21 August 2015 (age 92) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Turned pro
1938 (amateur tour) 1949 (pro tour)
Retired
1960
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record
88–43 (67.2%)
Career titles
3
Grand Slam singles results
US Open
3R (1942)
Professional majors
US Pro
QF (1949))
James Andrew "Jimmy" Evert (July 31, 1923 – August 21, 2015)[1] was an American tennis coach and player. He was the father of Chris Evert, who was one of the world's top women tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
Evert was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a youngster, he was a two-time U.S. age-group champion. He won the 1940 Illinois state high school championship while playing for Senn High School of Chicago.After serving briefly in the United States Army, he attended the University of Notre Dame on a tennis scholarship, where he majored in economics.
In 1945 he won the Middle States Championships in Elmsford, New York against Bill Kenney. In 1947, he won the men's singles title at the Canadian International Championships in Vancouver against Emery Neale. From 1949 until the end of his career he played mainly on the pro tour, that year he reached the quarter finals of the U.S. Pro Championships, but lost to Bobby Riggs. In 1950 he won the PLTA Spring Championships against Bill Kenney. After retiring as a player, he became a professional tennis coach.
Evert taught all five of his children at the tennis center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which was named in his honor in 1997. He also coached Brian Gottfried, Harold Solomon and Jennifer Capriati.
Evert died from pneumonia on August 21, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale. He was 92.[3]
^"Obituary for James Andrew Evert at Fred Hunter's - Hollywood". www.fredhunters.com. Batesville, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^"Jimmy Evert, father of tennis great Chris, dies at 91". miamiherald.
^Jimmy Evert, father of tennis great Chris, passes away at 92
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