The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour official website is presenting a series of profiles of the women who made the tour what it is today. First in the series is a profile of the great Chris Evert. Evert's stats are very impressive, but when looking at them, one should realize that during the period in which she played, it was not unusual to skip a major. She and several other players did not play much in Melbourne because the Australian Open was held during the Christmas holidays. Also, when she was at her clay court peak, Evert skipped three French Opens in order to play World Team Tennis.
Evert remarked not long ago, in fact, that players were not really tallying their major wins then the way players do now. Serious fans and experts do agree, however, that had the scheduling been different when she played, Evert would certainly have won even more than her astonishing collection of 18 majors.
One of the best of all time!
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