The exceptional friendship of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova takes heart stage within the new Netflix documentary, Chris & Martina: the ultimate set, launched on Friday June 26, 2026.
The transferring movie traces the tennis legends’ decades-long journey from formidable rivals to lifelong associates, revisiting their extraordinary dominance of ladies’s tennis in addition to the help they present in one another throughout their varied battles with most cancers.
Chris and Martina had been two of the game’s defining figures all through the Seventies and Nineteen Eighties, taking part in one another 80 occasions, together with 14 Grand Slam finals. Chris, now 71, gained 18 Grand Slam singles titles throughout her Corridor of Fame profession and held the world No. 1 rating for 260 weeks.
Though the documentary primarily centered on his bond with Martina, it additionally reignited curiosity in Chris’ life outdoors of courtroom. The previous world #1 has been married 3 times and was as soon as a part of one among tennis’ most well-known younger energy {couples}.
Earlier than her first marriage, Chris was engaged to fellow actress Jimmy Connors. The couple grew to become tennis’ golden couple within the early Seventies, with each stars successful singles titles at Wimbledon in 1974 whereas engaged.
© Bettmann ArchivesTheir marriage ceremony was deliberate for November of that 12 months, however the relationship ended earlier than they reached the aisle. Many years later, Chris spoke out after Jimmy included private particulars about their relationship in his memoir, saying she was dissatisfied {that a} personal and painful interval of her life had been made public.
Chris then married British tennis participant John Lloyd in 1979. The couple had been each main names within the sport, however their demanding careers and fixed journey proved tough to handle.
© Getty PicturesTheir marriage was put to the check after Chris grew to become concerned with British singer and actor Adam Religion, main the couple to separate earlier than later reconciling. Nonetheless, the reunion didn’t final and Chris and John divorced in 1987 after eight years of marriage.
A 12 months after his divorce, Chris discovered love with alpine skier Andy Mill. Martina had launched the couple, making the connection a mild footnote within the decades-long story of the chums’ connection.
© WireImageChris and Andy married in 1988 and welcomed three sons: Alexander, born in 1991, Nicholas, born in 1994, and Colton, born in 1996. The couple divorced in 2006 after almost twenty years of marriage.
Her third marriage befell two years later, when Chris married Australian golf star Greg Norman in a lavish ceremony within the Bahamas in June 2008. Their relationship attracted widespread consideration, nevertheless it proved short-lived. The couple introduced their separation in October 2009, and their divorce was finalized later that 12 months.
© Getty PicturesNowadays, Chris largely retains his personal life out of the highlight. She stays a well-known voice in tennis broadcasting and is now a grandmother, after her son Nicholas welcomed a child boy together with his spouse Rebecca in 2024.