Chris Evert will appear alongside Martina Navratilova in a Netflix documentary titled Chris & Martina, The Final Set, which debuts on June 26. The timing sharpens the film's stakes: Evert, 71, is battling a recurrence of ovarian cancer while Navratilova, 69, will appear after surviving throat and breast cancers.
Netflix Debut on June 26
Netflix will release Chris & Martina, The Final Set on June 26, and a documentary segment has already been repeated on with Christiane Amanpour conducting the interview. The segment gives audiences an early look at subjects the film will cover and sets expectations for the June 26 premiere.
Chris Evert's Health and Timing
Evert, 71, faces a recurrence of ovarian cancer and will discuss that battle on-screen. Her age and health status change the documentary's frame: what might otherwise be a career retrospective now carries a present, personal arc tied to treatment and recovery.
Martina Navratilova's Career Numbers
Navratilova, 69, fought and beat throat and breast cancer and brings a counterpoint of survival to the film. Their careers produced precise figures: Navratilova won 43 of 80 head-to-head matches against Evert, each woman won 18 Grand Slam titles, and one of the two women held the No. 1 ranking for 592 of 615 weeks during their careers.
Evert built a reputation as a classic baseliner. Navratilova modernized her game by charging the net and hitting blistering forehands and backhands. Those stylistic contrasts produced the head-to-head record and remain central threads the documentary can explore.
One writer framed the rivalry with a contradiction: the author called Evert his all-time favorite female athlete while labeling Navratilova his all-time woman villain, even though Navratilova holds the 43-of-80 head-to-head edge. That friction—admiration paired with rivalry—appears to be a deliberate storytelling device in the film's early coverage.
Viewers who want immediate access can watch the segment with Christiane Amanpour now and the full Chris & Martina, The Final Set on Netflix when it debuts on June 26. What remains to be seen is how much of the film expands beyond that brief segment: will the release be a full-length account of their rivalry and recent health battles, or a shorter profile built around select interviews and archival footage?
How the film balances match footage, personal health testimony, and the rivalry-vs-friendship arc will be answered when Chris & Martina, The Final Set arrives on Netflix on June 26.
