1. NOW SHE PLAYS FOR GREEN STAMPS.
- Author
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Jares, Joe
- Subjects
TENNIS tournaments ,TENNIS techniques - Abstract
The article reports on the victory of Chris Evert in the S&H Green Stamps Women's Tennis Classic, the first top on an eight-tournament tour which took place at The Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in March 1973. Evert, who competed in her first professional match, won over England's Virginia Wade to take home 10,000 U.S. dollars in prize money. Evert is known for her two-fisted backhand. Spectators looked forward for an Evert-Evonne Goolagong match in the final game but Wade defeated the latter in a nine-point tie breaker.
- Published
- 1973