Ev·ert  ( ĕv ərt), Christine Marie Born 1954.
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American tennis player who won women's singles titles at the US Open (1975-1978, 1980, and 1982) and Wimbledon (1974, 1976, and 1981). She won 90 percent of her singles matches, one of the highest winning percentages in tennis history. |
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e·vert  ( ĭ-vûrt )
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tr.v. e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts To turn inside out or outward.
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