Christine Evert was born on December 21, 1954, in the United States of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Also known as Chrissie, Evert was born to a tennis-playing family and took tennis lessons early in her childhood.
Her father was a professional tennis coach who significantly influenced her to become one of the world's greatest tennis players ever. Furthermore, Evert's aunt Jeanne and uncle John were professional tennis players. Like Evert, John also received a full scholarship as a tennis player at the University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University.
Their other brother, Drew, got a tennis scholarship at Auburn University. Their youngest sister received a tennis scholarship at Southern Methodist University. All of the siblings won titles at Junior Orange Bowl held in Florida.
At 5, her father, Jimmy Evert, started giving tennis lessons. Evert attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in her hometown and earned her graduation in 1973. After high school, Evert got a full athletic scholarship from Auburn University and established herself as a professional tennis player during college.
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