name	Chris Evert
nickname	''Chrissie'' ''Ice Maiden''
country
residence	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
birth date	December 21, 1954
birth place	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
height
weight
turnedpro	1972
retired	1989
plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	$8,895,195
tennishofyear	1995
tennishofid	chris-evert
singlesrecord	1309–145 (90.05%)
singlestitles	157
highestsinglesranking	No. 1 (November 3, 1975)
australianopenresult	W (1982, 1984)
frenchopenresult	W (1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986)
wimbledonresult	W (1974, 1976, 1981)
usopenresult	W (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982)
othertournaments	Yes
wtachampionshipsresult	W (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977)
doublesrecord	117–39 (75.0%)
doublestitles	32
highestdoublesranking	No. 13 (September 12, 1988)
australianopendoublesresult	F (1988)
frenchopendoublesresult	W (1974, 1975)
wimbledondoublesresult	W (1976)
updated	August 14, 2006 }}

Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No. 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1981.

Evert's career winning percentage in singles matches of 90.05% (1309–145) is the best in the history of professional tennis, man or woman. On clay courts her career winning percentage in singles matches of 94.05% (316–20) remains a WTA record. In tennis writer Steve Flink's book ''The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century'', he named Evert as the third best female player of the 20th century, after Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova. Evert reached 34 Grand Slam singles finals, more than any player, man or woman, in the history of professional tennis. She reached the semifinals or better, in singles, of 52 of the 56 Grand Slams she played, including the semifinals or better of 34 consecutive Grand Slams played from the 1971 U.S. Open through the 1983 French Open. Evert never lost in the first or second round of a Grand Slam singles tournament. She won 157 singles championships. In women's doubles, Evert won three Grand Slam titles and 29 regular tour championships.

Late in her playing career, she was known by her first married name, Chris Evert-Lloyd. In her current broadcasting career with ESPN, she is typically referred to as Chrissie Evert.

Tennis career[link]

Evert began taking tennis lessons when she was five years old from her father, Jimmy Evert (a professional tennis coach who had won the men's singles title at the Canadian Championships in 1947). By 1969, she had become the No. 1 ranked 14-under girl in the United States. Evert played her first senior tournament in that year also, reaching the semifinals in her home town of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, losing to Mary-Ann Eisel 7–5, 3–6, 6–1. (For years, this was the record for the furthest a player had reached in her first senior-level tournament. That record was broken when another Floridian, Jennifer Capriati, reached the final of the tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1990 at the age of 13.) In 1970, Evert won the national sixteen-and-under championship and was invited to play in an eight player clay court tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 15 year-old Evert defeated Françoise Durr 6–1, 6–0 in the first round before defeating Margaret Court 7–6, 7–6 in a semifinal. Court was the World No. 1 player and had just won the Grand Slam in singles. These results led to Evert's selection for the U.S. Wightman Cup team, the youngest player ever in the competition.

Evert made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 1971 U.S. Open, aged 16, receiving an invitation after winning the national sixteen-and-under championship. After an easy straight-sets win over Edda Buding in the first round, she faced the American No. 4 Mary-Ann Eisel in the second round. Evert saved six match points with Eisel serving at 6–4, 6–5 (40–0) in the second set before Evert went on to win 4–6, 7–6, 6–1. She made two further comebacks against Durr (2–6, 6–2, 6–3) and Lesley Hunt (4–6, 6–2, 6–3), both seasoned professionals, before losing to Billie Jean King in a semifinal (6–3,6–2). This defeat ended a 46-match winning streak built up through carefully selected participation in junior tour events.

In 1973 Evert was the runner-up at the French Open and the Wimbledon Tournament. A year later, she won both those events during her then record 55 consecutive match win streak, which included 8 other tournament wins. She ended the year with at 100–7 match record, winning 16 tournaments including two Grand Slams (French and Wimbledon) and was a finalist in her first Australian Open, and for a fourth straight year, reached the semi-finals at the U.S. Open. She was chosen as the year-end number one over her closest rivals, Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong, each of whom had 6 titles including a Grand Slam (King the U.S. Open and Goolagong the Australian), by the leading experts and authorities of the day, except Bud Collins.

Her fiancé at the time, Jimmy Connors, won the Wimbledon men's singles title that year and media attention surrounded the "Love Match" of tennis that summer. They partnered in the mixed doubles event at the 1974 U.S. Open, finishing as runners-up. Their engagement was short-lived, as the marriage was called off later in the year. However, their on-again off-again relationship continued over the next couple of years.

For the next five years, Evert was the world's No. 1 player. In 1975, she won the French Open again and the first of four straight U.S. Open titles by defeating Evonne Goolagong Cawley in a three-set final. Also in November of that year the official WTA computer ranking system was instituted, with Evert being the first No. 1. In total, Evert logged 260 weeks at number one (third all-time behind Graf and Navratilova respectively). She also won Wimbledon again in 1976, again beating Goolagong in a three-set final. In all, Evert won 26 of 39 matches with Goolagong. Evert's domination of the women's game and her calm, steely demeanor on court earned her the nickname of the "Ice Maiden" of tennis. Throughout her career, Evert was ranked number one in the world at the end of seven different years by Tennis Magazine, by World Tennis Magazine and as well as a majority of other major tennis experts from 1974 through 1978, and in 1980 and 1981. In addition, Evert had by far the overall best match record in each of those seven years.

A new rival to Evert's dominance emerged on the scene in the later part of the 1970s in the form of Martina Navratilova. Though frequent doubles partners, and good friends off the court, their fierce on-court rivalry is remembered as one of the greatest in tennis history. Evert had the best of their earlier encounters, at one point holding a 30–18 edge. However, in late 1982 Navratilova overhauled her game and fitness to begin a 13 match win streak that culminated in dramatic fashion at the 1984 U.S. Open (tennis), on what came to be known as Super Saturday . They entered the final with 30 match wins a piece. In a thrilling three set win, Navratilova overcame a first set deficit and a decidedly pro-Evert crowd to win 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. Eventually the Evert-Navratilova rivalry saw a final match record of 43–37, in favor of Martina.

Though successful on all surfaces, it was on clay courts where Evert was most dominant. Beginning in August 1973, she won 125 consecutive matches on the surface, with a loss of only 8 sets; a run which continues to stand as the benchmark among both men and women players. The streak was broken on May 12, 1979, in a semifinal of the Italian Open, when Evert lost to Tracy Austin 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(4) after Evert lost a game point to go up 5–2 in the third set. Evert said after the match, "Not having the record will take some pressure off me, but I am not glad to have lost it." Evert rebounded with a another clay court streak that reached 64 matches (including titles at the 1979 and 1980 French Open) before ending with a semi-final loss to eventual winner Hana Mandlíková at the 1981 French Open (a record of 189 victories in 191 matches on clay from 1973 to 1981). Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling had a similar run of clay court dominance from 1935 through 1939, winning the French Championships three consecutive years (not playing there the other two years) and incurring only one loss on clay during that five year period.

Evert won the French Open women's singles title a record seven times. Three of her victories came in three-set finals against Navratilova. In 1975, Evert defeated Navratilova to defend her title from the previous year 2–6, 6–2, 6–1. In 1985, Evert prevailed 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, a win that saw her capture the World No. 1 computer ranking for the fifth and final time. And, in 1986, the 31 year-old Evert won her last Grand Slam title by beating Navratilova 2–6, 6–3, 6–3. Evert beat Navratilova en route to her last grand slam final in the Australian Open in 1988, at the age of 33.

Evert retired from the professional tour in 1989. During her career, she won 157 singles titles and 32 doubles titles. Her record in finals was 157–72 (.686). She reached the semifinals in 273 of the 303 tournaments she entered. Evert won the WTA Tour Championships four times and helped the United States win the Fed Cup eight times. Evert's last match was a 6–3, 6–2 win over Conchita Martínez in the final of the 1989 Fed Cup.

Perhaps of all of Evert's records and accomplishments, what may be her greatest single achievement is her record of having won at least one Grand Slam singles title a year for 13 consecutive years, from 1974 through 1986: '74 French, Wimbledon; '75 French, US Opens; '76 Wimbledon, US Open; '77 US Open, '78 US Open; '79 French Open; '80 French, US Opens; '81 Wimbledon; '82 US, Australian Opens; '83 French Open; '84 Australian Open; '85 French Open; '86 French Open. This is an unparalleled record of consistency in the world's biggest tournaments, made even more impressive when it's realized that Evert did not even participate in the Australian Opens held in 75–80, 83 or the French Opens in 76–78, thereby further reducing the number of chances to win one of the sport's four crown jewels.

In fact, between September 1971 (her Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open) and June 1983 (her twelfth visit to The Championships Wimbledon), Evert never failed to reach at least the semi-finals of the 34 Grand Slam singles events she entered. This stunning string, however, was broken in the third round at Wimbledon in 1983, when the All England Club refused Evert's request to delay her match with Kathy Jordan to recover from food poisoning. This defeat also ended her attempt to be the holder of all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously, as Evert was then holder of the '82 Australian, U.S., and the '83 French titles. In 56 Grand Slam singles events entered from 1971 to 1989, Evert fell short of the semi-finals a mere 4 times (1983 Wimbledon 3rd round; 1987 US Open quarter-final; 1988 French Open 3rd round; 1989 US Open quarter-final).

In total, Evert reached a record 34 Grand Slam finals, winning 18 Grand Slam singles titles during her career: seven at the French Open (a record), six at the U.S. Open (an open era record), three at Wimbledon, and two at the Australian Open (both on grass). In addition, Evert won three grand slam doubles titles, at the French in 1974 with Olga Morozova, and 1975 with Navratilova, and again with Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1976.

Evert's overall record in Grand Slam events was 297–38 .887 (72–6 at the French Open, 94–15 at Wimbledon, 101–13 at the U.S. Open (most singles match wins in history), and 30–4 at the Australian Open (never failing to reach the final). Evert faced Navratilova in the final of 14 Grand Slam events, with Evert losing 10 of those encounters. (Navratilova defeated Evert at least once in the final of each of the four Grand Slam events, whereas three of Evert's four wins were at the French Open and the fourth was at the Australian Open.) In their 8 semi-final clashes, their record stands at 4 wins a piece. Evert defeated Navratilova in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open (1975), Wimbledon (1976 and 1980), and the Australian Open (1988) but lost to Navratilova in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open (1981), Wimbledon (1987 and 1988), and the French Open (1987). An interesting footnote, in those semi-final rounds, each player won twice on grass, once on hard, and once on clay.

During her career versus selected rivals, Evert was: 40–6 against Virginia Wade, 37–43 against Martina Navratilova, 26–13 against Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 24–0 against Virginia Ruzici, 23–1 against Sue Barker, 22–0 against Betty Stöve, 22–1 against Rosemary Casals, 21–7 against Hana Mandlíková, 20–1 against Wendy Turnbull, 19–7 against Billie Jean King (winning the last 11 matches with a loss of only 2 sets), 19–3 against Pam Shriver, 18–2 against Kerry Melville Reid, 17–2 against Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, 17–2 against Helena Suková, 17–3 against Andrea Jaeger, 16–3 against Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat, 15–0 against Olga Morozova, 13–0 against Françoise Durr, 9–4 against Margaret Court, 8–9 against Tracy Austin, 7–0 against Mary Joe Fernandez, 6–3 against Gabriela Sabatini, 6–5 against Nancy Richey Gunter (winning the last 6 matches), 6–8 against Steffi Graf (losing the last 8 matches), and 2–1 against Monica Seles.

Evert was voted the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on four occasions and was the first female athlete to be ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine's sole recipient of "Sportswoman of the Year" award in 1976. In April 1985, she was voted the "Greatest Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years" by the Women's Sports Foundation. Evert served as President of the Women's Tennis Association from 1975–76, and from 1983 to 1991. In 1995, she was the fourth player ever to be unanimously elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame following a worldwide ballot of 185 sports journalists whilst 1999 saw Evert rated No. 50 among North American athletes of the 20th century. In 2005, ''TENNIS Magazine'' named her fourth on its list of TENNIS Magazine's 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era. In 2012, ''Tennis Channel'' conducted a poll of players and experts to determine the 100 greatest players of all-time, in which Evert ranked ninth overall, and fourth highest among women (finishing behind Graf, Navratilova, and Court respectively.)

Personal life[link]

Evert was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Colette Thompson and Jimmy Evert, and raised in a devout Roman Catholic family. She is partially of Luxembourgish ancestry. Jimmy was a professional tennis coach, and tennis was a way of life in his family. Chris and her sister Jeanne Evert became professional tennis players, and their brother John Evert attended Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama, on a full athletic scholarship for intercollegiate tennis. Evert is a 1973 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale.

Early in her career, before she won her first Grand Slam event, Evert signed a contract with Calvin Klein to endorse a line of sportswear. Company president Carl Rosen thought so highly of her that he named a yearling racehorse in her honor. The horse Chris Evert went on to win the 1974 U.S. Filly Triple Crown, be voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly, and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Evert's romance with the top men's player Jimmy Connors captured the public's imagination in the 1970s, particularly after they both captured the singles titles at Wimbledon in 1974. Evert and Connors also occasionally played mixed doubles together. In 1974, they were the runners-up at the U.S. Open. They got engaged, when she was only 19, but the romance did not last. A wedding was planned for November 8, 1974, but it was called off.

In 1979, Evert married the British tennis player John Lloyd and changed her name to "Chris Evert-Lloyd." After Evert's affair with British singer/actor Adam Faith, the couple separated, yet the couple reconciled and chronicled their marriage in a biography ''Lloyd On Lloyd'' co-authored by Carol Thatcher. The marriage ended in divorce in 1987.

In 1988, Evert married two-time Olympic downhill skier Andy Mill. They have three sons: Alexander James (born October 12, 1991), Nicholas Joseph (born June 8, 1994), and Colton Jack (born June 14, 1996). On November 13, 2006, Evert filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on December 4, 2006, with Evert paying Mill a settlement of U.S. $7 million in cash and securities.

Evert and Australian golfer Greg Norman were married on June 28, 2008, in the Bahamas. On October 2, 2009 they announced they were separating after only 15 months, saying in a statement that they "...will remain friends and supportive of one another's family." Their divorce was final on December 8, 2009 after 18 months of marriage.

Current work[link]

Evert operates a tennis academy bearing her name in Boca Raton, Florida. She also helps coach the Saint Andrew's School high school tennis team. She is also became a contributor to ''Tennis'' magazine in 2009. In June 2011 she joined ESPN as a tennis commentator.

Career statistics[link]

Records[link]

These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.

Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Time span !Selected Grand Slam tournament records !Players matched |- |1973 French Open — 1988 Australian Open||34 finals||'''Stands alone |- |1971 US Open — 1983 French Open||34 consecutive semifinals||'''Stands alone |- |1974 French Open — 1986 French Open||13 consecutive years of winning 1+ title||'''Stands alone |- |1974 French Open — 1981 Wimbledon||3 different Grand Slam titles won without losing a set||Steffi GrafLindsay Davenport |- |1984 Australian Open — 1984 US Open||Reached all four finals in a calendar year||Margaret CourtMartina NavratilovaSteffi GrafMonica SelesMartina HingisJustine Henin |- |1971 US Open — 1989 US Open|| Reached 52 semi-finals (92.8%) and 54 quarterfinals (96.4%) out of 56 Grand Slams entered||'''Stands alone |- |1971 US Open — 1989 US Open||First player to reach singles semi-final or better in each of first 6 Majors entered||'''Stands alone |}

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Grand Slam tournaments !Time Span !Records at each Grand Slam tournament !Players matched |- |French Open||1974–1986||7 titles overall||Stands alone |- |French Open||1973–1986||9 finals overall||Steffi Graf |- |French Open||1973–1986||13 year gap between first and last finals||Stands alone |- |French Open||1983–1986||4 consecutive finals||Martina NavratilovaSteffi Graf |- |Wimbledon||1973, 1978–1980,1982, 1984, 1985||7 runner-up finishes||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1982 ||6 titles overall||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1978||4 consecutive titles||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1979||31 consecutive match wins||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1977||Won US Open on clay||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1978||Only female player to win titles on two different surfaces||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1984||9 finals overall||Stands alone |- |US Open||1975–1980||6 consecutive finals||Stands alone |- |US Open||1971–1986||16 consecutive semi-finals||Stands alone |- |US Open||1971–1989||101 match wins||Stands alone |- |US Open||1976–1978 ||3 titles won without losing a set||Stands alone |- |Australian Open||1984, 1988||Won title on grass and reach final on hard||Stands alone |- |Australian Open||1974–1988||14 year gap between first and last finals||Stands alone |}

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Time span !Other selected records !Players matched |- |1974–1979||125 consecutive clay court match victories||'''Stands alone |- |1972–1988||17 consecutive years ranked inside the top 4||'''Stands alone |- |1972–1989||94.05% (316–20) clay court match percentage||'''Stands alone |- |1971–1989||89.96% (1309–146) career match winning percentage (all surfaces)||'''Stands alone |- |1971–1984||First player to reach 1000 career match wins||'''Stands alone |- |1971–1989||First player to reach 150 career tournament wins||'''Stands alone |- |1971–1976||First female to reach one million dollars in career prize money||'''Stands alone |}

See also[link]

Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

Luxembourgian American

Notes[link]

Evert's consecutive Grand Slam semifinals record was attained in non-consecutive Grand Slam tournaments; she skipped 14 Grand Slam tournaments during her streak. Martina Navratilova holds the all-time consecutive Grand Slam semifinals record at 19. All-time record for both male and female players. This is the all-time record for consecutive match victories on a single surface for both male and female players.

References[link]

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External links[link]

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Name	Martina NavratilovaMartina Navrátilová
Country	(1956–1975) (1975–present) (2008-present)
Residence	Sarasota, Florida, USA
Birth date	October 18, 1956
Birth place	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height
Weight
Turnedpro	1975
Retired	1994–1999, 2006
Plays	Left-handed; one-handed backhand
Careerprizemoney	US$21,626,089(6th in all-time rankings)
Tennishofyear	2000
Tennishofid	martina-navratilova
Singlesrecord	1,442–219 (86.8%)
Singlestitles	167 (all-time record for men or women)
Highestsinglesranking	No. 1 (July 10, 1978)
Australianopenresult	W (1981, 1983, 1985)|
Frenchopenresult	W (1982, 1984)|
Wimbledonresult	W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)|
Usopenresult	W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
Othertournaments	Yes
Wtachampionshipsresult	W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (1), 1986 (2))
Doublesrecord	747–143 (83.9%)
Doublestitles	177 (all-time record for men or women)
Highestdoublesranking	No. 1 (September 10, 1984)
Grandslamsdoublesresults	Yes
Australianopendoublesresult	W (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult	W (1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult	W (1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Usopendoublesresult	W (1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Othertournamentsdoubles	Yes
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult	W (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986(2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)(all-time record)
mixed	Yes
mixedtitles	15
australianopenmixedresult	W (2003)
frenchopenmixedresult	W (1974, 1985)
wimbledonmixedresult	W (1985, 1993, 1995, 2003)
usopenmixedresult	W (1985, 1987, 2006)
Updated	8 July 2012 }}

Martina Navratilova (; born Martina Šubertová; October 18, 1956) is a retired Czech American tennis player and coach, and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."

Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 major mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times. She and King each won 20 Wimbledon titles, an all-time record. Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set") a record she shares with Margaret Court and Doris Hart. She holds the open era record for most singles titles (167) and doubles titles (177). She recorded the longest winning streak in the open era (74 consecutive matches) and three of the six longest winning streaks in the women's open era. Navratilova, Margaret Court and Maureen Connolly share the record for the most consecutive major singles titles (six). Navratilova reached 11 consecutive major singles finals, second all-time to Steffi Graf's 13. In women's doubles, Navratilova and Pam Shriver won 109 consecutive matches and won all four major titles in 1984, i.e. the Grand Slam. Also the pair set an all time record of 79 titles together and tied Louise Brough Clapp's and Margaret Osborne duPont's record of 20 major women's doubles titles as a team. In addition she won the season ending WTA Tour Championships a record 8 times and made the finals a record 14 times and won the doubles title a record 11 times. Navratilova is the only person of either sex to have won eight different tournaments at least seven times.

Originally from Czechoslovakia, she was stripped of her citizenship when, in 1975 at the age of 18, she asked the United States for political asylum and was granted temporary residency. At the time, Navratilova was told by the Czechoslovakian Sports Federation that she was becoming too Americanized and that she should go back to school and make tennis secondary. Navratilova became a US citizen in 1981, but on January 9, 2008, she had her Czech citizenship restored. She stated she has not renounced her U.S. citizenship nor does she plan to do so and that the restoration of her Czech citizenship was not politically motivated.

Navratilova is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy. She also serves as the Health and Fitness Ambassador for AARP in an alliance created to help AARP's millions of members lead active, healthy lives.

In February 2012, Navratilova was announced as a cast member on the 14th season of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Tony Dovolani but the pair was eliminated on March 27, 2012.

Early life and tennis career[link]

Navratilova was born Martina Šubertová in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her parents divorced when she was three, and in 1962 her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfather (adding the feminine suffix "ová"), thus becoming Martina Navrátilová (). Her father Mirek remarried and divorced. When she was eight, he committed suicide. In 2008, Navratilova's mother died of emphysema, aged 75. Navratilova has a sister, Jana, and an older paternal half-brother.

In 1972, at the age of 15, Navratilova won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship. In 1973, aged 16, she made her debut on the United States Lawn Tennis Association professional tour but did not turn professional until 1975. She won her first professional singles title in Orlando, Florida in 1974, at the age of 17. Upon arriving in the United States, Navratilova first lived with former Vaudeville actress, Frances Dewey Wormser, and her husband, Morton Wormser, a tennis enthusiast.

Navratilova was the runner-up at two Grand Slam singles tournaments in 1975. She lost in the final of the Australian Open to Evonne Goolagong Cawley and in the final of the French Open to Chris Evert. After losing to Evert in the semifinals of that year's US Open, the 18-year-old Navratilova went to the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in New York City and informed them that she wished to defect from Communist Czechoslovakia. Within a month, she received a green card.

Navratilova won her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 1978, where she defeated Evert in three sets in the final and captured the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. She successfully defended her Wimbledon title in 1979, again beating Evert in the final, and retained her World No. 1 ranking. In 1981, Navratilova won her third Grand Slam singles title by defeating Evert in the final of the Australian Open. Navratilova also reached the final of the US Open, where she lost a third set tiebreak to Tracy Austin. Navratilova won both Wimbledon and the French Open in 1982.

After adopting basketball player Nancy Lieberman's exercise plan and using graphite racquets, Navratilova became the most dominant player in women's tennis. After losing in the fourth round of the first Grand Slam event of 1983, the French Open, she captured the year's three remaining Grand Slam titles (the Australian Open was held in December at that time). Navratilova's loss at the French Open was her only singles defeat during that year, during which she established an 86–1 record. Her winning percentage was the best ever for a post-1968 professional tennis player. During 1982, 1983, and 1984, Navratilova lost a total of only six singles matches.

Navratilova won the 1984 French Open, thus holding all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously. Her accomplishment was declared a "Grand Slam" by Philippe Chatrier, president of the International Tennis Federation. Many tennis observers, however, insisted that it was not a true Grand Slam because the titles had not been won in a single calendar year. Navratilova extended her Grand Slam singles tournament winning streak to a record-equalling six following wins at Wimbledon and the US Open. She entered the 1984 Australian Open with a chance of winning all four titles in the same year. In the semifinals, however, Helena Suková ended Navratilova's 74-match winning streak (a record for a professional) 1–6, 6–3, 7–5.

A left-hander, Navratilova won all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles in 1984, partnering right-handed Pam Shriver, a tall and talented player whose most noted stroke was a slice forehand, a shot virtually unheard of in the game today. This was part of a record 109-match winning streak that the pair achieved between 1983 and 1985. (Navratilova was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player for a period of over three years in the 1980s.) From 1985 through 1987, Navratilova reached the women's singles final at all 11 Grand Slam tournaments held during those three years, winning six of them. From 1982 through 1990, she reached the Wimbledon final nine consecutive times. She reached the US Open final five consecutive times from 1983 through 1987 and appeared in the French Open final five out of six years from 1982 through 1987.

17-year old German player Steffi Graf emerged on the scene in 1987 when she beat Navratilova in the final of the French Open. Navratilova defeated Graf in the 1987 Wimbledon and US Open finals (and at the US Open became only the third player in the open era to win the women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at the same event). Graf's consistent play throughout 1987, however, allowed her to obtain the World No. 1 ranking before the end of the year. Graf eventually broke Navratilova's records of 156 consecutive weeks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player but did not break Navratilova's record 167 singles titles as Graf reached 107. In 1988, Graf won all four Grand Slam singles titles, beating Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 in the Wimbledon final along the way.

In 1989, Graf and Navratilova met in the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open, with Graf winning both encounters in three sets. Despite the age difference between the two players, Navratilova won 9 of the 18 career singles matches with Graf and 5 of the 9 Grand Slam singles matches with her. At age 34, Navratilova defeated Graf the last time they played in a Grand Slam event in the semifinals of the 1991 US Open 7–6(2), 6–7(6), 6–4.

Navratilova's final Grand Slam singles triumph was in 1990. In the final, the 33-year old Navratilova swept Zina Garrison 6–4, 6–1 to claim a record-breaking ninth Wimbledon singles crown. Though that was her last Grand Slam singles title, Navratilova reached two additional Grand Slam singles finals during the remainder of career. In 1991, she lost in the US Open final to the new World No. 1 Monica Seles after defeating Graf in a semifinal. And then in 1994, at the age of 37, Navratilova reached the Wimbledon final, where she lost in three sets to Conchita Martínez. Soon after, she retired from full-time competition on the singles tour. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 2000, Navratilova returned to the tour to play doubles events, while rarely playing singles. In her first singles performance in eight years, at Eastbourne in 2002, she beat World No. 22 Tatiana Panova before losing in the next round to Daniela Hantuchová in three sets. In 2003, she won the mixed doubles titles at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, partnering Leander Paes. This made her the oldest ever Grand Slam champion (aged 46 years, 8 months). The Australian Open victory made her the third player in history to complete a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles by winning the singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. The Wimbledon win allowed her to equal Billie Jean King's record of 20 Wimbledon titles (in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles combined) and extended her overall number of Grand Slam titles to 58 (second only to Margaret Court, who won 62). Despite being criticized for receiving a wildcard, Navratilova won a singles match in straight sets at the first round of Wimbledon in 2004, aged 47 years and eight months, to make her the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the open era. She then lost her second round match with Gisela Dulko in three sets.

On July 6, 2006, Navratilova played her last career match at Wimbledon, losing in the third round of mixed doubles to the eventual titleists, Israel's Andy Ram and Russia's Vera Zvonareva. Earlier that day, Navratilova lost her women's doubles quarterfinal match against Chinese fourth seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie, also the eventual titleists. Navratilova capped off her career by winning the mixed doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Bob Bryan, her 41st Grand Slam doubles title (31 in women's doubles and 10 in mixed doubles) and 177th overall. At the time, she was just over a month away from her 50th birthday.

Navratilova won 167 top-level singles titles (more than any other player in the open era) and 177 doubles titles. Her last title in women's doubles came on August 21, 2006, at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, where she partnered with Nadia Petrova. Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles: nine at Wimbledon, four at the US Open, three at the Australian Open, and two at the French Open. Her overall record in 67 Grand Slam singles events was 306–49 .862 (120–14 at Wimbledon, 89–17 at the US Open, 51–11 at the French Open, and 46–7 at the Australian Open). She won at least one tour event for 21 consecutive years and won the singles and doubles at the same event a record 84 times. Her career singles match win total of 1,442 is the most during the open era.

In September 1992, the 35-year old Navratilova played Jimmy Connors in the third Battle of the Sexes tennis match at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada. Connors was allowed only one serve per point and Navratilova was allowed to hit into half the doubles court. Connors won 7–5, 6–2.

She played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis pro league through the 2009 season.

Personal life[link]

In 1981, shortly after becoming a United States citizen, Navratilova came out publicly about her sexual orientation. During the early 1980s, she was involved with author Rita Mae Brown. From 1984 to 1991, Navratilova had a long-term relationship with Judy Nelson. Their split in 1991 included a much-publicized legal wrangle. Navratilova was featured in a WITA (Women's International Tennis Association) calendar, shot by Jean Renard with her Wimbledon trophies and Nelson's children in the background.

In 1985, Navratilova released an autobiography, co-written with ''The New York Times'' sports columnist George Vecsey, titled ''Martina'' in the U.S. and ''Being Myself'' in the rest of the world. She had earlier co-written a tennis instruction book with Mary Carillo in 1982, entitled ''Tennis My Way''. She later wrote three mystery novels with Liz Nickles: ''The Total Zone'' (1994), ''Breaking Point'' (1996), and ''Killer Instinct'' (1997). Navratilova's most recent literary effort was a health and fitness book entitled ''Shape Your Self,'' which came out in 2006.

On April 7, 2010, Navratilova announced that she was being treated for breast cancer. A routine mammogram in January 2010 revealed that she had a ductal carcinoma in situ in her left breast, which she was informed of on February 24, and in March she had the tumour surgically removed; she received radiation therapy in May.

In December 2010, Navratilova was hospitalized after developing high altitude pulmonary edema while attempting a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Activism and politics[link]

When not playing tennis, Navratilova is involved with various charities that benefit animal rights, underprivileged children, and gay rights. She filed a lawsuit against Amendment 2, a 1992 ballot proposition in Colorado designed to deny gays and lesbians legal protection from discrimination. In the same year, she spoke before the National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights.

In 2000, she was the recipient of National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian activist/lobbying group.

A vegetarian, Navratilova appeared in ad campaigns for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In an April 2006 interview, however, she said she had recently begun eating fish again because she found it hard to get enough protein while on the road; which would make her a pescetarian not a vegetarian; nevertheless in 2008 she described herself as vegetarian. She has spoken out on a number of volatile political issues, including tort/litigation reform, but perhaps her most consistent theme—aside from gay and lesbian rights—has been her unstinting opposition to Communism, and unrelenting opposition to the former Eastern Bloc power structure that she believes compelled her to flee her native Czechoslovakia. She has denounced the Soviet Union's control over Czechoslovakia, maintaining that she refuses to speak Russian to this day because of the Soviet Union's former hegemony over Eastern Europe.

''"Whenever people go into politics and they try to say that Communism was a good thing, I say, 'Go ahead and live in a Communist country then, if you think it's so great.' "''

Navratilova was a guest on CNN's ''Connie Chung Tonight'' show on July 17, 2002. During the show, Chung quoted a German newspaper which quoted Navratilova as saying: ''"The most absurd part of my escape from the unjust system is that I have exchanged one system that suppresses free opinion for another. The Republicans in the U.S. manipulate public opinion and sweep controversial issues under the table. It's depressing. Decisions in America are based solely on the question of how much money will come out of it and not on the questions of how much health, morals or environment suffer as a result."''

Navratilova said that the remarks referred to what she perceived as a trend of centralization of government power and a loss of personal freedom. In the discussion that followed, Chung stated: ''"Can I be honest with you? I can tell you that when I read this, I have to tell you that I thought it was un-American, unpatriotic. I wanted to say, go back to Czechoslovakia. You know, if you don't like it here, this a country that gave you so much, gave you the freedom to do what you want."''

Navratilova responded, ''"And I'm giving it back. This is why I speak out. When I see something that I don't like, I'm going to speak out because you can do that here. And again, I feel there are too many things happening that are taking our rights away."''

Martina was quoted in 2007 as being ashamed of the US under President George W. Bush because unlike the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, Bush was elected.

Career statistics[link]

Records[link]

These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.

Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.

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Awards[link]

ITF World Champion 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

WTA Player of the Year 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

Recognition[link]

''Tennis'' magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. Tennis historian and journalist Bud Collins has called Navratilova "arguably, the greatest player of all time."

Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book ''The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century'', named her as the second best female player of the 20th century, directly behind Steffi Graf.

In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by ''Time''.

In March 2012, The Tennis Channel named Navratilova as the second greatest female tennis player of all times, behind Steffi Graf, in their list of 100 greatest tennis players of all times.

I'm a Celebrity[link]

In November 2008, Martina Navratilova appeared on the UK's ITV series Series 8 of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''; she finished runner-up to Joe Swash.

See also[link]

Evert–Navratilova rivalry

Graf–Navratilova rivalry

List of Eastern Bloc defectors

Notes[link]

A Career Boxed Set entails winning all 4 Majors in singles, same sex doubles and mixed doubles. Doris Hart also holds these records; however, she attained these in the pre-Open Era. "Combined" refers to singles, same sex doubles and mixed doubles titles. Chris Evert reached 34 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals from the 1971 US Open to the 1983 French Open, but this was attained in non-consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. She skipped 14 Grand Slam tournaments during her streak.

References[link]

Further reading[link]

Video[link]

''Wimbledon 1978 Final – Navratilova vs. Evert (2003)'' starring: Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005, Run Time: 102 minutes, ASIN: B000A343R8

External links[link]

"Wimbledon legends: Martina Navratilova" BBC profile

"Martina was alone on top" ESPN

outsports.com "Athlete, Author, Activist Martina Navratilova on Coming Out, the 'L Word,' Playing Hockey and Doing Your Part". Outsports

Martina Navratilova's Health and Fitness Articles for AARP

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Andrea Jaeger (born June 4, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982. She reached the singles semifinals of the Australian Open in 1982 and of the U.S. Open in 1980 and 1982. She also won 8 singles titles. In mixed doubles, Jaeger won the French Open with Jimmy Arias in 1981. During her career, Jaeger won U.S. $1.4 million in prize money and millions more in endorsements. After retirement in 1987, she has prominently dedicated her life to public service, charities, and philanthropy. In 2006 she became ''Sister Andrea'', an Anglican Dominican nun. She is a member of the Episcopal Church and based in Colorado, U.S.

Tennis career[link]

While a student at Stevenson High School in suburban Chicago, Jaeger was the top ranked player in the United States in the 18-and-under age group. She won 13 U.S. national junior titles, including the most prominent junior titles in tennis: the 1979 Orange Bowl and 1979 Boca Raton.

In 1980 (at the age of 15 years, 19 days), she became the youngest player ever to be seeded at Wimbledon, a record that was broken by Jennifer Capriati in 1990. After defeating former champion Virginia Wade, she became the youngest quarterfinalist in the history of the tournament. Later in the year, she became the youngest semifinalist in US Open history and was elected rookie of the year.

In 1981, Jaeger won the U.S. Clay Court Championships, defeating Virginia Ruzici in the final.

At the French Open in 1982, Jaeger defeated Chris Evert in a semifinal 6–3, 6–1 but lost the final to Martina Navratilova. She then reached the semifinals of both the US Open and the Australian Open, losing both matches to Evert in straight sets.

At Wimbledon in 1983, Jaeger defeated six-time Wimbledon singles champion Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1 in a semifinal on Centre Court, which was King's last career singles match at that tournament and her most lopsided singles defeat ever at Wimbledon. Jaeger then lost the final to Navratilova. In 2003, Jaeger said that the night before the final, she had a heated argument with her father over practicing and was locked out of her apartment by her father. Eventually, Jaeger asked Navratilova to convince her father to let her back in. She stated that emotional fatigue might have contributed to her lackluster performance in the final. On July 4, 2008, Jaeger claimed in the British paper The Daily Mail that she threw the final against Navratilova.

Jaeger competed in the tennis demonstration event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (tennis was re-introduced as an Olympic sport in 1988). In 2006, Jaeger exchanged gifts with an Army Ranger serving in the Iraq War. He gave her his dog tags, and she gave him her Olympic ring.

Jaeger's career win-loss record against other top players was 3–17 against Evert, 4–11 against Navratilova, 2–8 against Tracy Austin, 6–8 against Hana Mandlíková, and 2–4 against Pam Shriver.

In an interview in 2003, Jaeger stated that she was never committed to being the top ranked player in the world and tanked matches to avoid the top spot. As she rose toward the top of the game, she started visiting hospitals during tournaments. She stated that she found it, in the words of a USA Today columnist, "difficult to reconcile the narrow-minded focus of a top tennis player with her desire to help others."

Jaeger won eight of the nine singles matches she played for the U.S. in Fed Cup. She also won two of the three Wightman Cup singles matches she played for the U.S.

A major shoulder injury at the age of 19 ended Jaeger's career prematurely in 1985. Seeing this career-ending injury as a door to a spiritual awakening, she went to college and received a degree in theology.

Philanthropy[link]

Jaeger used her winnings from tennis to create the ''Silver Lining Foundation'' with her close friend and business partner Heidi Bookout in 1990. Located in Aspen, Colorado, the organization transported groups of young cancer patients to Aspen for a week of support and activities, including horseback riding and whitewater rafting. The foundation also provided money for reunions, family campouts, college scholarships, medical internships, and other programs for children who could not travel. The organization had other powerful backers, both in the world of sports and elsewhere. The first contributor was John McEnroe. Many high-profile celebrities were also involved, including Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and David Robinson.

Jaeger's autobiography, "First Service", was published in 2004. In the book she wrote about her teenage years as a tennis player and her later decision to focus on serving God. All proceeds from the book were donated to children's charities.

Jaeger has since established the "Little Star Foundation", reaching on average 4,000 kids annually. She has moved from Aspen to a much larger property in Hesperus, Colorado, where she will be able to expand her programs.

On September 16, 2006, at the age of 41, Jaeger became Sister Andrea, an Anglican Dominican nun. She reportedly left the order in 2009.

In April 2007, Jaeger and several former athletes, including Andre Agassi, Lance Armstrong, Tony Hawk, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Muhammad Ali, appeared on the American morning television talk show Good Morning America to announce their formation of a new charity entitled "Athletes for Hope" with the goal of encouraging their fellow athletes to think philanthropically.

Oprah Winfrey describes Jaeger as a superstar turned superhero.

Major finals[link]

Grand Slam finals[link]

Singles: 2 finals (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)[link]

Mixed doubles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)[link]

Year-End Championships finals[link]

Singles: 1 finals (0 titles, 1 runner-up)[link]

Titles (12)[link]

Singles (8)[link]

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Doubles (4)[link]

1980: Toronto (with Regina Maršíková)

1980: Deerfield Beach (with Regina Maršíková)

1983: Marco Island (with Mary Lou Daniels)

1983: Toronto (with Anne Hobbs)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline[link]

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A = did not participate in the tournament.

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See also [link]

Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References[link]

External links[link]

Athletes for Hope

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Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (born 16 May 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s. She won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1990, the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1988, two WTA Tour Championships in 1988 and 1994, and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Sabatini also won most of the highest level regular events on the women's tour, including Miami and Rome (four times), and she scored a total 10 wins over every reigning number one player she faced during her career.

Career[link]

Sabatini first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior. She started playing tennis at the age of 6, and won her first tournament at age 8. In 1983, age 13, she became the youngest player to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. She won six major international junior titles, including the French Open girls' singles, and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player in 1984.

In 1985, aged 15 years and three weeks, Sabatini became the youngest-ever player to reach the semifinals at the French Open, where she lost to Chris Evert. She won her first top-level singles title later that year in Tokyo.

In 1988, Sabatini reached her first Grand Slam singles final at the US Open. She faced Germany's Steffi Graf, who had won the three previous Grand Slam singles events that year and was looking to win a fourth. Graf won the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. Sabatini was selected to represent Argentina in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. (She also carried the country's flag in the opening ceremony.) She went on to win the silver medal in the women's singles competition. In the final, she again faced Graf, who was bidding to turn her Grand Slam into what the media had dubbed a "Golden Slam". Graf won 6–3, 6–3. Sabatini teamed-up with Graf to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon that year. She also won 1988's year-end WTA Tour Championships.

1990 US Open: Sabatini upsets Steffi Graf[link]

Sabatini's next Grand Slam singles final came in 1990, where she again faced Steffi Graf in the final of the US Open. This time, Sabatini beat Steffi 6–2, 7–6. She also beat Steffi Graf in a semifinal of the WTA Tour Championships but lost the final to Monica Seles in the event's first-ever five-set final 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.

1991[link]

Sabatini had a strong start to 1991, winning five tournaments in the first half of the year. She reached her third Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon and yet again faced Steffi Graf. Steffi prevailed 6–4, 3–6, 8–6, despite the fact that Sabatini served for the match on more than one occasion. Sabatini came close to attaining the World No. 1 ranking in 1991 but was narrowly denied by Steffi Graf and then by Monica Seles. All three players' rankings were within a few points of each other for much of the year.

1992: A mixed bag[link]

Although winning 5 tournaments in 1992, Sabatini failed to reach a Grand Slam Final. At the 1992 Australian Open, Sabatini lost to Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals, 6–1, 6–4. Playing fine tennis at the 1992 French Open, Sabatini dropped a tight match against Monica Seles in the semifinals. In the third and decisive set, Sabatini was leading 4–2, but Monica rallied to beat Sabatini 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. At Wimbledon of that year, Sabatini looked to reach a second consecutive Wimbledon Final. And, just as the previous year, Sabatini found Steffi Graf standing in her way, this time in the ladies semifinals. But, unlike their 1991 Championship match, Steffi disposed of Sabatini easily, beating Sabatini 6–3, 6–3. And finally, at the 1992 US Open, Sabatini lost once again to Mary Joe Fernandez in the Quarterfinals, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6.

1993[link]

At the start of the 1993 season, Sabatini continued to advance deep into Grand Slam singles events. At the Australian Open of that year, she reached the semifinals but lost to eventual champion Monica Seles 2–6, 1–6. Later that year, at the French Open, Sabatini was defeated by Mary Joe Fernandez in a Quarterfinal clash. Sabatini had raced out to a commanding 6–1, 5–1 lead and appeared poised for the easy victory. However, Mary Joe saved five match points en route to winning a second set tiebreak. Finally, after 3 and a half hours, Mary Joe eliminated Sabatini by a final score of 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 10–8. Despite the setback at the French Open, Sabatini reached the Quarterfinals at 1993 Wimbledon, facing Jana Novotna, a player she had beaten in 6 consecutive matches. But this time Jana finished Sabatini off in straight sets 6–4, 6–3. At the 1993 US Open, Sabatini had hoped to end the year on a high note, but she would first have to get past Steffi Graf in the Quarterfinals. In their 4 previous meetings, Steffi had gotten the best of Sabatini, but Sabatini looked to change those recent results. After losing the first set 2–6, Sabatini raised the level of her game in the second set, winning 7–5 to even the match at one set apiece. However, in the third and deciding set, Steffi dismantled Sabatini 6–1 to win the match.

1994[link]

After winning five tournaments in 1992, Sabatini had a 29-month drought in which she failed to win a title. At the 1994 Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, Sabatini reached her first singles final in nearly a year, as she faced Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. It was also a rematch of the 1993 Bausch & Lomb final, where Arantxa disposed of Sabatini 6–2, 5–7, 6–2. Now, one year later, both players were looking to end streaks without a singles title: Sabatini was winless in 32 consecutive tournaments while Arantxa's streak had reached 15 tournaments. This time around Arantxa beat Sabatini in convincing fashion 6–1, 6–4 for the sixth time in their last seven meetings.

Sabatini finally brought her winless streak to an end at the WTA Tour Championships in 1994 and then won her first tournament of 1995 at Sydney (defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final of both events). But that proved to be the last singles title of Sabatini's career. In 1994, the Great American Doll Company created a doll in Sabatini's likeness, dressed in tennis clothes. That same year, Sabatini published a motivational book entitled ''My Story'' (ISBN 1-886612-00-5) , providing a look at her background and the inspirations that led her to become a tennis player.

Sabatini retired from the professional tour in 1996, having won 27 singles titles and 14 doubles titles. She reached her highest ranking of World No. 3 in 1989. Her last professional singles match was on October 14, 1996, when she lost to Jennifer Capriati 6–3, 6–4. (Capriati's first loss on the WTA tour was to Sabatini in 1990.) Sabatini played her last professional match on October 19, 1996, in the doubles semifinals in Zürich with Lori McNeil. Sabatini was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 15, 2006.

Major finals[link]

Grand Slam finals[link]

Singles: 3 (1–2)[link]

Doubles: 4 (1–3)[link]

Olympic finals[link]

Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)[link]

Year-End Championships finals[link]

Singles: 4 (2–2)[link]

Titles (41)[link]

Singles (27)[link]

No.	Event	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1	VS	14 October 1985		Hard		6–3, 6–4
2	VS	1 December 1986		Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–1
3	VS	14 September 1987		Carpet (i)	Manuela Maleeva	6–4, 7–6(6)
4	VS	19 October 1987		Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–4
5	VS	30 November 1987	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Isabel Cueto	6–0, 6–2
6	Tier II	7 March 1988		Hard	Steffi Graf	2–6, 6–3, 6–1
7	Tier IV	2 May 1988		Clay	Helen Kelesi	6–1, 6–7(4), 6–1
8	Tier II	15 August 1988		Hard	Natasha Zvereva	6–1, 6–2
9	WTA Championships	14 November 1988		Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
10	Tier I	27 March 1989		Hard	Chris Evert	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
11	Tier II	10 April 1989		Clay	Steffi Graf	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
12	Tier II	8 May 1989	Rome, Italy	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
13	Tier III	9 October 1989		Carpet (i)	Mary Joe Fernandez	7–6(5), 6–4
14	Tier II	5 March 1990	Boca Raton, USA	Hard	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 7–5
15	Grand Slam	27 August 1990		Hard	Steffi Graf	6–2, 7–6(4)
16	Tier II	28 January 1991	Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open)	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
17	Tier I	4 March 1991	Boca Raton, USA	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–4, 7–6(6)
18	Tier I	1 April 1991		Clay	Leila Meskhi	6–1, 6–1
19	Tier II	8 April 1991	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Steffi Graf	7–5, 7–6(3)
20	Tier I	6 May 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Monica Seles	6–3, 6–2
21	Tier III	6 January 1992		Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–1
22	Tier II	27 January 1992	Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open)	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
23	Tier I	30 March 1992	Hilton Head Island, USA	Clay	Conchita Martínez	6–1, 6–4
24	Tier II	6 April 1992	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
25	Tier I	4 May 1992	Rome, Italy	Clay	Monica Seles	7–5, 6–4
26	WTA Championships	14 November 1994		Carpet (i)	Lindsay Davenport	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
27	Tier II	9 January 1995	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Lindsay Davenport	6–3, 6–4

Doubles (14)[link]

''Grand slam events in boldface.''

1985: São Paulo (with Mercedes Paz)

1985: Monticello (with Mercedes Paz)

1985: Tampa (with Carling Bassett-Seguso)

1986: Indianapolis US Open Clay Courts (with Steffi Graf)

1986: Montreal (with Zina Garrison)

1986: Zurich (with Steffi Graf)

1987: Amelia Island (with Steffi Graf)

1987: Rome (with Martina Navratilova)

1987: Buenos Aires (with Mercedes Paz)

1988: Key Biscayne (with Steffi Graf)

1988: Wimbledon (with Steffi Graf)

1990: Montreal (with Betsy Nagelsen)

1995: Chicago (with Brenda Schultz)

1995: Toronto (with Brenda Schultz)

Runner-ups (44)[link]

''Grand slam events in boldface.''

Singles (28)[link]

1985: Hilton Head (lost to Chris Evert)

1985: Tampa (lost to Stephanie Rehe)

1986: Indianapolis US Open Clay Courts (lost to Steffi Graf)

1987: Rome (lost to Steffi Graf)

1987: Virginia Slims Championships (lost to Steffi Graf)

1988: Hilton Head (lost to Martina Navratilova)

1988: Amelia Island (lost to Martina Navratilova)

1988: Los Angeles (lost to Chris Evert)

1988: US Open (lost to Steffi Graf)

1988: Seoul Olympics (lost to Steffi Graf)

1989: Tampa (lost to Conchita Martínez)

1989: Berlin (lost to Steffi Graf)

1989: Manhattan Beach (lost to Martina Navratilova)

1990: Zurich (lost to Steffi Graf)

1990: Worchester (lost to Steffi Graf)

1990: Virginia Slims Championships (lost to Monica Seles)

1991: Key Biscayne (lost to Monica Seles)

1991: Wimbledon (lost to Steffi Graf)

1992: Key Biscayne (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)

1992: Tokyo Nichirei International (lost to Monica Seles)

1992: Filderstadt (lost to Martina Navratilova)

1993: Amelia Island (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)

1993: Rome (lost to Conchita Martínez)

1993: Berlin (lost to Steffi Graf)

1994: Amelia Island (lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)

1994: Strasbourg (lost to Mary Joe Fernandez)

1995: Amelia Island (lost to Conchita Martínez)

1995: Filderstadt (lost to Iva Majoli)

Doubles (16)[link]

1985: Palm Beach Gardens (with Laura Gildemeister)

1986: Amelia Island (with Catherine Tanvier)

1986: French Open (with Steffi Graf)

1986: Filderstadt (with Zina Garrison)

1986: Chicago (with Steffi Graf)

1987: San Francisco (with Zina Garrison)

1987: French Open (with Steffi Graf)

1988: Fairfax (with Helena Suková)

1988: Hilton Head (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)

1988: Worchester(with Helena Suková)

1989: French Open (with Steffi Graf)

1990: Manhattan Beach (with Mercedes Paz)

1994: Rome (with Brenda Schultz)

1994: Philadelphia (with Brenda Schultz)

1995: Berlin (with Larisa Neiland)

1995: Manhattan Beach (with Larisa Neiland)

Singles performance timeline[link]

1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! Career SR

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Year End Ranking

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

WTA Tour career earnings[link]

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See also[link]

Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

Graf–Sabatini rivalry

References[link]

External links[link]

Gabriela Sabatini – career highlights

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australianopenresult	F (1978)
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Betsy Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career[link]

Nagelsen was the world's top junior in 1973. She won the 1973 US Champion Girls' 16 and under singles. She also won the USTA Girls' Sportsmanship Award in 1974. She won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens (with Renáta Tomanová and Martina Navrátilová, respectively). She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil. Over her 21-year career on the WTA Tour, Nagelsen won 26 doubles titles and 4 singles titles.

Nagelsen reached her highest career ranking in singles on February 17, 1986, when she became the World No. 25. She also reached a career high ranking in doubles of No. 11 on March 4, 1988. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Sue Barker, Pam Shriver, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Rosie Casals, Betty Stöve, and Sylvia Hanika. She was a four-time member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1974, 1985, 1988 and 1989.

After her retirement in 1996, Nagelsen became a commentator for ABC and ESPN in the United States and Australia's Nine Network. She was married to Mark McCormack, founder of the sports management group IMG. The couple donated money for the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Women's Tennis Hall of Fame is located on the site.

Grand Slam finals[link]

Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)[link]

1978

width="100"	Outcome
	|	Australian Open	Grass	Chris O'Neil (tennis)>Chris O'Neil	6–3, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[link]

1977 (Jan.) 1978 1980 1987

width="100"	Outcome
	|	Australian Open	Grass	Kerry Reid>Kerry Melville Reid	Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
bgcolor="98FB98"	Winner	|	Australian Open	Grass	Renáta Tomanová	:fr:Naoko Sato>Naoko Sato Pam Whytcross	7–5, 6–2
bgcolor="98FB98"	Winner	|	Australian Open	Grass	Martina Navrátilová	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6–4, 6–4
bgcolor="FFA07A"	Runner-up	|	The Championships, Wimbledon>Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7–5, 7–5

Mixed Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)[link]

1987

width="100"	Outcome
	|	US Open (tennis)>US Open	Hard	Paul Annacone	Martina Navratilova Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 6–7(6), 7–6(12)

See also[link]

Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References[link]

External links[link]

ITA Profile on William & Mary

McCormack-Naglesen Tennis Center on tribeathletics.com

Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:American female tennis players Category:Australian Open champions Category:People from Maui Category:People from Orlando, Florida Category:People from St. Petersburg, Florida Category:Tennis commentators Category:Tennis people from Florida

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