18 Grand Slam Titles Archives

Chris Evert- Former Female Tennis Player

Chris Evert was born in the United States on December 21^st, 1954.
She had a Singles career record of 90.0% and 157 Career titles.
Evert became the No, 1 ranked Women’s player on November 3^rd, 1975.
The decision to retire was made by her on September 5^th, 1989.
Being inducted into the Int Tennis HoF in 1995.
“Find something that you’re really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.”- Chris Evert

Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia on October 18^th, 1956.
She won 18 Grand Slam Singles titles.
The number of Singles titles Navratilova won was 167.
Remarkably she was ranked as the world No. 1 in singles for an aggregate of 332 weeks. That record is the second longest period that a woman has been world No. 1.
She retired in 2006.
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.”- Martina Navratilova