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Chris Evert

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Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 260 weeks (fourth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 seven times: 1974-1978, 1980 and 1981. Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (among which a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles). This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1954 1
Birth Date
1954-12-21 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles) 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

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Tennis, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Chris Evert
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    Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 260 weeks (fourth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 seven times: 1974-1978, 1980 and 1981. Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (among which a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles).
  • Lead section, first sentence, birth date
    born December 21, 1954
  • Lead section, first sentence, birth year
    born December 21, 1954
  • Lead section, first sentence, nationality
    is an American former professional tennis player
  • Lead section, first paragraph, titles sentence
    Evert won 157 singles titles, including 18 majors (among which a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles).
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.
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