Tennis Great Chris Evert- 58 Today

 

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Chris Evert one of the greatest women’s tennis players in history turns 58 today. Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam titles–2 Australian Opens, 7 French Opens, 3 Wimbledon Championships and 6 US Opens. She won 157 singles championships and was the number one women’s player in the world 1974, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80 and 81. She won 90% winning percentage in her singles matches which is the highest percentage ever in men’s or women’s tennis. She appeared in 34 Grand Slam finals the most of any player in tennis history. Her singles record was 1309 wins and 145 losses.