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...Chrissie
in the NEWS...
Click on the word links above to view Chrissie's Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic site, the Evert Tennis Acadmy, Evert Charities, as well as the Chris Evert Children's Hospital link on the right. |
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Chris was born at Broward General Medical Center which is also the home
to her children's hospital and women's center. Click the above
link for pictures of Chris at the
hospital and to learn how to assist in joining efforts
to raise money for the Chris Evert Children's Hospital. |
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Chrissie commentating at the Australian Open for ESPN.
Chrissie joins the terrfic team at ESPN again for the Australian Open coverage, beginning Jan 16 - Jan 27 on ESPN2.
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Chris Finds New Life on the Court
Great article in the Washington Post about Chrissie finding new inspiration in her return to tennis, and the world where it all started.
You can read the article HERE.
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Chrissie on the red carpet at the 2011 SI Sportswoman & Sportsman of the Year.
Chrissie on the red carpet tonight in NYC for the 2011 Sports Illustrated 'Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year' ceremonies, with fellow past-award winners Sugar Ray Leonard (1981) & David Robinson (2003). This years winners are the NCAA's all-time winningest men's & women's basketball coaches, Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski.
Chris took the honor in 1976. |
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Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro - Celebrity charity brings in $800k, now totaling over $20 million raised!
Since beginning her charity efforts in South Florida in1989 when she retired from playing pro tennis, Chris has now earned over $20 million in support of fighting drug abuse, child neglect, and giving families a second chance through education and support programs.
You can read the article HERE, catch a video interview HERE, and see photos HERE.
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Bid on Chris Evert Charities Auction until Nov 29!
You can be a part of Chrissie's charity too! Bid on opportunities to win a 1-on-1 tennis lesson with Steffi Graf, to meet Maria Sharapova, hit with Anna Kournikova. You can also have lunch with Christian Slater, meet James Taylor, Rascal Flatts, or Vince Gill & see them in concert, attend the SI Swimsuit Launch, or heck, attend next year's Wimbledon!
It's all for a good cause! You can CHECK THE AUCTIONS here!
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Chrissie attends Circle of Care
Chrissie was in Norwalk, CT last night presenting another check on behalf of the Hood Simply Smart® Milk “Make A Difference, Taste A Difference” program that recognizes local women making a difference in their communities. She's pictured here at the 'Circle of Care' cocktail reception with Sarah Barow, HP Hood, Lynne Bohan, HP Hood, & Liz Salguero, President and Co-Founder Circle of Care L-R.
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The
22nd Annual Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic
is just weeks away! Get your tickets for Nov 11-13th!
 You
can get more information on tickets for the event at the website
here, or by checking in with Chris
Evert Charities Facebook page which will be updated regularly.
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This year's pro-celebrity guests include: David Cook, Hoda Kotb, Christian Slater, Jeffrey Donovan, Elisabeth Shue, Alan Thicke, Scott Foley, Jon Lovitz, Bud Collins, Stone Phillips, Murphy Jensen, Maeve Quinlan, Jill Zarin and more being added each day. The Spinners will be the entertainment at the Saturday Evening Gala Dinner.
John McEnroe & Patrick McEnroe, as well as Kevin McKidd, have been added to the list of participants this year!
Chrissie's
yearly charity event raises money to provide scholarships, education,
and assistance to at-risk children and families suffering from drug addicition
in Florida, providing them with a second chance at living up to their
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Chrissie rejoins Italian sportswear company ELLESSE, as brand ambassador for "Chris Evert for Ellesse"
Everyone remembers Chrissie wearing Ellesse thoughout the 1980s. She is rejoining the famous sportwear company as a brand ambassador, where she will lend her input to the new "Chris Evert for Ellesse" line.
She held a party for the 50th Anniversary of Ellesse in New York City, Friday Sept 9th. Read the Article on this exciting relaunch.
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Article on Legacy of
Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors at the US Open
Chrissie & Jimmy were engaged, and won Wimbledon titles, all in the same year, 1974. But it's at the US Open where they won the most matches, being the record holders for both men and women's tennis...
The New York Times tennis blog ran this story about their historical connection at America's greatest tournament.
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Chrissie's on Twitter!
You can follow Chrissie's tweets on her new Twitter account. She hopes to share some of her insights on all the happenings at this year's US Open, and anything else that comes to mind.
One of her first endeavours on Twitter is a campaign with American Express to raise money for new courts to be built across the country to inspire kids everywhere to play tennis & build future champions. Learn about participating in this initiative at #GoNextContenders!
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Chris
Evert has joined the ESPN commentary team for this year's coverage of
the Wimbledon Championships & the US Open!
Chrissie
is joining the ESPN team for this year's Wimbledon & US Open coverage!!!
All of you fans who kept asking for her to do it, you now have your wish!
Thanks for the support & encouragement... Chrissie will share a few
extra thoughts from the broadcasts with fans on her official
Facebook page.
The
ESPN page has an official announcement here.
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Chrissie
to make appearance at World Team Tennis event on July 12.
Chrissie
is returning to World Team Tennis by making a special appearance at the
meet & greet during the Philadelphia Freedom's home match on July
12, as well as participating in clinics and a special on-court event to
support the league.
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is an article you can read about it the
Philadelphia Freedoms site. |
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Chrissie
presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Billie Jean King in New York
MAY 18, 2011- Chrissie surprised Billie
Jean King with a secret flight to New York City for the Sports Business
Awards ceremony to present Billie Jean with the Lifetime Achievement Award,
honoring excellence in sports business. Here they are in the Broadway
Ballroom of the NY Marriott Marquis.
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CHRISSIE
WENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE 2011 EASTER EGG ROLL Chrissie
loves to get letters that begin with "On behalf of the President
and Mrs. Obama, we would like to invite you to participate at the 2011
White House Easter Egg Roll." And that is just what happened! So
guess where Chrissie was on Monday April 25? Here is a link
to the history of the event & the many activities planned
for the day.
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Family
Circle Cup Doubles Exhibition! Evert, Navratilova, Mac & Martin
- April 9 |
Chrissie
agreed to participate in a mixed doubles exhibition match with Martina
Navratilova, John McEnroe and Todd Martin during the Family Circle Cup
on Saturday April 9 at 7:30pm.
Tickets
for this special "Game, Set, Rock! Tennis Amplified" night of
tennis will be available as a stand-alone ticketed session, on sale starting
10am on Feb 8th via Ticketmaster.com!
You
can read an article about the event here.
Martina & Todd Martin won 9-8 in a tiebreaker finish! |
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Chrissie
signs up for US Open Qualifier Playoffs to help ESPN's Mike Greenberg
live his tennis dream!
For the first time, the mixed-doubles
portion of America's grand slam tennis event is open to public qualifiers
though a system of regional "playoff" tournaments. So ESPN's
Mike Greenberg asked Chrissie to help him make the official draw of the
US Open.
"Have you seen me play doubles lately?"
Chris laughed, while adding,"I am more than happy to help you fulfill
your dream."
There is an article here to read, and you can hear Chrissie on the air with Mike agreeing to play here! |
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Chrissie
on MSN's Wonderwall Gallery
March
3 - Chrissie had a number of firsts over the course of her illustrious
career, and MSN's Wonderwall has highlighted a few of them in their "Famous
Female Firsts" today: First woman in tennis to make $1 million &
first man or woman to win 1,000 matches!
You
can check out the page here.
Can
you think of any others? Some fans on our Facebook
page were quick to point out that she was the first woman to
be featured as Athlete of the Year in Sports Illustrated (1976) and first
woman athlete to host Saturday Night Live (1989).
Fun
to think about!
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Chrissie
Participated in Pam Shriver's "Silver Tennis Ball" Challenge
NOV
17 - Chrissie wanted to share this picture with you taken with tennis
pals Pam Shriver, Billie Jean King & Martina Navratilova at Pam's
"Silver Tennis Ball" for the 25th anniversary of the Pam Shriver
Tennis Challenge benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Maryland.
Great VIDEO with Chris discussing her friendship with all 3 of these special ladies.
Nice ARTICLE here with an additional (more formal) picture as well.
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Chris
Evert Charities Raises another $700,000 in the 21st Annual Chris Evert
Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic!
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IInching
ever-closer to the $20 million dollar mark of monies raised for Chrissie's
charity to help ensure a bright future for at-risk children and their
families, fighting drug addiciton in South Florida, this year's event
brought in another $700k. Great tennis and a Gala dance party performance
by Kool & the Gang were part of the weekend action.
There
is a great 8-paragraph ARTICLE with some of Chrissie's remarks, including introducing Martina as "The
second greatest tennis player ever" and some of the tennis results
are also mentioned.
You
can see the VIDEO of Chris interviewed going into the GALA right here!
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The
21st Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic is Nov
5-7! |
What a line-up! American Idol winner David Cook, Martina
Navratilova, Gavin Rossdale, Jon Lovitz, Alan Thicke, Bud Collins, Jeffrey
Donovan, Elisabeth Shue, Pam Shriver, Stone Philips, Gigi Fernandez, Murphey
Jensen, Vince Spadea, and many more!! They'll all be joining Chrissie
for South Florida's biggest social event, the Chris Evert / Raymond James
Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic.
Kool
& the Gang will be the special Gala entertainment, performing hits
like 'Joanna', 'Too Hot', 'Celebration' &
'Get Down On It'!
Now
in it's 21st year, the Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro Celebrity Tennis
Classic takes place Nov 5-7, 2010. DON'T MISS IT! Get
tickets & information! |
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Chrissie
& Martina appear at US Open for women's final coin toss! |
Chris
& Martina surprised the US Open crowd at the women's final by walking
out to do the coin toss at the start of the match.
You
can catch the VIDEO
REPLAY on Chrissie's Facebook page.
The
Dynamic Duo was promoting the ESPN
Documentary on the Evert/Navratilova rivalry premiering Tuesday
Sept 14 at 8 pm on ESPN. |
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Chrissie
inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame!
Back
when Chris Evert played the warm-up tournament to the US Open, it was
called the Canadian Open. Now known as the Rogers Cup, Chris was inducted
into the tournament's Hall of Fame as a 4-time winner and 6-time finalist.
At
the ceremony, Chris said, "What’s special about this tournament
is that my dad won the Canadian Open, so it has always been kind of a
family affair ... He had great experiences here, too. Canada has always
had some of the best and most knowledgeable crowds, the best stadiums
– whether it’s been here in Montreal or Toronto, they are
beautiful – and the best hospitality. It’s a very popular
tournament for the players."
You
can read an article about it here.
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KOOL
& THE GANG: named the headlining entertainment for 2010 Chris
Evert Gala! |
KOOL &
THE GANG will perform at the Chris Evert Gala on November 6, 2010 during
the 21st Annual Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic,
Nov 5-7!
This year's
participants at the annual charity weekend include Gavin Rossdale, Jon
Lovitz, Bud Collins, Jeffrey Donovan, Vince Spadea & Maeve Quinn.
You can get tickets &
information here! You can also win
a free
trip to the event by buying $2 lottery tickets! |
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"Unmatched"
Documentary on Evert/Navratilova Rivalry to Premier in September! |
Hanah
Storm and documentarians Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern Winters have created
a monumental documentary for ESPN's '30 for 30' series on the rivalry
of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. The feature will air for the first
time onTuesday September 14 at 11
pm on ESPN2.
In
the meantime, you can view production stills as well as a lengthy VIDEO
PREVIEW at the 30
for 30 "UNMATCHED" website. The feature will be a full hour
program.
YOU CAN BUY
IT ON DVD HERE! Includes extended interviews & deleted scenes. |
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ALERT: CHRISSIE SURPRISES BJK on 'Homecoming"!! AIRS JULY 3 at 7 pm
on ESPN. |
Chrissie
surprised Billie Jean King in April, joining a live-tape broadcast of
ESPN's "Homecoming" which is a 'This is your Life' format program
for famous athletes.
Host
Rick Reilly talked about who picked Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes"
and whether any of them apologized after she won. Then Chris (watching
and listening to all of this from the studio) appears on the monitor in
Long Beach and says, "I am sorry Billie." Immediately BJK says
"I know that voice!"
Maria
Sharapova, Tracy Austin, Zina Garrison, Jessica Mendoza, Bud Collins,
Lornie Kuhle, Original 9 members Rosie Casals and Val Zigenfuss, were
some of the other people in the audience.
The
BJK episode airs on ESPN Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 7pm EST. If you miss
that, it will re-air on ESPN2 on Friday July 9, 2010 at 7:30pm EST. |
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the 'Homecoming' ESPN Page! |
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Chrissie has announced
the 'Powerful
Kids Contest' winner, as part of a promotion at Chris Evert Children's
Hospital, celebrating kids who have risen above adversity & set an
example. Learn about this fantastic contest here.
You can read CJ's inspirational
blog here and find out what makes him the kind of Powerful Kid we
can all be proud of. CJ got an ipod, ipod touch & nanno, MacBook lap
top, Flip Video camera & a Wii along with his award. |
Chrissie Announces Chris Evert Children's
Hospital "Powerful Kids Contest" Winner! |
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Chris
Evert Charities Online Auction: You Can Bid Now until the 8th of July!
Want
to see Cher in concert & meet her after the show? How about Justin
Bieber? Spend the day with Christian Slater? Meet Lily Tomlin? Spend a
day on the set of Burn Notice? Or get a 1-hour tennis lesson
from Chrissie?!
You
can BID on all of these things & more to help support CHRIS EVERT CHARITIES
to fight drug abuse & child neglect. The auction starts NOW &
goes until July 8! |
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Chrissie
Hits the Empire State Building: Giving Lessons to Harlem Junior Tennis
Program!
Chrissie gave
a lesson on top of the Empire State Building to kids from the Harlem Junior
Tennis and Education Program. This was part of her push to help the USTA
bring awareness to Tennis Month and support local tennis programs for
kids getting into tennis.
You can read
a brief article here. |
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Promotes USTA Tennis Month & Honors Tennis Moms! |
MAY 13 - Chrissie was in New York on Thursday to promote
the USTA’s National Tennis Month as the ‘unofficial start
of the outdoor tennis season’ with a focus this year on Tennis Moms
and the way they instill a love of the game. You can learn more about
it by checking the site at www.tennismonth.com.
Chris hit a few balls on Fox&Friends with the miniature 'QuickStart'
tennis rackets for kids, spoke about the USTA'S Tennis Month focus on
Tennis Moms, and about Martina Navratilova's progress with cancer.
See
the TV
VIDEO SEGMENT here. |
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CHRIS EVERT SHOULD HAVE COURT NAMED AFTER HER AT US OPEN |
Steve
Flink made a surprise suggestion during his awards ceremony in April,
stating that the Louis Armstrong Stadium at the US Open should be re-named
after Chris, as not only the winningest player in US Open tournament history,
but as an American icon.
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can read
his proposal here! |
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APRIL
25 - Chrissie went to New York on Friday night to give an award from the
Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame to her friend (and a friend to all Chrissie
fans!), Steve Flink!
Congratulations
to Steve, who deserves many honors for a lifetime of extraordinary work
in tennis.
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Steve
Flink Honored by Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame - Award presented by
Chrissie!
From
left to right is Amanda (Steve's daughter), Brad Falkner (Tennis Channel),
Chrissie, Steve, & Jonathan (Steve's son). You can read
the notice at Tennis Channel for the event & words from Tennis
Channel's Joel Drucker on Steve here. |
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“Beach
Bash” Raises Funds for Broward Health Chris
Evert Children’s Hospital
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Saturday, March 20th, Chrissie served as honorary chair as the Hilton
Fort Lauderdale Marina was transformed into a tropical paradise for the
Pediatrix Medical Group Broward Health Foundation Beach Bash presented
by Aramark Healthcare. More than 430 guests enjoyed an evening of dinner,
dancing and beach-themed entertainment, along with silent and live auctions.
The
sold-out event raised close to $300,000 for Broward Health Chris Evert
Children’s Hospital at Broward General Medical Center. See
the article |
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CHRIS
EVERT: Fit, 50(ish) & Fabulous!
Check
out today's article in the Healthy Living section of the Palm
Beach Post. Chris is interviewed on a number of subjects, from her newly
single status, to 'hot yoga', to the upcoming ESPN documentary on her
rivalry with Martina Navratilova.
Click
the image to the left to view the attachment! (The photo
they used was from Chrissie's HOOD SImply Smart site, which you can access
through the link below!) |
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Chrissie's HOOD(R) 'Simply Smart(R) Milk' partnership spawns website!
Chris
has been hard at work for the past few months on developing a health information
website with HOOD(R) 'Simply Smart(R) Milk' that includes podcasts and video segments on topics including pre-match
preparation, diet, and rivalries. Not to mention some of recipes for making
yummy snacks that are also healthy. Take a look at the site by clicking
here or the picture to the right. |
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DATES
SET FOR 2010 CHRIS EVERT PRO - CELEBRITY TENNIS CLASSIC! |
The
dates for the 2010 Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro
Celebrity Tennis Classic has been set for November 5-7, 2010.
You
can get more information on tickets for the event at the website
here, or by checking in with Chris
Evert Charities Facebook page which will be updated regularly. |
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ON TV! VCR ALERT: |
The 1981 Australian
Open final where Martina beats Chris 7-5 in the 3rd set aired in a special
broadcast on the Tennis Channel on Monday, January
11 at 7 pm & 10 pm.
The following
evening, the 1982 Australian Open final where Chris avenges this loss,
beating Martina 6-3 2-6 6-3, aired on the Tennis Channel on Tuesday,
January 12 at 7 pm & 10 pm.
You can check for further info in
the Tennis
Channel schedule here.
The Chris
Evert Pro Celebrity Charity highlights aired on ESPN2 on Wednesday
January 20 at 2:30 pm. |
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Entering
into a whole new world of interactive communication with her fans, Chrissie
has joined the Facebook community with an official fan page, with chrisevert.net
providng archival footage and classic images.
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FACEBOOK:
CHRISSIE SURFS INTO A NEW ERA!!!!
Chris
will send photos from her various promotional shoots or even from her
vacations, as seen here surfing in Hawaii. She will also be taking questions
from fans on a random basis!
you
can click
here to join us at facebook, and 'FAN' Chris so that you're
in the loop on all the latest! |
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Chris
Evert/Raymond James Pro Celebrity Tennis Charity weekend raised another
$700,000!
Chrissie's
star studded 20th anniversary charity tennis classic raised another $700,000
over the weekend, bringing Chris Evert Charities' total to $18.5 million.
The weekend was filled with tennis rallies, outrageous commentaries,
fantastic auction packages, and an incredible evening cocktail party and
gala. You can read the
article at tennis week and join in the fun vicariously.
Highlights from the event will be shown in January on ESPN2.
Chrissie is seen here at the gala with Martina Navratilova and Dara
Torres. |
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