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An asterisk (*) denotes a tournament title for Chris.
Court surface and seedings listed where available.
Number in [brackets] denotes opponent’s tournament seeding.
Number in (parens) denotes number of points earned by the loser of a tiebreak.
Tournament titles: 12
Match record: 89-10
* S & H Green Stamps Classic (Feb. 26-Mar. 4; Fort Lauderdale, FL, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Michele Gurdal 6-1, 6-2; QF def. Marie Neumannova 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Linda Tuero [4] 6-1, 6-2; F def. Virginia Wade [3] 6-1, 6-2
Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup Tournament (Mar. 5-11; Dallas, TX, indoor, seeded 1): 1R def. Cindy Brinker 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Lesley Charles 6-0, 6-2; QF def. Marita Redondo 6-3, 7-6; SF lost to Virginia Wade [3] 2-6, 6-3, 9-7
* Akron Women’s Open (Mar. 19-25; Akron, OH, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Martina Navratilova 7-6 (4), 6-3; QF def. Sue Stap 6-1, 6-3; SF def. Marita Redondo 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; F def. Olga Morozova 6-3, 6-4
* Lady Gotham Classic (Mar. 26-Apr. 1; New York, NY, indoor, seeded 2): 1R def. Sharon Walsh 6-4, 6-0; QF def. Isabel Fernandez 6-3, 6-4; SF def. Marina Kroshina 6-2, 6-1; F def. Katja Ebbinghaus 6-0, 6-4
* First Federal Bank of Sarasota Classic (Apr. 2-8; Sarasota, FL, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Katja Ebbinghaus 6-0, 6-0; QF def. Gail Chanfreau 6-3, 6-3; SF def. Patti Hogan 6-4, 6-0; F def. Evonne Goolagong [3] 6-3, 6-2
* Miami Beach-Carner Bank Classic (Apr. 9-15; Miami, FL, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Lynn Epstein 6-1, 6-1; 2R def. Ann Kiyomura 6-0, 6-0; QF def. Marie Neumannova 6-2, 7-5; SF def. Helga Niessen Masthoff 7-6, 7-6; F def. Evonne Goolagong 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
* Women’s Masters (Apr. 16-22; St. Petersburg, FL, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Susan Minford 6-2, 6-1; 2R def. Ann Kiyomura 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Marijke Schaar 6-2, 6-2; SF def. Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-3; F def. Evonne Goolagong [2] 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
French Open Championships (May 21-June 2; Paris, France, clay, seeded 2): 1R def. Marilyn Tesch 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Hideko Goto 6-0, 6-1; 3R def. Renata Tomanova 6-2, 6-3; QF def. Helga Niessen Masthoff [7] 6-3, 6-3; SF def. Françoise Durr [6] 6-1, 6-0; F lost to Margaret Court [1] 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4
Italian Open Championships (June 4-10; Rome, Italy, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Katalin Borka 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Fiorella Bonicelli 6-4, 6-2; QF def. Katja Ebbinghaus 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Helga Niessen Masthoff 7-6, 6-4; F lost to Evonne Goolagong 7-6 (4), 6-0
John Player Nottingham Grass Court Championships (June 11-16; Nottingham, England, grass, seeded 2): 2R def. Veronica Burton 6-2, 6-3; QF def. Glynis Coles 6-2, 6-1; SF lost to Virginia Wade 6-1, 6-2
Rothman’s Queen’s Club Tournament (June 18-23; London, England, grass, seeded 2): 1R def. Laura Rossouw 6-2, 6-3; 2R def. Laurie Fleming 6-0, 6-1; 3R def. Sharon Walsh 7-5, 6-1; QF lost to Julie Heldman 6-4, 6-2
All-England Championships (June 25-July 7; Wimbledon, England, grass, seeded 4): 1R def. Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3, 6-3; 2R def. Judith Dibar Gohn 6-0, 6-1; 3R def. Julie Heldman 6-3, 6-1; 4R def. Janet Young 6-3, 3-6, 8-6; QF def. Rosemary Casals [5] 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; SF def. Margaret Court [1] 6-1, 1-6, 6-1; F lost to Billie Jean King [2] 6-0, 7-5
* Marie O. Clark Memorial Cup (July 23-29; Cleveland, OH, hard, seeded 1): 2R def. Kate Latham 6-1, 6-2; QF def. Patricia Bostrom 6-2, 6-0; SF def. Janice Metcalf 6-2, 6-2; F def. Linda Tuero [2] 6-0, 6-0
* USLTA Atlantic City Tennis Classic (July 30-Aug. 5; Atlantic City, NJ, grass or synthetic depending on round, seeded 1): 1R def. Wyn Welsh 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Christina Sandberg 6-1, 6-0; QF def. Michele Gurdal 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Laurie Tenney 6-0, 6-0; F def. Marita Redondo 6-2, 7-5
Western Open Championships (Aug. 6-12; Cincinnati, OH, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Patricia Bostrom 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Lesley Charles 6-0, 6-1; QF def. Isabel Fernandez 6-1, 6-2; SF def Ilana Kloss 6-2, 6-2; F lost to Evonne Goolagong [2] 6-2, 7-5
* United States Clay Court Championships (Aug. 13-19; Indianapolis, IN, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Patricia Bostrom 6-0. 6-0; 2R def. Isabel Fernandez 6-3, 6-4; QF def. Patricia Walkden Pretorius 6-2, 6-1; SF def. Linda Tuero 6-0, 6-0; F def. Veronica Burton 6-4, 6-3
Wightman Cup (Aug. 25-26; Brookline, MA, grass): def. Virginia Wade 6-4, 6-2; def. Veronica Burton 6-3; 6-0. U.S. def. Great Britain 5-2.
United States Open Championships (Aug. 27-Sept. 9; Forest Hills, NY, grass, seeded 3): 1R def. Rayni Fox 6-3, 6-3; 2R def. Marita Redondo 6-2, 6-2; 3R def. Julie Anthony 6-4, 6-4; QF def. Rosemary Casals [6] 6-1, 7-5; SF lost to Margaret Court [2] 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
World Invitational (Sept. 9-11; Hilton Head, SC, hard): 1R. def. Billie Jean King 4-6, 7-6, 6-1; lost to Margaret Court 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
Four Roses Classic (Sept. 10-16; Charlotte, NC, clay, seeded 1): 2R. defaulted to Eugenia Birioukova
* Virginia Slims of Columbus, Ga. (Sept. 24-30; Columbus, GA, clay, seeded 2): 1R def. Janet Haas 6-1, 6-0; 2R def. Françoise Durr 6-0, 6-2; QF def. Laurie Fleming 6-4, 6-0; SF def. Rosemary Casals [3] 6-3, 7-6; F def. Margaret Court [1] w/o
* Virginia Slims Championships (Oct. 15-21; Boca Raton, FL, clay, seeded 1): 1R def. Kristien Kemmer 6-2, 6-3; 2R def. Karen Krantzcke 6-0, 6-0; QF def. Julie Heldman [7] 6-2, 6-4; SF def. Kerry Melville [5] 6-1, 6-2; F def. Nancy Richey Gunter [4] 6-3, 6-3
* South African Open Championships (Nov. 20-27; Johannesburg, South Africa, hard, seeded 1): 2R def. Lynette Vermaak 6-0, 6-0; 3R Laura Rossouw 6-1, 6-0; QF def. Ilana Kloss 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; SF def. Virginia Wade [3] 7-6, 6-0; F def. Evonne Goolagong [2] 6-3, 6-3
Bonne Bell Cup, U.S. vs. Australia (Dec. 21-23; Sydney, Australia, grass): def. Kerry Melville 1-6, 6-2, 6-3; lost to Evonne Goolagong 6-2, 6-3. Australia def. U.S. 6-3.