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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.
10 de jun. de 2021 · The Australian legend won her maiden Grand Slam on debut in Paris, defeating Helen Gourlay in the final. She also became the first Indigenous Australian to capture a major and the Australian of the Year in 1971.
14 de dic. de 2022 · One of Australia’s most famous and successful Indigenous athletes, former tennis champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley, has given a rare insight into how she blocked out the racism she encountered in the formative stages of her career.
8 de nov. de 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.
1 de ene. de 2024 · Fifty years after her Australian Open win, the Wiradjuri tennis legend is honoured for her sporting feats and cultural contributions. But she also faced discrimination, insults and appropriation as an Aboriginal woman in Australia.
Goolagong, now 71, and her husband Roger Cawley finally saw the play for the first time in August at the Darwin Entertainment Centre, in an audience of 230 Aboriginal children from all around ...
10 de jun. de 2021 · Evonne Goolagong Cawley says she feared becoming member of Stolen Generations - ABC News. Posted Wed 9 Jun 2021 at 9:44pm. Evonne Goolagong Cawley has spoken to Tennis Australia to mark the 50th anniversary of her first grand slam title at the French Open. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
