Chris Evert Biography

Fast Facts

• Founder of the Evert Tennis Academy to develop collegiate and professional tennis players, while teaching them life skills through sport
• In 1989, just one month after retiring, she hosted the first Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic, which raises money to fund programs that ensure a bright future for at-risk children and their families
• Won 18 major singles championships, winning at least one each year from 1974-1986
• Retired in 1989 with 157 overall singles titles and a career win-loss record of 1,309-146 (․900), which is the best of any professional player in history
• Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995
• Joined ESPN in 2011 as a tennis analyst
• Made her professional debut in 1972
• Spent 10 years as an analyst for NBC
• Voted AP Female Athlete of the Year four times
• Her father Jimmy was a former pro tennis player and coach