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Chris Evert Autographed SPORT Magazine cover - July 1974 ~ No Label - To Andrew

$ 24.26

Availability: 40 in stock
  • Sport: Tennis
  • Modified Item: No
  • Player: Chris Evert
  • Original/Reprint: Original
  • Product: SPORT

    Description

    Chris Evert Autographed SPORT Magazine cover - July 1974 ~ No Label.
    -
    No Label i
    n excellent condition.  Perfect edges no tears rips folds etc..
    - Personalized To Andrew
    - Cover only, not the entire magazine
    Christine Marie Evert
    (born December 21, 1954), known as
    Chris Evert Lloyd
    from 1979 to 1987, is a retired American
    World No. 1
    tennis
    player. She won 18
    Grand Slam
    singles 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.
    [3]
    She holds the record of most consecutive years (13) to win at least one Grand Slam title.
    [4]
    In singles, Evert reached the semifinals or better 52 of the 56 Grand Slams she played, including the semifinals or better of 34 consecutive Grand Slams entered from the 1971
    US Open
    through the 1983
    French Open
    .
    [5]
    Evert never lost in the first or second round of a Grand Slam singles tournament and lost in the third round only twice. In Grand Slam women's singles play, Evert won a record seven championships at the French Open and a co-record six championships at the US Open (tied with
    Serena Williams
    ).
    Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 89.97% (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 served as president of the
    Women's Tennis Association
    during eleven calendar years, 1975–76 and 1983–91. She was awarded the Philippe Chatrier award and inducted into the
    Hall of Fame
    . In later life Evert was a coach and is now an analyst for
    ESPN
    and has a line of tennis and active apparel.