Chris Evert – 2011 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award Presentation – Arrivals – The IAC Building, 555 West 18th Street – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos
Birth Name: Christine Marie Evert
Place of Birth: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 21, 1954
Ethnicity:
*Luxembourgian, distant French (father)
*Irish (mother)
Chris Evert is an American professional tennis player and former World No. 1. Her father was tennis coach Jimmy Evert.
Chris’ paternal grandparents were Charles John Evert and Christine Marie Grotz. Charles’ parents were John Peter Evert and Katherine Didier. John was born in Luxembourg, and Katherine was born in Arlon, Belgium of Luxembourgian and French descent. Chris’ grandmother Christine was the daughter of Luxembourgian immigrants Andre Grotz and Anne Flammong.
Chris’ maternal grandparents were Joseph Nicholas Thompson and Marie Claire Boylan. They were of Irish descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Chris’ father – https://www.ancestry.com
Chris’ father on 1930 U.S. census – https://www.familysearch.org
Chris’ paternal grandfather on 1910 U.S. census – https://www.familysearch.org
Chris’ mother on 1940 U.S. census – https://www.familysearch.org