Chris Evert Net Worth, Retired American Tennis Player

American Chris Evert is a retired professional tennis player. She was the world’s No. 1 for a few years and won 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Among her achievements were the most Grand Slam singles final looks, 34, the longest streak of consecutive Major championship victories, 13, and the most consecutive years of winning at least one Major.

In addition to her tennis career, Evert ruled the Women's Tennis Association for 11 years. She set records by winning seven titles in the French Open and six at the U.S. Open. In 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1981, she was the World No. 1 singles player at the end of five years in a row.

Her career win-loss record is 1309–146, 89.96% in singles matches. In the Open Era, that is the best record any male or female professional player holds. Chris Evert was the favourite on the clay courts. Her 94.05% win-loss record 316/20 is still a WTA record.

In this article will examine Chris Evert's net worth, personal life, and career history.

Chris Evert Net Worth 2024

Chris Evert's net worth is estimated to be $16 million. She earned about $9 million in tournament prizes during her professional career. Current prices amount to about $30 million after considering inflation. Her endorsement deals took her many million dollars as well.

Biography and Personal Life

Evert signed a deal with Puritan Fashions to represent a range of clothing before winning her first Grand Slam event. The company's president, Carl Rosen, liked her so much that he named a yearling racehorse Chris Evert in her honor.

After winning the 1974 U.S. Filly Triple Crown, the horse was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and received the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly. Evert's romance with the top men's tennis player, Jimmy Connors, captured the public's attention in the 1970s, especially after winning the 1974 Wimbledon singles crowns.

Occasionally, Evert and Connors would also play mixed doubles together. After a two-year battle with ovarian cancer, Evert's sister Jeanne passed away. Chris Evert discovered she had the BRCA gene mutation and had preventative measures. In 2022, cancer was discovered in her removed fallopian tubes.

Early Life

Colette and Jimmy Evert welcomed Evert into the world in 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and she grew up in a deeply Catholic home. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale and graduated in 1973.

Tennis was a way of life in Evert's household because his father was a prominent tennis coach. Chris and her sister Jeanne became professional tennis players, while their brothers John and Drew attended Auburn University and Vanderbilt University on tennis scholarships.

Clare, the youngest sister, attended Southern Methodist University on a tennis scholarship. Clare, Chris, John, and Jeanne took home championships from Florida's famous Junior Orange Bowl.

Professional career

When Evert was five years old, her father, Jimmy Evert, started teaching her tennis. He was a professional tennis coach who had won the 1947 Canadian Championships in the men's singles division. She rose to the top of the American under-14 rankings by 1969.

Evert also participated in her first-ever senior event. She advanced to the semifinals at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but was defeated in three sets by Mary-Ann Eisel. For a long time, this marked the highest point a player could achieve in her first senior-level competition.

When Jennifer Capriati, a fellow Floridian, made it to the final at Boca Raton in 1990, that record was broken. After winning the 16-and-under national title in 1970, Evert was invited to compete in an eight-player clay-court competition in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Rivalries

Throughout her career, Evert faced some of her rivals: Virginia Wade 40–6, Martina Navratilova 37–43, Evonne Goolagong Cawley 26–13, Virginia Ruzici 24–0, Sue Barker 23–1, Betty Stove 22–0, Rosemary Casals 22–1, Hana Mandlikova 21–7, Wendy Turnbull 20–1, and Billie Jean King 19–7.

Along with her brother John, Evert operates the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, and she helps teach the high school tennis team at Saint Andrew's School. She is the publisher of Tennis magazine, to which she also contributes.

Awards and Recognitions

• Evert was the first female athlete to win the 1976 "Sportswoman of the Year" title from Sports Illustrated magazine. She was also selected as the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year four times.
• The Women's Sports Foundation chose her as the "Greatest Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years" in April 1985. From 1983 to 1991 and 1975 to 1976, Evert led the Women's Tennis Association as its president.
• After 185 sports journalists worldwide cast votes, she became the fourth player in history to be unanimously voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.
• In 1997, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) awarded her its highest honor, the Philippe Chatrier Award, in appreciation of her tennis achievements.
• In 1999, Evert was ranked No. 50 on ESPN's list of the greatest North American athletes of the 20th century.

Chris Evert Playing Style

Evert, a baseline player, is recognized for changing tennis. Because of her steady, counterpunching style of play, the International Tennis Hall of Fame called her a "human backboard." One of the first players to play only from the baseline, Evert usually visited the net to retrieve short balls; as her career came to a close, though, she frequently went to the net to endpoints.

Records

• These records were set during the Tennis Open Era.
• Records with bold text indicate outstanding results.
• The word "consecutive" is confusing because Evert chose not to compete in several Grand Slam competitions. In only six times in his 19 seasons as a professional tennis player, Chris Evert participated in all four Grand Slam events in one year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Chris Evert's current work?

Evert has a line of tennis and athletic clothing and was a coach in a previous life. He currently works as an analyst for ESPN.

Q. Is Chris Evert well?

Chris Evert, a tennis player, is cancer-free once more. Chris Evert claims that developments in genetic testing increased her odds of living.

Q. Was Chris Evert ever married?

From 2008 to 2009, Chris Evert was wed to former professional golfer Greg Norman.

Q. How many Wimbledon victories did Chris Evert have?

Chris Evert won 15 more Grand Slam events and raised the champion's plate thrice at Wimbledon. She won over America's affections. She performed it with two hands in the same manner as she struck her backhand.