Facts about Chris Evert

Chris Evert, a former women’s tennis champion, has had a very large fan following till date. With a number of titles to her credit, she caused a phenomenon with her skills at the game and the poise she reflected on the court. There were many reasons why Chris Evert remains to be a favorite amongst all tennis lovers! Here are some interesting facts about Chris Evert, which will help you take a trip through her association with tennis and her personal life as well.

Facts about Chris Evert:

• Chris Evert (Christine Marie Evert) was born on December 21, 1954. A former professional tennis player, she has many prestigious titles to her credit.
• Chris Evert was particularly popular as a women’s tennis champion from the period 1974 to 1986.
• This gorgeous tennis player was first seen on the tennis scenario in the year 1970. She participated in a small tournament in North Carolina.
• Her father, Jimmy Evert, tutored her personally by giving her tennis lessons when she was just 5 years old. Jimmy Evert had won the men’s singles title at the Canadian Championships, 1947.
• Here’s another interesting fact about Chris Evert. Her super cool personality that showed no signs of aggression earned her the nicknames - Ice Princess and Ice Maiden.
• Chris Evert is known to have faced rival Martina Navratilova around 80 times. This professional rivalry helped to popularize women’s tennis all over the world!
• In total, Chris Evert has won a whopping 18 Grand Slam singles titles and this includes a record breaking 7 at the French Open.
• Even before Chris Evert had her win in the Grand Slam event, she had already signed a contract with Puritan Fashions Corp, which required her to endorse sportswear.
• Chris Evert made her Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open at the age of 16, in the year 1971.
• Chris Evert was much in public eye due to her romance with tennis champion, Jimmy Connors. This was the time when they were at the peak of their career and media termed it as the ‘Love Match’ during that period. (1974-1976)
• She was also the runner up at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1973. But by 1974, she won both these titles and bagged the first Grand Slam singles title with around 55 match victories to her credit.
• Chris Evert was mainly a dominant player on clay courts. Since August 1973, Chris Evert won 125 matches on such a surface.
• Throughout her career, Chris Evert won the French Open Singles title at a record breaking number- 7.
• Chris Evert faced Martina Navratilova in the finals of around 14 Grand Slam events.
• She is also known for her powerful two handed backhand and thus remains to be the first woman player to develop this talent which caused millions to emulate the same.
• Chris Evert was linked with many other men apart from Jimmy Connors. Some of the other men in her life included Burt Reynolds, Adam Faith, Geraldo Rivera, Pat Boone etc. She ultimately married John Lloyd, a British tennis player but this marriage ended in divorce in 1987.
• Chris Evert married Andy Mill in 1988. Andy Hill was an Olympic downhill skier but this marriage also ended in divorce, which was finalized on December 4, 2006.
• Chris Evert has been named as the third best female player of the 20th century (Following Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf), in Steve Flink’s book- The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century.

These are some of the very interesting facts about Chris Evert that mention many important events related to her life. Here’s hoping this vivacious player inspires many to go her way!