 Greatest Players in the TENNIS era in the selection of Tennis Magazine (2005)
Web links
- WTA profile for Chris Evert (English)
- ITF profile for Chris Evert (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Chris Evert (English)
- Chris Evert in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Die Chronik IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 , pp. 200-201.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Evert, Chris |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evert, Christine Marie (full name); Evert-Lloyd, Chris (1979–1987) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Lauderdale , Florida , United States |