Editing Chris Evert (section)

==Personal life==
Before she won her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] event, Evert signed a contract with Puritan Fashions to endorse a line of [[Sportswear (activewear)|sportswear]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Judy Klemesrud|title=Chris Evert Tennis Togs: Netting a Bundle at Age 18|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/13/archives/chris-evert-tennis-togs-netting-a-bundle-at-age-18-50000-a-year.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|page=18|date=January 13, 1973}}</ref> Company president Carl Rosen thought so highly of her that he named a yearling [[racehorse]] Chris Evert in her honor. The horse went on to win the 1974 [[Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Filly Triple Crown]], was voted the [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly]], and was inducted into the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]].

In the 1970s, Evert's romance with the top men's player [[Jimmy Connors]] captured the public's imagination, particularly after they both won the 1974 singles titles at Wimbledon. Evert and Connors also occasionally played mixed doubles together. They became engaged when she was 19 and a wedding was planned for November 8, 1974. The romance did not last, and the wedding was called off. In May 2013, Connors wrote in his autobiography that Evert was pregnant with their child and she decided to [[Abortion|terminate the pregnancy]]. Evert replied that she was "extremely disappointed that he [Connors] used the book to misrepresent a private matter".<ref>{{cite book|first=Jimmy|last=Connors|title=The Outsider|year=2013|publisher=Bantam/HarperCollins|location=New York|isbn=9780593069271|pages=132–133}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jimmy|last=Connors|title=Today Show Interview|date=May 10, 2013 |url=http://www.today.com/news/jimmy-connors-chris-evert-abortion-we-were-young-1C9872997|publisher=NBC News Today Show|access-date=6 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chase|first=Chris|title=Jimmy Connors implies Chris Evert was pregnant with his child|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/05/jimmy-connors-chris-evert-pregnant/|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>

While playing a match at the [[1978 US Open (tennis)|1978 US Open]], a diamond line bracelet Evert was wearing, given to her by Connors, fell from her wrist to the surface of the court.<ref name="livestrong1">{{cite web|author=Carolyn Williams |url=https://www.livestrong.com/article/148725-why-are-tennis-bracelets-called-tennis-bracelets/ |title=Why Are Tennis Bracelets Called Tennis Bracelets? |publisher=Livestrong.Com |access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref><ref name="not1987">{{cite web|author=Marion Fasel |url=https://theadventurine.com/culture/jewelry-history/chris-evert-tells-us-the-true-story-of-her-tennis-bracelet/ |title=The True Story of Chris Evert's Tennis Bracelet |publisher=theadventurine.com |access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> She said about this, "I dropped my tennis bracelet", and since then diamond line bracelets have also been called "tennis bracelets".<ref name="livestrong1"/><ref>Many sources date the incident to 1987.</ref>

[[File:John Lloyd Chris Evert.jpg|thumb|[[John Lloyd (tennis)|John Lloyd]] and Evert in [[Fort Lauderdale]], circa 1978]]
In 1979, Evert married British tennis player [[John Lloyd (tennis)|John Lloyd]] and changed her name to Chris Evert Lloyd. After her affair with British singer and actor [[Adam Faith]], the couple separated,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1117876.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829190829/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1117876.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2008|title=Adam Faith|date=March 10, 2003|location=London, UK|work=The Times|first=Fiona|last=Hamilton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014187.html|title=ESPN.com: Evert: grit, grace and glamour|publisher=Espn.go.com|access-date=2014-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reed|first=Susan|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20087089,00.html|title=The Evert Lloyds: Advantage, Adam Faith|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=1984-02-20|access-date=2014-06-30|archive-date=November 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112045445/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20087089,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> but reconciled and chronicled their marriage in a biography ''Lloyd On Lloyd'' co-authored by [[Carol Thatcher]].<ref>Lloyd on Lloyd. Chris Evert & John Lloyd with Carol Thatcher. Beaufort Books 1986. {{ISBN|978-0-8253-0374-6}}</ref> The couple divorced in April 1987.<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Dave Scheiber|title=Turning pain into gain|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 11, 1978|volume=66|issue=19|pages=93–94|url=https://www.si.com/vault/issue/702447/121/2}}</ref>

In 1988, Evert married American downhill skier [[Andy Mill]], who had been introduced to her by [[Martina Navratilova]]. They have three sons. On November 13, 2006, Evert filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on December 4, 2006, with Evert paying Mill a settlement of US$7 million in cash and securities.<ref>[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-125evertdivorce,0,3977477.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines Sun-Sentinel.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206184252/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-125evertdivorce%2C0%2C3977477.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines |date=December 6, 2006 }} Chris Evert divorce calls for tennis great to pay hubby $7&nbsp;million, December 5, 2006.</ref>

On June 28, 2008, Evert married her third husband, Australian golfer [[Greg Norman]] in the Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wihlborg|first=Ulrica|url=https://people.com/celebrity/chris-evert-and-greg-norman-wed-in-bahamas/|title=Chris Evert and Greg Norman Wed in Bahamas|work=People|date=June 28, 2008|access-date=May 17, 2011}}</ref> On October 2, 2009, they announced they were separating after 15 months. Their divorce was finalized on December 8, 2009.<ref name=elle>{{cite magazine|author1=Steve Friedman|title=A Separate Peace|url=http://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/advice/a2463/chris-evert-marriages/|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|date=August 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Greg Norman, Chris Evert finalize divorce in secret|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norman-divorce-idUSTRE60B0VH20100112|work=Reuters|date=January 12, 2010}}</ref>

In 2021, Evert became a supporter of the new Women's Sports Policy Working Group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womenssportspolicy.org/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Womessportspolicy.org|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref> formed in opposition to President [[Joe Biden]]'s executive order that mandates blanket inclusion for all transgender female athletes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/02/01/group-protect-womens-sports-accommodate-transgender-athletes/4345854001/|title = Sports leaders seek to protect women's sports while accommodating transgender girls and women|website = [[USA Today]]}}</ref>

Evert's sister, [[Jeanne Evert|Jeanne]], died of [[ovarian cancer]] following a two-year illness. Chris Evert underwent a preventive hysterectomy after learning she carried the [[BRCA gene]] mutation. Cancer was uncovered in her resected fallopian tubes in 2022.<ref>[https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2022/07/chris-evert-ovarian-cancer#:~:text=Jeanne%20Evert%20passed%20away%20from,Chris%20Evert%20could%20never%20imagine Death of Jeanne Evert], cancercenter.com. Accessed September 6, 2022.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/sports/tennis/chris-evert-ovarian-cancer.html|title=Chris Evert, Tennis Hall of Famer, Says She Has Ovarian Cancer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 15, 2022|last1=Patel|first1=Vimal}}</ref> In May 2022, it was reported that Evert had completed [[chemotherapy]] treatment for her ovarian cancer. She stated her doctor told her there was a 90% chance the cancer would never return due to it being diagnosed early.<ref>{{Cite web  |title= Tennis great Chris Evert completes chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer |url=
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/10/tennis/chris-evert-completes-cancer-treatment-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Cnn.com|date=May 10, 2022 }}</ref>  In December 2023, she announced she had been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing treatment again.
<ref>{{Cite web  |title= Tennis Hall of Famer Evert taking break after cancer returns |url= https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/39071949/tennis-hall-famer-evert-taking-break-cancer-returns |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Cnn.com|date=December 9, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-09 |title=Hall of Famer Evert announces cancer recurrence |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/39071949/tennis-hall-famer-evert-taking-break-cancer-returns |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>