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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 ).
Nov 8, 2022 · Evonne Goolagong Cawley: The impossible dream of the Australian tennis legend - and indigenous icon. Just by having the courage to follow her own dreams, the Aboriginal Australian forged a pathway for increased diversity in the world of tennis, and the seeds of her journey continue to bear fruit.
Jun 10, 2021 · Thursday 10 June 2021 - Dan Imhoff. Crushed ant-bed courts are the closest substitute to the velvet red clay of Roland-Garros for a talented child growing up in Barellan, a small country town in rural Australia. 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.
- Dan Imhoff
Jan 1, 2024 · Fifty years ago, on New Year’s Day in 1974, Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong delighted spectators at Melbourne’s Kooyong Tennis Club by defeating American Chris Evert to win the women’s singles...
- Gary Osmond
She amassed an impressive 35-5 win-loss record, winning 22 of the 25 singles rubbers she contested. Following her playing career, Goolagong served as Australia's Fed Cup captain from 2002-2004. Nagging injuries forced her into retirement in 1983. She moved to South Carolina, where she became the touring professional at the Hilton Head Racquet Club.
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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.
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).
