Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 7 French Open crowns, and reached at least the semifinals in 52 of the 56 majors she entered. Her decade-long rivalry with Martina Navratilova, contested 80 times, is one of the sport's most storied; she held the world No. 1 ranking for 260 weeks before retiring in 1989.
WTA · Pre-2000
Chris Evert
18
Current loadout
Racquet
Wilson Chris Evert Autograph
String
Natural gut
Tension—
GripLeather
In use since1 Jan 1972
Signature shotTwo-handed backhand
Awaiting verification. This setup is reported but not yet confirmed against a source we can cite.