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Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 260 weeks (fourth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. [3]
John Lloyd and Chris Evert in Fort Lauderdale c. 1978. In 1979, Lloyd married the World No. 1 woman player, American Chris Evert (who became Chris Evert-Lloyd). The media-styled "golden couple" of tennis enjoyed several years in the limelight before a separation, a short-lived reconciliation, and eventual divorce in 1987.
Chris Evert won eighteen grand slam singles tournaments in her career (two Australian Opens, seven French Opens, three Wimbledon Championships, and six US Opens), and was runner-up in sixteen other finals (giving her 34 final appearances). Evert competed in 56 Grand Slam singles tournaments, reaching the semifinals or better in 52 of them.
This is a list of the main career statistics of former professional tennis player Chris Evert. Significant finals. Grand Slam finals Singles: 34 finals (18 titles, 16 ...
A superstar since her teens, Chris Evert was a force in women's tennis and popular culture throughout the 1970s and '80s. Today, at 67, she's helping young players learn more than just improving ...
Two-time defending champion Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year, Navratilova did not lose a set during the ...
A New York Times story this week about tennis legend Chris Evert’s battle—twice—with ovarian cancer painted a simple and powerful picture: Fearing for her own risk after her sister died of ...
Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and her twelfth major singles title, surpassing Margaret Court's Open Era record. [1] Evert did not lose a set during the tournament.