Chris Evert

Born: 1954-12-21

Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena Williams). Evert was ranked world No. 1 for 260 weeks, and was the year-end world No. 1 singles player seven times (1974–78, 1980, 1981). Alongside Martina Navratilova, her greatest rival, Evert dominated women's tennis for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Evert contested 34 major singles finals, a record for women's tennis. In singles, Evert reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 majors she played, including at 34 consecutive majors entered from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open. She never lost in the first or second round of a major, and lost in the third round only twice. Evert holds the record of most consecutive years (13) of winning at least one major title. Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 89.97% (1309–146) is the second highest in the Open Era, for men or women. On clay courts, Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.55% (382–22) remains a WTA Tour record. She also won three major doubles titles, two partnering Navratilova and one partnering Olga Morozova. Evert served as president of the Women's Tennis Association for eleven years, 1975–76 and 1983–91. She was awarded the Philippe Chatrier award and inducted into the Hall of Fame. In later life, Evert was a coach and is now an analyst for ESPN, and has a line of tennis and active apparel. Evert was born in 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Colette (née Thompson) and Jimmy Evert, and raised in a committed Catholic household. She is a 1973 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale. Evert's father was a professional tennis coach, and tennis was a way of life in his family. Chris and her sister Jeanne became professional tennis players; their brother John played tennis on scholarship at the University of Alabama and later at Vanderbilt University, and brother Drew had a tennis scholarship to Auburn University. Youngest sister Clare played scholarship tennis at Southern Methodist University. Chris, John, and sisters Jeanne and Clare, all won titles at the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl in Florida. ... Source: Article "Chris Evert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Trainwreck

as Chris Evert
Released: 2015-07-17

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Wimbledon

as Court Commentator Chris Evert
Released: 2004-09-13

British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking...

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7 Days in Hell

as Chris Evert
Released: 2015-07-11

A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out...

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The Battle of the Sexes

as Self
Released: 2013-06-26

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Strokes of Genius

as Self
Released: 2018-03-15

The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon...

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Unmatched

as Self
Released: 2010-09-14

The first time Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova stepped onto a tennis court together, the...

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Great Sports Moments of the 80's

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1989-10-10

Experience the thrill as your favorite teams and heroes triumph again! Great comebacks,...

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Lynda Carter's Celebration

as Self
Released: 1981-05-11

Lynda Carter's third musical TV special.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Chris Evert
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Wogan is a British television chat show

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American Masters

as Self
First aired: 1986-06-23

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers,...

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