13 Facts About Dianne Evers

Dianne Evers was born on 9 November 1956 and is a retired female tennis player from Australia.

Dianne Evers started competing in tournaments and interstate competitions at age 11.

In 1975 Dianne Evers won the Australian Junior Girls Doubles at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club with partner Nerida Gregory and was the runner-up in the Australian Junior Girls Singles title.

In 1974, at the age of 17, Dianne Evers turned professional and played in the Women's Professional Tour where she competed in England, Holland, Ireland and France.

Dianne Evers reached the third round of ladies's doubles at Wimbledon with partner Nerida Gregory but lost to Helen Gourlay and Karen Krantzcke.

Dianne Evers won the Australian Women's Hardcourt Doubles Championship in Gympie with partner Nerida Gregory, defeating Cynthia Doerner and Kathy Walker in straight sets.

At the 1977 French Open, Dianne Evers reached the women's doubles quarterfinals with partner Mary Carillo.

Dianne Evers won the Australian Open Doubles title with partner Judy Chaloner and the Austrian Open doubles title with partner Helena Anliot.

Dianne Evers captured the Swiss Open, Canadian Open, and Western Australian Open doubles titles.

Dianne Evers has been involved in tennis for over five decades at every level of the game and has won over 80 state and national titles and won over 20 international titles.

Dianne Evers is the last Australian female player to win an Australian Open title when it was played at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, and held the Doubles title for 21 years before another Australian player would win in 2000.

Dianne Evers retired in 1983 and moved to Indianapolis in America and took up a career as a tennis coach at the Indianapolis Racquet Club and qualified with the USPTA.

Dianne Evers moved back permanently to Australia in 2012 and now lives in the Gold Coast in the State of Queensland and is a tennis coach at KDV Sports Center.