Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were the most successful women’s tennis champions of their generation. Both were eighteen-time Grand Slam tournament winners and each other’s biggest rivals. Born in Florida, Evert became a tennis star in her teens. Navratilova was born in communist Czechoslovakia and emerged as a player after Evert was founded. They first faced each other at a match in Akron, Ohio, in 1973, when Evert was 18 and Navratilova 16. Evert won, but Navratilova left an impression.