Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (among which a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles). Alongside Martina Navratilova, her greatest rival, Evert dominated women's tennis from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

Chris Evert played tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, without distinction, but it was only a footnote to her career as one of the greatest women tennis players of all-time. At 15-years-old she was US 16-and-under Champion and went to the finals …

Dec 17, 2024 · Chris Evert is an outstanding American tennis player who dominated the sport in the mid- and late 1970s and remained a major competitor into the late 1980s. She was noted for her consistency, precision, poise, and grace and for …

Sep 26, 1988 · Chris Evert sprayed 62 errors across the court as she lost, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, to Raffaella Reggi of Italy in the third round of the first full-scale Olympic tennis tournament since 1924.

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.

Jul 29, 2022 · The time when Chris Evert, the American tennis and 18 time Grand Slam champion, spoke about her performance in the Seoul Olympics of 1988.

Dec 9, 2023 · Tennis great and ESPN analyst Chris Evert announced she has been re-diagnosed with cancer and will not be part of the network’s coverage of the 2024 Australian Open.

Sep 24, 1988 · SEOUL — For Chris Evert, the Queen Mother of every tennis center court, it was pretty much royal business as usual here Saturday. She beat her first-round opponent, Sandra Cecchini of Italy,...

Tennis great Chris Evert is the first player—male or female—to win 1,000 singles matches. Discover more about professional tennis’s most-winning player.

Dec 9, 2024 · 1988 – Member of the US Olympic team. September 1989 – Retires from professional tennis after the US Open tournament after her defeat in the quarterfinals by Zina Garrison. November 11, 1989...