Chris Evert
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Chris Evert is an American former world No. 1 tennis player renowned for her exceptional consistency, baseline game, and multiple Grand Slam singles titles during the 1970s and 1980s.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Slam champion
ⓘ
human ⓘ tennis player ⓘ |
| australianOpenSinglesTitles | 2 ⓘ |
| backhand | two-handed backhand ⓘ |
| clayCourtWinningPercentage | over 90 percent ⓘ |
| coach | Jimmy Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-12-21 ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| familyName | Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jimmy Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerWorldRanking | world No. 1 ⓘ |
| frenchOpenSinglesTitles | 7 ⓘ |
| fullName | Christine Marie Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Christine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandSlamDoublesTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| grandSlamSinglesTitle |
Australian Open
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Open NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open NERFINISHED ⓘ Wimbledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandSlamSinglesTitles | 18 ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | International Tennis Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame | 1995 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Grand Slam singles titles
ⓘ
exceptional consistency from the baseline ⓘ mental toughness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Andy Mill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Chrissie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
held world No. 1 ranking for multiple years
ⓘ
reached at least the semifinals in 52 of 56 Grand Slam singles events entered ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
sports commentator
ⓘ
tennis coach ⓘ tennis player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsStyle | baseline player ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
ESPN tennis analyst
ⓘ
runs a tennis academy in Florida ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1989 ⓘ |
| rival |
Billie Jean King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evonne Goolagong Cawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Martina Navratilova NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Jeanne Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| surfaceRecord | noted for dominance on clay courts ⓘ |
| turnedPro | 1972 ⓘ |
| usOpenSinglesTitles | 6 ⓘ |
| wimbledonSinglesTitles | 3 ⓘ |
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