Chris Evert

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Biography

US tennis player

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 21 December 1954
  • Place of birth
  • Fort Lauderdale· Florida
  • Residence
  • Boca Raton· Florida
  • Spouses
  • John Lloyd·Greg Norman·Andy Mill
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Member of
  • United States Wightman Cup team
  • Parents
  • Jimmy Evert

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Sons with Andy Mill : Alexander James (b. October 12, 1991), Nicholas Joseph (b. June 8, 1994), and Colton Jack (b. June 14, 1996).

She is a vegetarian.

Fourth player elected unanimously to the Tennis Hall of Fame.

Appeared in 52 semi-finals of the 56 grand slam event (1974-1986).

Tennis commentator for NBC.

Won the French Open (1974, 75, 79, 80, 83, 85 and 86).

Won the US Open (1975, 76, 77, 78, 80, 82).

Won Wimbledon (1974, 76 and 81).

Won the Australian Open (1982 and 84).

Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1974, 1975, 1977 & 1980

Named by PEOPLE magazine in 1980 as the "Sexiest Female Athlete"

Reader poll in Penthouses FORUM magazine awarded her the "loveliest legs in the world".

Was reputed among the players to have had the best repertoire of dirty jokes at the time on the WTA tour.

Graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Class of 1973 where she was voted "Most Likely to Succeed."

Owns the highest winning percentage in pro tennis history (.900; 1304-144)

Once engaged to Jimmy Connors.

Is mentioned as the leading characters dream woman on Les invasions barbares .

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..

(December 14) Confirmed at a news conference that she and Greg Norman are engaged.

Quotes

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.

I realized that with hard work the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.

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