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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. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singles and the Australian Open doubles championships (the latter with Margaret Court).
Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 6–1, 7–6 (7–4) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her seventh and last major singles title, and Goolagong Cawley became the first (and still only) mother to win the Wimbledon singles title since World War I.
Evonne Goolagong at the 1971 Dutch Open.. This is a list of the main career statistics of former Australian tennis player Evonne Goolagong Cawley.During her career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, Goolagong won seven singles titles at a Grand Slam event and was a runner-up in 11 occasions.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley returned to her tennis past on Monday while hoping to inspire Australia's future in the sport. Long before the now-70-year-old Goolagong Cawley won the first of her seven ...
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nearly half a century after Evonne Goolagong-Cawley became the first Aboriginal Australian to win a grand slam title at the 1971 French Open, the nation still ...
Evonne Goolagong Cawley: 1971–1977 Calendar year achievements. Golden Grand Slam * ... Family Circle: 1974–78, 1981, 1984–86 / Martina Navratilova: Houston:
Kerry Reid was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Goolagong. [1] Both finalists were entered in the championships as Mrs. R. Cawley, as they were married to Roger Cawley and Richard Cawley (who were not related) respectively (at the time, married female players were required to be identified using their husband's name ...
Giant tennis racquet commemorating Evonne Goolagong at Barellan, New South Wales. Members were selected if they met the following selection criteria: [1] [4] represented Australia or their state/territory; held a national or international record or title; achieved a notable first or distinguished performance