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Chris Evert

Awards And Accomplishments



1971 Lebair Sportsmanship Trophy
1972 Won the Virginia Slims championship as an amateur
1973 Won the Virginia Slims championship
1974 Won the French Open and Wimbledon; won French Open doubles with Olga Morozova; named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1975 Won the French Open; won the U.S. Open; won the Virginia Slims championship ranked number one player in the world; won both French Open and Wimbledon doubles tournament with Martina Navratilova; Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1976 Won Wimbledon; won the U.S. Open; named Sports Illustrated's sportswoman of the year; ranked number one player in the world
1977 Won the U.S. Open; won the Virginia Slims championship; ranked number one player in the world; Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1978 Won the U.S. Open; ILTA (International Lawn Tennis Association) World Champion; won World Team Tennis Championship with Los Angeles
1979 Won the French Open; Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) Karan Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
1980 Won the French Open; won the U.S. Open; ranked number one player in the world; Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year; ILTA World Champion
1981 Won Wimbledon; ranked number one player in the world; ILTA World Champion; named Sportswoman of the Year, Women's Sports Foundation; inductee, International Women's Sports Hall of Fame; Women's International Tennis Association Player Service Award winner
1982 Won the Australian Open; won the U.S. Open; USLTA Service Bowl winner
1983 Won the French Open
1984 Won the Australian Open
1985 Won the French Open
1986 Won the French Open; WITA Player Service Award
1987 WITA Player Service Award
1989 Won five singles matches in Federation Cup competition, as U.S. won the Cup
1990 Won the Flo Hyman Award from the Women's Sports Foundation
1995 Elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
1997 Awarded ITF Phillippe Chartier Award for lifetime contribution to the game

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