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About Chrissie
- Ranked #1 in the world for 7 straight years
- Best Record on clay of any player for any single surface with a 125 match-winning streak (8/73 - 5/79)
- Won 55 straight matches in 1974 (all surfaces), a record that held for more than 10 years
- Holds 157 singles titles
- Won 1,309 matches in her career
- Has a .904 win average spanning 17-year career as a pro
- Won 18 Grand Slams titles (3 Wimbledon's, 7 French Opens, 2 Australian Opens, and 6 U.S. Opens)
- Reached the finals or Semi-finals in 52 of her 56 Grand Slams
- Won at least one Grand Slam singles title for 13 consecutive years (1974-1986), a record for men's and women's tennis
- Honored with ITF Philleppe Chartier Award during the 1997 French Open for outstanding lifetime contribution to the game
- Inducted into the international Tennis Hall of Fame on July 16, 1995
- Founder of Chris Evert Charities (1989), which has raised over $12 million through the annual Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic
- Featured commentator for NBC-TV coverage of Wimbledon and French Open
- Corporate Spokesperson and Representative for Nike, Wilson, Rolex, and Tennis Magazine (U.S.)
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