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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 Fay Goolagong Cawley (Griffith, Nueva Gales del Sur, Australia, 31 de julio de 1951) es una jugadora australiana de tenis profesional retirada. Goolagong lideró en los años 1970 y en principios de los años 1980 el tenis mundial junto a otras tenistas de la época.
Learn about the life and career of Evonne Goolagong, the first Indigenous Australian to win Wimbledon and the No. 1 player in the world. She overcame humble beginnings, racial prejudice and fierce rivals to achieve 13 major titles and 72 singles crowns.
10 de jun. de 2021 · The Australian legend won her maiden Grand Slam on debut in Paris, defeating Helen Gourlay in the final. She fell in love with the red clay and the city, and became the first Indigenous Australian to capture a major.
1 de ene. de 2024 · Fifty years after winning the Australian Open, Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley is honoured for her tennis career and her role in reconciliation. But she also faced racism, discrimination and appropriation in her life and sport.
8 de nov. de 2022 · Learn how Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the first Aboriginal woman to win Wimbledon and the Australian Open, paved the way for diversity and equality in tennis. Discover her achievements, her foundation, her mentorship of Ash Barty and her Fed Cup legacy.
14 de jul. de 2021 · My Inspiration • July 14, 2021. Getty Images. Kelly Cawley Loats. In the summer of 1980, I was 3 years old when my mother, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, won Wimbledon for the second time. As a mother myself now, I can’t even fathom how she managed it.
