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Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley AC MBE (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Jan 1, 2024 · Goolagong Cawley shrugged off most insults, but they were truly shocking. She recalled a white woman calling her the n-word while shaking hands after a match and being denied entry to a...
Nov 8, 2022 · Evonne Goolagong Cawley: Blazing a trail. By career’s end, Goolagong Cawley had been ranked number one in the world twice and was a finalist in 18 Grand Slam singles events, winning Wimbledon twice, the Australian Open four times, the French Open once and being runner-up four years in succession at the US Open.
Evonne Goolagong was not born into tennis royalty with a gold plated racquet, fancy outfits, and private lessons at a posh country club. Furthermore, she didn’t matriculate her game with a used wooden racquet on public courts.
Jul 14, 2021 · She’s just the most beautiful person I know – the kind of human being the rest of us can only aspire to be. Interview by Adam Lincoln. Fifty years after her mother’s first Wimbledon triumph, Kelly Cawley Loats – once the most famous toddler in tennis – pays tribute to a unique champion.
Get the latest Player Stats on Evonne Goolagong Cawley including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website.
On arriving in Melbourne for the 1974 championships Evonne Goolagong Cawley must have wondered what it took to win her home Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old had already made three-consecutive finals appearances, falling twice to Margaret Court (in 1971 and '73) and once to Virginia Wade (in 1972).
Jun 10, 2021 · For a 19-year-old Evonne Goolagong Cawley, they provided the foundation to a remarkable first Grand Slam title on debut in Paris in 1971.
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley AC MBE was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 as an Athlete Member for her contribution to the sport of tennis and was elevated as a Legend of Australian Sport in 1994.
Nov 16, 2023 · Captain 2002-2004. Evonne Goolagong Cawley ranked in the top 10 for nine years and climbed to world No.1 for two weeks in 1976. She won four Australian Open singles between 1974 and 1977, though not in consecutive championships, as she missed the January 1977 Open and won the December 1977 event.
