Chris Evert

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Chris Evert: A Life in Pictures

Chris Evert and Pres. George H.W. Bush

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Chris Evert: References & Edit History

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competition with Navratilova
- In Martina Navratilova
origin of tennis bracelets
- In De Beers S.A.
role in tennis history
- In tennis: The open era
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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: CNN - Chris Evert Fast Facts.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 06, 2024
	Add new Web site: The New York Times - Chris Evert Beat Cancer. Then It Came Back. So She Beat It Again.	Yamini Chauhan	Sep 13, 2024
	Media added.	Mindy Johnston	Mar 25, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 01, 2024
	Add new Web site: The Guardian - The greatest: Chris Evert US revolutionary who helped shape modern tennis.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 26, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 17, 2023
	Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Chris Evert.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 07, 2023
	Add new Web site: ESPN - Evert: grit, grace and glamour.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 28, 2023
	Link added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Chris Evert.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Mar 09, 2017
	Add new Web site: International Tennis Hall of Fame - Biography of Chris Evert.	Grace Young	Feb 10, 2014
	Add new Web site: HickokSports.com - Biography of Chris Evert.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 02, 2013
	Added various updates, including the founding of her tennis academy.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 07, 2011
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 22, 2008
	Added new Web site: The International Chris Evert Enthusiasts Web Site.	Marco Sampaolo	Jan 21, 2008
	Added new Web site: The International Chris Evert Enthusiasts Web Site.	Marco Sampaolo	Jan 21, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 30, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998