Chris Evert: America's Sporting Princess

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On September 2nd, 1971, 16-year-old Christine Marie Evert began what would become a personal love affair with the US Open.

Taking time out from high school to compete, Evert swept aside 34-year-old Edda Buding in the first round but really caught the eye in her next match, surviving six match points before grinding out a three-set victory over US Fed Cup player Mary Ann Eisel.

After that win, the New York Times dubbed Evert “Cinderella in Sneakers”.

“The US Open was my 'coming-out party', so to speak," Evert said. “It was the first time I was exposed not only to big-time tennis but the life I was going to lead.”

But it wasn’t just the tennis that made her the darling of New York. Her relationship with Jimmy Connors kept them on the front pages of the tabloids throughout the early 1970s, leading to their ultimately doomed engagement and break-up in 1974. And then there was the fashion, which allowed Evert to transcended her sport.

It all happened so quickly for the unassuming schoolgirl who took to the court in 1971 and became America’s sporting princess.

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