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Chris Evert

USA Age 71 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1969–1989

Chris Evert represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1,228–158 and 154 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

1 (Nov 3, 1975)

Elo peak

2610 (100th percentile)

Singles record

1,228–158 (88.6%)

Singles titles

154

Prize money

$8,896,195

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Chris Evert's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Zina Garrison #6	6-7(1) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1989*	QF	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Monica Seles #12	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1989*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Patricia Tarabini #69	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1989*	R32	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Elise Burgin #87	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1989*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Bettina Fulco #48	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1989*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Chris Evert's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Martina Navratilova	38	44	82	Nov 13, 1988	H2H
Virginia Wade	27	8	35	Oct 28, 1982	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	22	12	34	May 29, 1983	H2H
Hana Mandlikova	19	8	27	Mar 6, 1989	H2H
Billie Jean King	17	7	24	Mar 23, 1983	H2H

Singles Titles (148)

Chris Evert singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1969	14	1	—	—	—	1	—	Delray Beach
1970	15	3	—	—	—	3	—	Fort Lauderdale, Vero Beach, West Palm Beach
1971	16	7	—	—	1	6	—	Birmingham, Charlotte, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale Invitation, South Orange, Tulsa, St. Petersburg
1972	17	4	—	—	—	3	1	Fort Lauderdale Pro, Indianapolis, Queen's Club Championships, WTA Finals
1973	18	12	—	—	—	11	1	Akron, Atlantic City, Tennis In the Land, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Indianapolis, Miami Beach, New York, Sarasota, South African Open, St Petersburg, WTA Finals
1974	19	13	2	—	1	10	—	Canadian Open, Dallas, Eastbourne Open, Hilton Head, Houston, Indianapolis, Mission Viejo, Newport, Italian Open, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Roland Garros, Wimbledon
1975	20	13	2	—	—	10	1	Akron, Amelia Island, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, Mission Viejo, Orlando, Italian Open, San Francisco, Westchester, WTA Finals, Roland Garros, US Open
1976	21	9	2	—	—	7	—	Amelia Island, Atx Open, Detroit, Landover, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Sarasota, US Open, Wimbledon
1977	22	11	1	—	1	8	1	Atlanta, Chicago, Hilton Head, Hollywood, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tucson, Los Angeles, WTA Finals, US Open
1978	23	7	1	—	—	5	1	Atlanta, Hilton Head, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Tokyo Emeron Cup, Colgate Series Championships, US Open
1979	24	7	1	—	1	5	—	Eastbourne Open, Indianapolis, Mahwah, Seattle, Vienna, Los Angeles, Roland Garros
1980	25	8	2	—	1	5	—	Brighton, Chichester, Deerfield Beach, Indianapolis, Perugia, Canadian Open, Roland Garros, US Open
1981	26	8	1	—	1	6	—	Amelia Island, Boston, Deerfield Beach, Hilton Head, Lugano, Perugia, Sydney International, Wimbledon
1982	27	9	2	—	—	7	—	Amelia Island, Atlanta, Deerfield Beach, Lugano, Perugia, Tampa, Tokyo Lion Cup, Australian Open, US Open
1983	28	6	1	—	1	4	—	Amelia Island, Brighton, Deerfield Beach, Palm Beach, Berlin Open, Roland Garros
1984	29	6	1	—	2	3	—	Manhattan Beach, Palm Beach, South African Open, Canadian Open, Hilton Head, Australian Open
1985	30	9	1	—	3	5	—	Brighton, Key Biscayne, New Orleans, Newport, Tokyo Lion Cup, Berlin Open, Canadian Open, Hilton Head, Roland Garros
1986	31	6	1	—	—	5	—	Boca Raton, Houston, Key Biscayne, Marco Island, Oakland, Roland Garros
1987	32	5	—	—	—	5	—	Dallas, Geneva, Houston, New Orleans, Tampa
1988	33	4	—	—	1	3	—	Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Los Angeles
Total		148	18	—	13	112	5

The official WTA career total is 154. The event table represents 148 titles currently supported by TennisDB's match archive; historical source coverage is incomplete. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Chris Evert Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1988	Seoul Olympics	Round of 16	1	1	Raffaella Reggi-Concato def. Chris Evert #3 2-6 6-4 6-1	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Chris Evert career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	14	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
1970	15	14	4	18	77.8%	—	—
1971	16	28	2	30	93.3%	—	—
1972	17	45	8	53	84.9%	—	—
1973	18	86	9	95	90.5%	—	—
1974	19	97	7	104	93.3%	—	—
1975	20	85	7	92	92.4%	—	1
1976	21	63	5	68	92.7%	—	1
1977	22	63	4	67	94.0%	—	1
1978	23	49	4	53	92.5%	—	2
1979	24	81	14	95	85.3%	—	2
1980	25	66	9	75	88.0%	—	1
1981	26	64	9	73	87.7%	—	1
1982	27	66	6	72	91.7%	—	2
1983	28	59	11	70	84.3%	—	2
1984	29	68	8	76	89.5%	2	2
1985	30	77	8	85	90.6%	2	2
1986	31	56	6	62	90.3%	2	2
1987	32	68	12	80	85.0%	2	3
1988	33	62	13	75	82.7%	3	3
1989	34	27	10	37	73.0%	3	10
Career		1,228	158	1,386	88.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Chris Evert career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	14	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
1970	15	—	—	—	—	14	2	16	87.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	14	4	18	77.8%
1971	16	—	—	—	—	20	1	21	95.2%	8	1	9	88.9%	—	—	—	—	28	2	30	93.3%
1972	17	3	1	4	75.0%	19	2	21	90.5%	18	3	21	85.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	45	8	53	84.9%
1973	18	17	1	18	94.4%	46	4	50	92.0%	15	4	19	78.9%	8	0	8	100.0%	86	9	95	90.5%
1974	19	19	1	20	95.0%	40	0	40	100.0%	24	2	26	92.3%	14	4	18	77.8%	97	7	104	93.3%
1975	20	26	2	28	92.9%	36	0	36	100.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	18	3	21	85.7%	85	7	92	92.4%
1976	21	12	1	13	92.3%	11	0	11	100.0%	9	0	9	100.0%	31	4	35	88.6%	63	5	68	92.6%
1977	22	12	0	12	100.0%	12	0	12	100.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	31	2	33	93.9%	63	4	67	94.0%
1978	23	17	0	17	100.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	17	2	19	89.5%	49	4	53	92.5%
1979	24	18	4	22	81.8%	20	1	21	95.2%	12	1	13	92.3%	31	8	39	79.5%	81	14	95	85.3%
1980	25	17	0	17	100.0%	16	0	16	100.0%	10	1	11	90.9%	23	8	31	74.2%	66	9	75	88.0%
1981	26	14	2	16	87.5%	25	1	26	96.2%	16	1	17	94.1%	9	5	14	64.3%	64	9	73	87.7%
1982	27	24	1	25	96.0%	22	2	24	91.7%	10	1	11	90.9%	10	2	12	83.3%	66	6	72	91.7%
1983	28	19	3	22	86.4%	22	0	22	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	16	7	23	69.6%	59	11	70	84.3%
1984	29	21	1	22	95.5%	24	3	27	88.9%	16	2	18	88.9%	7	2	9	77.8%	68	8	76	89.5%
1985	30	21	2	23	91.3%	21	1	22	95.5%	16	2	18	88.9%	19	3	22	86.4%	77	8	85	90.6%
1986	31	21	2	23	91.3%	20	1	21	95.2%	5	1	6	83.3%	10	2	12	83.3%	56	6	62	90.3%
1987	32	18	5	23	78.3%	23	2	25	92.0%	9	2	11	81.8%	18	3	21	85.7%	68	12	80	85.0%
1988	33	33	6	39	84.6%	13	2	15	86.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	11	4	15	73.3%	62	13	75	82.7%
1989	34	14	5	19	73.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	7	2	9	77.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	27	10	37	73.0%
Career	—	326	37	363	89.8%	418	26	444	94.1%	205	33	238	86.1%	279	62	341	81.8%	1,228	158	1,386	88.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Chris Evert career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	29	8	7	15	53.3%	20	1	21	95.2%	13	0	13	100.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	46	8	54	85.2%
1985	30	13	6	19	68.4%	11	0	11	100.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	30	6	36	83.3%
1986	31	14	6	20	70.0%	17	0	17	100.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	38	6	44	86.4%
1987	32	12	8	20	60.0%	18	3	21	85.7%	17	1	18	94.4%	7	0	7	100.0%	54	12	66	81.8%
1988	33	10	10	20	50.0%	11	1	12	91.7%	26	1	27	96.3%	2	0	2	100.0%	49	12	61	80.3%
1989	34	1	4	5	20.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	11	3	14	78.6%	3	0	3	100.0%	20	8	28	71.4%
Career		58	41	99	58.6%	82	6	88	93.2%	78	5	83	94.0%	19	0	19	100.0%	237	52	289	82.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 289/1386 (20.9%) of Chris Evert's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Chris Evert advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	14	1560	117.6	—	—	—	—	—	+24	—	63.6%	+1.18	0–1	—	—	+0.13
1970	15	1745	152.4	—	—	—	—	—	+83	—	77.1%	+2.63	0–1	2–0	—	-0.34
1971	16	2004	157.6	—	—	—	—	—	+17	-224	85.9%	+3.36	5–1 (83%)	2–2 (50%)	107.3	+1.65
1972	17	2250	173.8	—	—	—	—	-437	+32	-205	82.6%	+2.69	5–2 (71%)	5–2 (71%)	107.2	-7.71
1973	18	2374	178.1	—	—	—	—	-194	+102	-190	87.7%	+3.21	8–3 (73%)	8–2 (80%)	110.6	-5.17
1974	19	2450	180.5	—	—	—	—	-56	+162	-92	88.2%	+3.37	12–4 (75%)	3–6 (33%)	101.3	-5.59
1975	20	2544	181.4	—	—	—	—	-55	+162	-225	89.2%	+3.37	8–3 (73%)	6–2 (75%)	104.4	-5.18
1976	21	2546	179.8	—	—	—	—	+44	+128	-121	86.5%	+3.11	10–2 (83%)	6–4 (60%)	101.6	-3.21
1977	22	2568	181.6	—	—	—	—	+148	+144	-101	90.7%	+3.33	5–1 (83%)	4–1 (80%)	104.6	-2.88
1978	23	2608	179.5	—	—	—	—	+105	+63	-131	87.1%	+3.14	9–3 (75%)	1–1	—	-2.79
1979	24	2440	178.4	—	—	—	—	+13	+292	+61	81.2%	+2.78	12–2 (86%)	3–4 (43%)	99.2	-3.99
1980	25	2469	177.6	—	—	—	—	+80	+330	+100	82.6%	+2.79	13–0 (100%)	2–4 (33%)	105.1	-4.31
1981	26	2476	182.2	—	—	—	—	+9	+291	+130	86.1%	+3.10	9–2 (82%)	7–1 (88%)	105.6	-3.95
1982	27	2491	179.3	—	—	—	—	+62	+255	+73	88.2%	+3.33	6–3 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	98.0	-4.01
1983	28	2400	176.5	—	—	—	—	+47	+316	+178	79.9%	+2.28	10–3 (77%)	6–3 (67%)	97.9	-4.38
1984	29	2410	175.5	—	—	—	—	+69	+207	+137	82.8%	+2.90	11–2 (85%)	2–4 (33%)	99.3	-4.61
1985	30	2429	176.4	—	—	—	—	+30	+241	+127	85.9%	+2.88	10–4 (71%)	4–2 (67%)	98.8	-3.55
1986	31	2423	177.3	—	—	—	—	+9	+241	+113	83.6%	+2.78	10–0 (100%)	4–3 (57%)	104.6	-3.45
1987	32	2335	176.3	—	—	—	—	+23	+294	+200	81.9%	+2.62	7–6 (54%)	4–1 (80%)	96.2	-4.20
1988	33	2286	173.9	—	—	—	—	+34	+319	+231	79.0%	+2.37	11–2 (85%)	5–4 (56%)	101.2	-3.52
1989	34	2167	158.6	—	—	—	—	+40	+347	+265	73.8%	+1.59	3–5 (38%)	5–2 (71%)	93.3	-2.18
Career		2610	182.0	—	—	—	—	+21	+194	-3	84.5%	+2.92	164–50 (77%)	82–50 (62%)	105.8	-5.37

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Chris Evert Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1971	16	—	—	—	SF	4–1 (80%)
1972	17	—	—	SF	SF	9–2 (82%)
1973	18	—	F	F	SF	15–3 (83%)
1974	19	F	W	W	SF	20–2 (91%)
1975	20	—	W	SF	W	17–1 (94%)
1976	21	—	—	W	W	13–0 (100%)
1977	22	—	—	SF	W	12–1 (92%)
1978	23	—	—	F	W	11–1 (92%)
1979	24	—	W	F	F	18–2 (90%)
1980	25	—	W	F	W	18–1 (95%)
1981	26	F	SF	W	SF	21–3 (88%)
1982	27	W	SF	F	W	21–2 (91%)
1983	28	—	W	R32	F	15–2 (88%)
1984	29	W	F	F	F	24–3 (89%)
1985	30	F	W	F	SF	23–3 (88%)
1986	31	—	W	SF	SF	17–2 (89%)
1987	32	—	SF	SF	QF	14–3 (82%)
1988	33	F	R32	SF	SF	18–4 (82%)
1989	34	—	—	SF	QF	9–2 (82%)
W-L		30–4 (88%)	72–6 (92%)	96–15 (86%)	101–13 (89%)	299–38 (89%)

WTA 500

Chris Evert WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DLB	IW	SPB	WAS	AME	BER	BOC	CAN	HIL	KEY	LOS	SYD	WOR	W-L Win %
1971	16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–0 (100%)
1972	17	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1974	19	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1977	22	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	9–1 (90%)
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1981	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	9–1 (90%)
1983	28	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	9–1 (90%)
1984	29	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	14–1 (93%)
1985	30	F	—	—	—	F	W	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	25–2 (93%)
1986	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1987	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	7–2 (78%)
1988	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	F	W	—	SF	20–4 (83%)
1989	34	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		6–1 (86%)	0–1 (0%)	13–1 (93%)	4–1 (80%)	8–2 (80%)	10–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	29–5 (85%)	10–0 (100%)	6–1 (86%)	23–2 (92%)	5–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	120–16 (88%)

WTA 250

Chris Evert WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	CIN	DAL	DLB	EAS	GEN	HOU	MIA	NAP	NWP	QUE	ITA	SPB	TKY	VIE	WAS	AKR	AME	ATL	ATX	BIR	BOC	BOS	BRI	CAN	CHA	CHI	CHI	TEN	COL	DEE	DEN	DET	EAS	EAS	POR	FOR	FOR	FOR	FOR	HAV	HIL	HOL	KEY	LAN	LON	LON	LUG	MAH	MAN	MAR	MIN	MIS	NEW	NEW	NOT	OAK	ORL	PAL	PAL	PER	PHI	PHO	POM	SAN	SAN	SAR	SEA	SOU	SOU	SYD	TAM	TUC	TUL	VER	WES	WES	WOR	W-L Win %
1969	14	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1970	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	14–4 (78%)
1971	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	20–1 (95%)
1972	17	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	BR	W	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28–5 (85%)
1973	18	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66–6 (92%)
1974	19	—	—	W	—	W	—	W	—	W	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69–4 (95%)
1975	20	W	—	—	—	R32	—	W	—	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	W	W	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	67–6 (92%)
1976	21	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	R16	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46–4 (92%)
1977	22	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	38–2 (95%)
1978	23	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34–3 (92%)
1979	24	QF	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	57–10 (85%)
1980	25	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43–8 (84%)
1981	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	RR	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34–5 (87%)
1982	27	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	45–4 (92%)
1983	28	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32–7 (82%)
1984	29	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27–3 (90%)
1985	30	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29–2 (94%)
1986	31	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33–2 (94%)
1987	32	—	—	W	—	SF	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	F	47–6 (89%)
1988	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	22–3 (88%)
1989	34	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18–6 (75%)
W-L		25–2 (93%)	8–2 (80%)	32–6 (84%)	2–0 (100%)	28–5 (85%)	6–1 (86%)	33–2 (94%)	5–0 (100%)	30–0 (100%)	14–1 (93%)	5–1 (83%)	18–3 (86%)	5–0 (100%)	10–4 (71%)	5–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	9–0 (100%)	25–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	12–2 (86%)	15–4 (79%)	26–3 (90%)	5–0 (100%)	4–2 (67%)	19–4 (83%)	5–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	8–0 (100%)	20–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	6–1 (86%)	4–1 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	11–3 (79%)	13–2 (87%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	30–3 (91%)	5–1 (83%)	22–2 (92%)	9–5 (64%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	10–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	9–1 (90%)	4–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	10–0 (100%)	14–0 (100%)	8–1 (89%)	2–1 (67%)	15–3 (83%)	5–0 (100%)	10–0 (100%)	7–1 (88%)	19–1 (95%)	18–2 (90%)	6–1 (86%)	4–2 (67%)	17–2 (89%)	3–1 (75%)	18–1 (95%)	13–2 (87%)	10–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	18–1 (95%)	2–0 (100%)	3–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	3–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	773–93 (89%)

WTA Finals

Chris Evert WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	COL	WTA	WTA	W-L Win %
1972	17	—	W	—	4–0 (100%)
1973	18	—	W	—	5–0 (100%)
1974	19	—	F	—	3–1 (75%)
1975	20	—	W	—	1–0 (100%)
1976	21	—	—	F	4–1 (80%)
1977	22	—	—	W	4–0 (100%)
1978	23	W	—	—	4–0 (100%)
1979	24	—	—	RR	1–2 (33%)
1983	28	—	—	F	3–1 (75%)
1984	29	—	—	F	3–1 (75%)
1985	30	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1986	31	—	—	SF	2–1 (67%)
1987	32	—	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1988	33	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
W-L		4–0 (100%)	13–1 (93%)	18–9 (67%)	35–10 (78%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 3, 1975

First Top 100

Nov 3, 1975

First Top 50

Nov 3, 1975

First Top 20

Nov 3, 1975

First Top 10

Nov 3, 1975

Ranking History Matrix

Chris Evert ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
1976	21	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	24	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
1982	27	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	29	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
1985	30	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
1986	31	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
1987	32	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
1988	33	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
1989	34	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	10	10
1990	35	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Chris Evert's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Martina Navratilova	USA	#1	2,680	1,647	1,419	228	86.2%	$21,626,089	167	18	3	1972–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Evonne Goolagong	AUS	#1	2,481	895	736	159	82.2%	$1,399,431	85	7	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Steffi Graf	GER	#1	2,603	986	876	110	88.8%	$21,895,277	107	22	15	1981–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Tracy Austin	USA	#1	2,502	427	339	88	79.4%	$2,092,380	28	2	0	1977–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Billie Jean King	USA	#2	2,437	844	684	160	81.0%	$1,966,487	68	8	0	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Serena Williams (active player)	USA	#1	2,399	1,009	837	172	83.0%	$94,966,162	73	23	23	1997–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Monica Seles	USA	#1	2,540	709	586	123	82.7%	$14,891,762	53	9	9	1988–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Virginia Wade	GBR	#2	2,326	1,178	865	313	73.4%	$1,542,278	53	3	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Lindsay Davenport	USA	#1	2,374	902	711	191	78.8%	$22,166,338	55	3	11	1991–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Justine Henin	BEL	#1	2,393	550	448	102	81.5%	$20,863,335	43	7	10	1999–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Martina Hingis	SUI	#1	2,373	643	516	127	80.2%	$24,749,074	43	5	17	1994–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	ESP	#1	2,384	991	720	271	72.7%	$16,942,639	29	4	6	1986–2002	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chris Evert?: Chris Evert is 71 years old, born on December 21, 1954.
Which country does Chris Evert represent?: Chris Evert represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Chris Evert?: Chris Evert is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Chris Evert use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Chris Evert uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Chris Evert left-handed or right-handed?: Chris Evert plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Chris Evert won?: Chris Evert has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1986.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Chris Evert won?: TennisDB does not group any of Chris Evert's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Chris Evert won?: Chris Evert has won 154 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Los Angeles in 1988.
What is Chris Evert's highest WTA ranking?: Chris Evert's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on November 3, 1975.
What is Chris Evert's career win-loss record?: Chris Evert has a career WTA singles record of 1,228 wins and 158 losses (88.6%).
How much career prize money has Chris Evert earned?: Chris Evert has earned at least $8,896,195 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Chris Evert's career appear in TennisDB?: Chris Evert appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1969 through 1989.
On which surface does Chris Evert have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Chris Evert's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 94.1% (418–26).
Who has Chris Evert faced most often?: Chris Evert's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 38–44 across 82 meetings.