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Chris Evert won eighteen grand slam singles tournaments in her career (two Australian Opens, seven French Opens, three Wimbledon Championships, and six US Opens), and was runner-up in sixteen other finals (giving her 34 final appearances). Evert competed in 56 Grand Slam singles tournaments, reaching the semifinals or better in 52 of them.
Evert played in a total of 56 grand slams in her career. From her debut as a 16-year-old at the 1971 US Open, she reached the semifinals or better in her first 34 grand slam events. Overall, she reached 54 quarterfinals, 52 semifinals, and 34 finals.
In total, of the record 34 Grand Slam finals reached, Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles: seven at the French Open (record for female), six at the US Open (an open era record, male or female, tied with Serena Williams), three at Wimbledon, and two at the Australian Open (both on grass). In addition, Evert won three Grand Slam doubles titles.
Evert, who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during her tennis career, further opened up about her diagnosis in a story for ESPN. She shared that she had a ...
The USTA Foundation announced Wednesday that Evert will be honored at its gala on Aug. 28 in New York. Evert, who won six of her 18 Grand Slam singles titles at the U.S. Open, has been the ...
Martina Navratilova has won 18 major titles, tied for the fifth most with Chris Evert. This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players.
Evert, who won 18 grand slam singles titles and three grand slam doubles titles during her career, had previously announced she had been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer in January 2022.
It was a straightforward match, with Evert claiming the first set 6–3, Navratilova the second set 6–2, and Evert finally winning with a third set score of 6–3. With her win, Evert achieved the Career Grand Slam. [14] Like the previous year's final, the match was played on grass instead of hardcourt.