Editing Chris Evert (section)

{{Short description|American former tennis player (born 1954)}}
{{about|the tennis player|the horse|Chris Evert (horse)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                   = Chris Evert
| fullname               = Christine Marie Evert
| image                  = [[file:Chris Evert.jpg|frameless|upright=.8]]
| caption                = Evert in the 1980s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/140388 |work=Florida Memory: State Library and Archives of Florida |title=Chris Evert 1980-1989 |access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref>
| country={{flagu|United States}}
| residence              = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], US
| birth_date             = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1954|12|21}}
| birth_place            = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], US
| height                 = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| turnedpro              = 1972
| retired                = 1989
| plays                  = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| coach                  = [[Jimmy Evert]]<br />[[Dennis Ralston]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-22/sports/8701180950_1_clare-evert-jimmy-evert-carling-bassett |title=Evert Out To End Drought At Dallas |newspaper=The Sun-Sentinel |date=March 22, 1987 |first=Jim |last=Sarni |access-date=September 28, 2014 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104402/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-22/sports/8701180950_1_clare-evert-jimmy-evert-carling-bassett |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| careerprizemoney       = $8,895,195
| tennishofyear          = 1995
| tennishofid            = chris-evert
| singlesrecord          ={{tennis win loss percentage|W=1309|L=146|dec=0}} 
| singlestitles          = 157
| highestsinglesranking  = [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (November 3, 1975)
| AustralianOpenresult   = '''W''' ([[1982 Australian Open – Women's singles|1982]], [[1984 Australian Open – Women's singles|1984]])
| FrenchOpenresult       = '''W''' ([[1974 French Open – Women's singles|1974]], [[1975 French Open – Women's singles|1975]], [[1979 French Open – Women's singles|1979]], [[1980 French Open – Women's singles|1980]], [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1983]], [[1985 French Open – Women's singles|1985]], [[1986 French Open – Women's singles|1986]])
| Wimbledonresult        = '''W''' ([[1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1974]], [[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1976]], [[1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1981]])
| USOpenresult           = '''W''' ([[1975 US Open – Women's singles|1975]], [[1976 US Open – Women's singles|1976]], [[1977 US Open – Women's singles|1977]], [[1978 US Open – Women's singles|1978]], [[1980 US Open – Women's singles|1980]], [[1982 US Open – Women's singles|1982]])
| Othertournaments       = yes
| Olympicsresult         = 3R ([[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|1988]])
| WTAChampionshipsresult = '''W''' ([[1972 WTA Tour Championships|1972]], [[1973 Virginia Slims Championships|1973]], [[1975 Virginia Slims Championships|1975]], [[1977 Virginia Slims Championships|1977]])
| doublesrecord          = {{tennis record|won=117|lost=39}}
| doublestitles          = 32
| highestdoublesranking  = No. 13 (September 12, 1988)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F ([[1988 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1988]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[1974 French Open – Women's doubles|1974]], [[1975 French Open – Women's doubles|1975]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1976]])
| USOpenDoublesresult    = SF ([[1973 US Open – Women's doubles|1973]], [[1975 US Open – Women's doubles|1975]], [[1979 US Open – Women's doubles|1979]])
| Team                   = yes
| FedCupresult           = '''W''' ([[1977 Fed Cup|1977]], [[1978 Fed Cup|1978]], [[1979 Fed Cup|1979]], [[1980 Fed Cup|1980]], [[1981 Fed Cup|1981]], [[1982 Fed Cup|1982]], [[1986 Fed Cup|1986]], [[1989 Fed Cup|1989]])
}}
'''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 [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1]] in women's singles by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA) for 260 weeks ([[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1|fourth-most of all time]]), and finished as the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end No. 1]] seven times: 1974-1978, 1980 and 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/chris-evert|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame|website=Tennisfame.com|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref> Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]]s (among which a record seven [[French Open]] titles and a joint-record six [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] titles). Alongside [[Martina Navratilova]], her [[Evert–Navratilova rivalry|greatest rival]], Evert dominated women's tennis from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

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 – Women's singles|1971 US Open]] through the [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1983 French Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/player/chris-evert_2257889_2188 |title=Chris Evert WTA Player Profile |website=Chrisevert.net |access-date=June 6, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613073708/http://www.wtatennis.com/player/chris-evert_2257889_2188 |archivedate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/24/us/chris-evert-fast-facts/index.html|title=Chris Evert Fast Facts|date=August 24, 2015 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> and contested an all-time record 34 major women's singles finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ycn-9098313|title=Women with most tennis Grand Slam finals appearances|access-date=June 6, 2012|archive-date=March 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323210932/http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ycn-9098313|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Career Percentage">{{cite web | url=http://chrisevert.net/match-results-and-records/chris-evert-stats-totals/ | title=Chris Evert Career Stats |website=Chrisevert.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportslumo.com/tennis/margaret-court-an-unparalleled-legend-who-set-the-benchmark/|title=Margaret Court: An unparalleled legend who set the benchmark|website=Sportslumo.com|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://db4tennis.com/players/female/margaret-smith-court |title=Margaret Smith Court's GS Performance Timeline & Stats |publisher=Db4tennis.com |date=2020-09-20 |access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> On [[clay court]]s, Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.55% (382–22) remains a [[WTA Tour records|WTA Tour record]]. She also won three major doubles titles, two partnering with Navratilova and one with [[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 [[International Tennis Hall of Fame|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.