Jeanne Colette Dubin ( Evert; October 5, 1957 – February 20, 2020) was an American professional tennis player and the younger sister of
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...
. She was ranked as high as 28th by the
WTA in 1978 and ninth within the United States in 1974.
She reached the third round of the U.S. Open in 1973 and 1978. She won all four of her Fed Cup matches for the U.S. in 1974.
Evert made her professional debut at age 15 in 1973 at what is now known as the
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (branded as the Western & Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati. The event started on September 18, 1899, and is the olde ...
. She reached the singles semifinals before falling to
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.
At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ...
, and is still the youngest player to reach the semifinals in Cincinnati in the Open Era. She also paired with her sister Chris to reach the semifinals in doubles, before losing to Goolagong and Janet Young.
Evert retired in 1978, and in later years, was a coach at the
Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach Tennis Center is a tennis center in Delray Beach, Florida. Built in 1992, the stadium (part of the tennis center) currently holds 8,200 spectators. It currently hosts the Delray Beach Open.
It has hosted Fed Cup and Davis Cup mat ...
.
Evert died on February 20, 2020, from ovarian cancer. She was 62.
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
* The French Open had a main draw of 64 during these years, and the U.S. Open had a main draw of 64 until 1976.
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American female tennis players
1957 births
2020 deaths
Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tennis people from Florida
Deaths from cancer in Florida
Deaths from ovarian cancer
21st-century American women
Chris Evert