Margaret court vs chris evert biography

tennis event results

Main article: French Open

Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the French Open.^[1] It was Evert's first French Open appearance.

Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.

Chris evert illness

This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Margaret Court(champion)
2. Chris Evert(finalist)
3. Virginia Wade(third round)
4. Evonne Goolagong(semifinals)
5. Nancy Gunter(third round)
6. Françoise Dürr(semifinals)
7. Helga Masthoff(quarterfinals)
8. Katja Ebbinghaus(quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: French Open – Women