Chris Evert

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Evert
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1954(1954-12-21)
Age	70
Birthplace	Fort Lauderdale
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Chris Evert Biography

Chris Evert is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on December 21, 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Tennis player who took home the Grand Slam title every year from 1974 until 1986.

There was a constant rivalry between her and tennis star She had an ongoing rivalry with tennis legend Martina Navratilova in the 1970s and ’80s. during the 1970s and the 1980s.

Evert was born in 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Colette (née Thompson) and Jimmy Evert, and raised in a devout Catholic family. She is a 1973 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale.

Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is a retired American world No. 1 tennis player. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles. She was the year- ending world No. 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and

1981. Overall, Evert won 157 singles championships and 32 doubles titles.

She had three children through the union with Andy Ray Mill, and was also married to She raised three children from her marriage to Andy Ray Mill, and was also married to Greg Norman but they divorced in December of 2009. but they separated in December 2009.

Chris Evert Net Worth

Chris Evert is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Evert 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The father of her was pro tennis player with a passion for tennis that led her and her sister to become tennis pros.

She took home her 18 Grand Slam singles championships.

Evert began taking tennis lessons from her father Jimmy Evert when she was five years old. He was a professional tennis coach who had won the men’s singles title at the Canadian Championships in 1947. By 1969, she had become the No. 1 ranked under-14 girl in the United States. Evert played her first senior tournament in that year also, reaching the semifinals in her hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, losing to Mary-Ann Eisel in three sets. (For years, this was the record for the furthest a player had reached in her first senior-level tournament. That record was broken when another Floridian, Jennifer Capriati, reached the final of the tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1990 at the age of 13.) In 1970, Evert won the national 16-and-under championship and was invited to play in an eight-player clay-court tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 15-year-old Evert defeated Françoise Dürr in the first round in straight sets before defeating Margaret Court 7–6, 7–6 in a semifinal. Court was the world No. 1 player and had just won the Grand Slam in singles. These results led to Evert’s selection for the U.S. Wightman Cup team, the youngest player ever in the competition.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chris Evert height 5 ft 6 in Chris weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chris Evert Dating?

According to our records, Chris Evert married to Greg Norman , Andy Mill , John Lloyd. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Evert’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1973, Evert was the runner-up at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships. A year later she won both those events during her then-record 55-consecutive-match winning streak, which included eight other tournament wins. She ended the year with a 100–7 match record, winning 16 tournaments including two Grand Slams, having been a finalist in her first Australian Open, and having for a fourth straight year reached the semifinals at the US Open. She was chosen as the year-end number one by the leading tennis experts and authorities of the day – except Bud Collins – over her closest rivals, King and Evonne Goolagong, each of whom had six titles including a Grand Slam (King the US Open and Goolagong the Australian Open).

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Evert celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Before she won her first Grand Slam event, Evert signed a contract with Puritan Fashions to endorse a line of sportswear. Company president Carl Rosen thought so highly of her that he named a yearling racehorse in her honor. The horse Chris Evert went on to win the 1974 U.S. Filly Triple Crown, be voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly, and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Top Facts about Chris Evert

1. Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles.
2. She was ranked world No. 1 for seven years.
3. Evert won a total of 157 singles titles.
4. She had a career win-loss record of 1309-146.
5. Evert played in three Olympic Games, winning two medals.
6. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.
7. Evert retired from professional tennis in 1989 at age 34.
8. She has been married three times and has three sons.
9. Evert is now a successful tennis commentator and coach.
10. Her rivalry with Martina Navratilova is considered one of the greatest in sports history.

Is Chris Evert have cancer?

Tennis great Chris Evert has completed her sixth and final chemotherapy session to treat stage 1 ovarian cancer , the former world No. 1 said on Monday. The 18-time grand slam champion revealed she had been diagnosed with the disease in January.

What illness does Chris Evert have?

The 18-time Grand Slam champion was diagnosed with the illness in January, and hoped that sharing her story would raise awareness for the importance of early detection.

Is Chris Evert still married?

On November 13, 2006, Evert filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on December 4, 2006, with Evert paying Mill a settlement of U.S. $7 million in cash and securities. On June 28, 2008, Evert married her third husband, Australian golfer Greg Norman in the Bahamas.

How did Chris Evert detect ovarian cancer?

Updated Genetic Test Results Were Key for Chris Evert’s Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis. Tennis star Chris Evert shared her story about how updated information regarding her sister’s genetic test results led to her own genetic testing and decision to remove her ovaries to lower her cancer risk.

What is the survival rate for ovarian cancer?

For all types of ovarian cancer taken together, about 3 in 4 women with ovarian cancer live for at least 1 year after diagnosis. Almost half (46.2%) of women with ovarian cancer are still alive at least 5 years after diagnosis. Women diagnosed when they are younger than 65 do better than older women.