Editing Chris Evert (section)

===Awards and recognitions===
Evert was voted the [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year]] on four occasions and was the first female athlete to be ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's sole recipient of "[[Sportsman of the Year|Sportswoman of the Year]]" award in 1976.<ref name="SI">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1976/12/20/661202/the-court-belongs-to-chris |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=1976 Sportsman of the Year |author=Sarah Pileggi|volume=45|issue=25|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite web|url=http://www.uterwincenter.com/press/2004/0414gsj.html|publisher=University of Texas Frank Erwin Center|title=Chris Evert to Replace Martina Navratilova at Gibson-Baldwin Grand Slam Jam|date=April 14, 2004|access-date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> In April 1985, she was voted the "Greatest Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years" by the Women's Sports Foundation. Evert served as president of the [[Women's Tennis Association]] during 1975–76, and from 1983 to 1991.<ref name="HoFa">{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/chris-evert|publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame profile|access-date=June 5, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330111046/http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/chris-evert|archive-date=March 30, 2010}}</ref>

In 1995, she was the fourth player ever to be unanimously elected into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] following a worldwide ballot of 185 sports journalists. In 1997, the [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) presented her with its highest accolade – the [[Philippe Chatrier Award]] – for her contributions to tennis, whilst 1999 saw Evert rated No. 50 among [[ESPN]]'s Greatest North American athletes of the 20th century.<ref name="HoF">{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014187.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=Evert: grit, grace and glamour |author=Larry Schwartz|access-date=June 5, 2007}}</ref><ref name="No50">{{cite web |url= https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014189.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=No. 50: Chris Evert|date=January 23, 1999|author=Larry Schwartz|access-date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> In 2005, ''[[Tennis (magazine)|Tennis]]'' named her fourth on its list of 40 Greatest Players of the ''Tennis'' era.<ref name="Tennis40">{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com/features/40greatest/40greatest.aspx?id=194 |publisher=[[Tennis (magazine)|Tennis]] |title=40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era (1–4) |author=Peter Bodo |access-date=June 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814082556/http://www.tennis.com/features/40greatest/40greatest.aspx?id=194 |archive-date=August 14, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2012, [[Tennis Channel]] conducted a poll of players and experts to determine the 100 Greatest Players of all time, in which Evert ranked ninth overall, and fourth highest among women (finishing behind Graf, Navratilova, and Court in that order.) In June 2013, Evert was awarded a special merit from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. They presented her their gold ring in recognition of her outstanding achievements both on and off the tennis court.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}