Evonne Goolagong
Australian Aboriginal tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, AO, MBE (born 31 July 1951) is an Australian tennis player. She was one of the world's most successful players in the 1970s and early 1980s. She ranked No. 1 in the world in 1976.[source?]
Quick Facts Country (sports), Born ...
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 (age 72) Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,399,431 |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1988 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 704–165 |
Career titles | 86 (68 during the open era) |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (26 April 1976) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977Dec) |
French Open | W (1971) |
Wimbledon | W (1971, 1980) |
US Open | F (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1974, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 18–16 |
Career titles | 46 |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977Dec) |
French Open | SF (1971) |
Wimbledon | W (1974) |
US Open | SF (1972, 1973, 1974) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | W (1972) |
Wimbledon | F (1972) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1971, 1973, 1974) |
Close
Goolagong won 14 Grand Slam titles. She won the women's title in singles tennis four times at the Australian Open, twice at the Wimbledon Championships, and once at the French Open. The other Grand Slam titles she won were in doubles tennis: six in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles.[source?]