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Chris Evert

BIRTHDAY: December 21, 1954

ABOUT HER
At the age of 15, Chris Evert defeated the world's number one women's tennis player. At 19 she won the singles titles at Wimbledon and the French and Italian Opens. She was one of the first top players to rely on a two-handed backhand.

Her ranking internationally was never lower than number 4 in all 19 years she played tennis professionally. She had the highest winning percentage of any professional tennis player ever. She won a total of 6 U.S. opens, 7 French opens, 3 Wimbledons, and 2 Australian opens. She was the first player to win 1,000 single matches and was unanimously selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.

Since retiring from tennis she has started a charity organization in her name that works to fight drug abuse and to help neglected and abused children.

AWARDS/HONORS

• Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 16, 1995
• The highest winning percentage in pro tennis history (.900)
• First U.S. Open at 16 years of age
• Won at least one Grand Slam title per year for 13 years, 1974-86
• Won 1,000th career singles match, first player, male or female, to reach that landmark
• Named Greatest Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years by Women's Sports Foundation in April 1985
• Emerged as the most widely known athlete in the nation in a poll conducted by American Sports Data, Inc., in 1991

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chrissie, Chris Evert with Neil Amdur
Lloyd on Lloyd, Chris Evert with John Lloyd in collaboration with Carol Thatcher

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