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Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, [by whom?] 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 five times. [3]
Connors was engaged to fellow tennis pro Chris Evert from 1974 to 1975, and they each triumphed in the singles events at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships, a feat labelled "The Lovebird Double" by the media. Their engagement was broken off shortly before the 1975 Wimbledon championship.
Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles. Prize money. The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £ ...
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 ... Chris Evert defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0 It was Evert's 6th career Grand Slam title, and ...
Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles. [3] Finals. Men's singles. Jimmy Connors defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 [1] Women's singles
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Jimmy Connors. ... Chris Evert: Pam Teeguarden Geoff Masters: 1–6, 6–7
The tournament was held from August 28 to September 10, 1978, and the singles titles were won by Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert. [1] This was the first year the US Open was played at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows after having been organized at the West Side Tennis Club venue in Forest Hills since 1915. It was also the first time ...
It was the 6th edition of the tournament and was held from August 5 through August 12, 1974. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the men's singles title and accompanying $16,000 prize money while Chris Evert took the women's title. [3] [4]