Chris Evert

Chrisse Evert is a former world number one professional tennis player winning 18 Grand Slam single 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 32 doubles titles.

Evert reached 34 Grand Slam singles finals, more than any other player in the
history of professional tennis. In Grand Slam singles play, Evert won a record seven
championships at the French Open.

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 is regarded by some to be the greatest female tennis player of all time.
She is a mother of 3 children and is now head anchor/commentator at ESPN
and EUROSPORT.