Christine Marie Evert Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert-Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. 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 29 doubles titles.Evert reached 34 Grand Slam singles finals, more than any player, man or woman, in the history of professional tennis. She reached the semifinals or better, in singles, of 52 of the 56 Grand Slams she played, including the semifinals or better of 34 consecutive Grand Slams entered from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open. Evert never lost in the first or second round of a Grand Slam singles tournament. In Grand Slam singles play, Evert won a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six at the US Open (since tied by Serena Williams in 2014).Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 89.96% (1309–146) is the highest in the history of Open Era tennis, for men or women. On clay courts, her career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.55% (382–22) remains a WTA record.Evert has served as president of the Women's Tennis Association during eleven calendar years, 1975–76 and 1983-91. She was awarded the Philippe Chartier award and inducted into the Hall of Fame. In later life Evert was a coach and is now an analyst for ESPN. She was married to fellow tennis player John Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, skier Andy Mill from 1988 to 2006, and golfer Greg Norman from 2008 to 2009. She has three sons, Alex, Nicky, and Colton, from her marriage to Mill.
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Glamour Woman of the Year Award
Nominations
Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete
Movies
Wimbledon
TV Shows
Charity Jam
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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[on tennis champion, Li Na] Li Na is a maverick. Who else would stand up to the centralized Chinese sports system as Li did, back in 2008, when she pushed for more control over her career? Tennis has exploded in China. 116 million people watched Li win the French Open. That kind of exposure is crucial to our sport, and it never would have happened without Li. She's such a breath of fresh air. And like Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova before her, Li Na has transcended her sport.
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Let's not get carried away here. In fact, feel free to tell your readers that I still have all my teeth.
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I love hiking in the mountains in Aspen. Breathing the clean, fresh air is great. Plus, it gives me a cardiovascular workout and firms my legs. On asked to select a favorite workout.
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When informed that British tabloid The Daily Mirror had proclaimed she "has the best boobs in the business"; It's high time the press finally got one thing right about me.
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Release of the book, "The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova - Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendships" by Johnette Howard. [2005]
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Release of her autobiography, "Chrissie: My Own Story". [1982]
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(December 14) Confirmed at a news conference that she and Greg Norman are engaged. [2007]
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Inadvertantly made headlines when Jim Everett assaulted Jim Rome during an interview when Rome, who had been mocking the quarterback by calling him "Chris Everett" on his radio show, called him "Chris Everett" to his face. (6 April 1994).
$12 Million
