Jeanne Evert

Jeanne Colette Dubin (née Evert; October 5, 1957 – February 20, 2020) was an American professional tennis player and the younger sister of Chris Evert. She was ranked as high as 28th by the WTA in 1978 and ninth within the United States in 1974.[2][3] 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.[4]

Jeanne Evert
Full nameJeanne Colette Evert Dubin
Country (sports) United States
Born(1957-10-05)October 5, 1957
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
DiedFebruary 20, 2020(2020-02-20) (aged 62)
Delray Beach, Florida
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1]
Turned pro1973
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 28
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1978)
Wimbledon2R (1976)
US Open3R (1973, 1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1975)
Wimbledon2R (1974)
US Open2R (1972, 1976)

Evert made her professional debut at age 15 in 1973 at what is now known as the Cincinnati Masters. She reached the singles semifinals before falling to Evonne Goolagong, 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.[5] Evert died on February 20, 2020, from ovarian cancer. She was 62.[6]

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament1972197319741975197619771978
Australian Open A A A A A A A
French Open A A A 1R A A 2R
Wimbledon A A 1R A 2R A A
US Open 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R
Year-end WTA ranking 42 49 47 70
  • 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.

References
  1. Tony Kornheiser (September 12, 1976). "Jeanne Evert's goal is just to be happy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 7D.
  2. "Jeanne Evert, former tennis pro and sister of Chris, dies". apnews.com. February 23, 2020.
  3. "USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings | USTA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. "Jeanne Evert" (PDF). Itftennis.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. "Managers & Instructional Staff". Delraytennis.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  6. Glenn Singer (February 22, 2020). "Jeanne Evert Dubin, sister of tennis great Chris Evert, dies at 62". UPI.
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