Chris Evert's Real Name: Chris Evert

Quick answer: The tennis player is known professionally as Chris Evert. The WTA and Britannica independently date her birth to December 21, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Britannica uses the fuller form Christine Marie Evert, and also the married form Chris Evert Lloyd for 1979–87, which the WTA profile does not; those forms are recorded below rather than used in the title (WTA; Britannica).

Real name and early life

She is known professionally as Chris Evert. The WTA lists the birthday December 21, 1954, and the birthplace Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Britannica independently gives the full name Christine Marie Evert, also called (1979–87) Chris Evert Lloyd, and dates the birth to Dec. 21, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Britannica says that following her marriage to the tennis player John Lloyd in 1979 she adopted the name Evert Lloyd, and that the couple divorced in 1987.

Career highlights

The WTA, an official record source, says she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, tied with Martina Navratilova for fourth all-time in the WTA's account, comprising seven French Opens (1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986), six U.S. Opens (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982), three Wimbledon championships (1974, 1976, 1981), and two Australian Opens (1982, 1984). It also records 154 singles titles and a 1,304–144 singles record, and says she reached at least the semifinals in 34 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, from the 1971 U.S. Open through Roland-Garros in 1983. Britannica independently records that she turned professional in December 1972, won her first professional tournament in March 1973, and won early titles including the 1974 French championship and Wimbledon, four consecutive U.S. Open titles (1975–78), and a second Wimbledon title in 1976. It also lists later Wimbledon (1981), French Open (1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1986), and Australian Open (1982 and 1984) victories, notes a long clay-court unbeaten run, and says she retired from professional tennis in 1989. This page follows those official and encyclopedia result listings, not later preview coverage.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Chris Evert or Christine Marie Evert are looking for the same Fort Lauderdale-born player, later known for 18 Grand Slam singles titles. The fuller form and the 1979–87 Evert Lloyd form are recorded from Britannica but are not used in the title.