Chris started playing tennis at the age of 5, thanks to her father Jimmy who was a professional coach. She made her professional debut in 1971 at the Grand Slam tournament at the young age of 16.
She consistently won seven French Open singles, a record that remained unbroken for 27 years.
Nancy Kerrigan – Then
Her family wasn’t financially equipped to deal with the high costs involved in professional figure skating, her father did everything in his power to help his daughter make her dreams come true.
In 1987, Nancy took fourth place at the junior U.S Figure Skating Championships and her jumping skills and talent became widely recognized.
Nancy Kerrigan – Now
After the scandalous attack that changed her life, she luckily recovered and was able to compete in the 1994 Olympics in Norway.
Most recently, she was spotted on Dancing With The Stars for season 24 and made it until the seventh week.
Chris Evert Lloyd – Now
Her career was at an all-time high in the ’80s. She decided to leave the sport in 1989 after winning 154 singles titles, 18 Grand Slam singles, and 32 double titles.
Apart from her career, Chris was married three times to fellow athletes. She currently runs a tennis academy in Florida and contributes to Tennis magazine.
Sharon Bruneau – Then
Initially, a successful model until a bad case of pneumonia led her to lose a lot of weight. Bruneau began to lift weights in order to put on weight and go back to modeling but was countlessly rejected for her new “larger” frame.
She found great success in bodybuilding, becoming Weider Health and Fitness publications first-ever female representative from 1991-1998.