In 1975, 16 top women tennis professionals played a one-day tournament on clay in Puerto Rico. All matches consisted of 13-point tiebreaks, with the first person to reach 7 points winning. This is a semi-final match between Rosie Casals and Chris Evert.
@Humptasticc In the actual year-end rankings, Yes Chris was given the number 1 ranking for 1978. She was ranked number 1, 7 times. People think because Martina was ranked number 1 year-end by the WTA that she was given the world number 1 (year-end) , she wasn't it was 6-3 decision, in favor of Chirs Evert, Tennis Magazine (US & Austalia) World Tennis Magazine, International Tennis Federation, John Barrett and Joe McCauley all voted Chris, Bud Collins, L. Tinsley and WTA voted Martina.
Marchjoy1963 1 month ago
@jpeyton62 Collins didn't give Evert the vote for number 1 for 1974-just to clarify my vague wording.
jpeyton62 7 months ago
Evert got the number 1 vote from the tennis writers for 78 and 79. She also did from all the European writers for 74, but Bud Collins didn't for various, more personal reasons. 74 was one of Evert's greatest years with a 55 match winning, streak, the French Open,Wimbledon, Finals of the Australian, and semis of the US. Tomasi who kept realstatistics said Evert deserved the number one spot easily. 78-79 was a toss up, but Evert came out better at the end of each year, even without the French.
jpeyton62 7 months ago
I love Rosie's serve. It seems so easy.
Ariamaluum 11 months ago
@Humptasticc Martina was the computer #1 in 1978 but virtually everyone considered Chris the true #1 at years end in 1978.
ants2876 1 year ago
@Humptasticc Actually Evert was #1 for over half of 1978. The person below didn't say Chris was #1 in 1979, though she was number 1 for a number of weeks in 1979 as well.
atreju1979 2 years ago
Chris was not number one in 1978 and 1979. Martina Navratilova was.
Humptasticc 2 years ago
Guys back in the day thought Chris Evert was beautiful and so was Phyllis George.
C1rob 2 years ago
Wasn't Rosie Casals a Top 5 player in 1975 when this exhibition match was played? She looks awfully bad in this match, shanking volleys and easy put aways. Chris was prob laughing to herself that she had it so easy against Rosie. I guess women's tennis has come a long way if you look at a player like Rosie in 1975. She prob wouldn't even last a set against Serena today. She couldn't even rally to stay in a point against Chris on the baseline. Com'on Rosie, HIT the ball.
shihlin1 2 years ago
Some of you can be so hyper critical of others---chill out and pump your brakes! Start with improving yourselves and eat more fiber! To help unload the over inflated image you have of yourself
ChrisAmericaUSA 2 years ago 2