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Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena ...
Chris Evert won eighteen grand slam singles tournaments in her career (two Australian Opens, seven French Opens, three Wimbledon Championships, and six US Opens ), and was runner-up in sixteen other finals (giving her 34 final appearances). Evert competed in 56 Grand Slam singles tournaments, reaching the semifinals or better in 52 of them.
Evert played in a total of 56 grand slams in her career. From her debut as a 16-year-old at the 1971 US Open, she reached the semifinals or better in her first 34 grand slam events. Overall, she reached 54 quarterfinals, 52 semifinals, and 34 finals. Her only 2 quarterfinal losses were both at the US Open, in 1987 to Lori McNeil and in 1989 ...
Evert’s sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin, was also previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer, though hers was found at a later stage. She died in February 2020 from the disease at age 62.
Tennis legend Chris Evert announced this week that her cancer has returned. Evert, 68, was first diagnosed with Stage I ovarian cancer in January 2022, and a year later, she in remission.
Jason Koerner/Getty Images. Chris Evert is sharing some happy news with her followers. The tennis legend revealed in a Jan. 17 op-ed published on ESPN.com that she is “cancer-free” after being ...
Chris Evert (left) and Martina Navratilova (right) each won 18 major singles titles. The Evert–Navratilova rivalry was a tennis rivalry in the 1970s and 1980s between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, widely regarded as two of the greatest female tennis players of all time. It is considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis ...
Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995, according to ESPN. Show comments Advertisement