Personal

Proud Wiradjuri First Nations woman... Father, Ken Goolagong, was a sheep shearer and mother, Melinda was a homemaker... Grew up in Barellan, New South Wales, as the third of eight siblings... Named Australian of the Year in 1971, the year she won her first Wimbledon title... Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1972... Married English businessman Roger Cawley in 1975... Daughter, Kelly Inala was born in 1977 followed by a son, Morgan Kyeema, in 1981... Ranked No.1 on the official WTA Rankings for two weeks from 26 April, 1976 but due to a computing error, achievement was not formalized until 2007... At her second Wimbledon triumph in 1980, became the first mother to win since Dorothy Lambert Chambers in 1914... Made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1982... Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1988... After many years residing in the United States, and prompted by the death of her mother, returned to live in Australia in 1991, keen to know more about her Aboriginal heritage... Published her autobiography, “Home! The Evonne Goolagong Story” in 1993... Served on the National Indigenous Advisory Committee to SOCOG for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games... Having been a member of three title-winning teams (1971, 73-74), served as captain of Australia’s Fed Cup team from 2002-04... With Sir William Deane, former Governor-General of Australia, served as co-patron of Reconciliation Australia and has contributed to an array of government initiatives in support of indigenous Australians... Since 2005, has run the Goolagong National Development Camp for Indigenous girls and boys, using tennis as a vehicle to promote better health, education and employment opportunities... In 2012, established the Evonne Goolagong Foundation, which among other projects works with Australia’s government to conduct Tennis Come and Try days nationwide... Received Australia's highest honor in 2018 when she was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to tennis and young indigenous people... In 2018, received the Philippe Chatrier Award, the International Tennis Federation's highest accolade.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 1970 - Southport, Hampstead, Newport-Wales, Hoylake, Leicester, Munich; 1971 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, NSW Sydney Hardcourts, Christchurch, Sutton, Guildford, Midland Open, Melbourne, Hilversum, Dewar-Edinburgh, Dewar-Torquay; 1972 - Adelaide [Jan.], Perth, South African Open, Bournemouth, Dublin, Canadian Open, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide [Dec.]; 1973 - B&H New Zealand, US Indoors, Italian Open, Lee-on-Solent, Cincinatti, Canadian Open, Charlotte, Japan Open, Hilton Head Invitational; 1974 - Australian Open, Virginia Slims Championships, VS Denver, Queensland, NSW Sydney, New Zealand Open; 1975 - Australian Open, New Zealand Open, VS Detroit, Sydney-NSW; 1976 - Australian Open, Virginia Slims Championships, VS Chicago, VS Akron, VS Dallas, VS Boston, VS Philadelphia, World Invitational Hilton Head; 1977 - Australian Open [Dec.], Colgate Sydney, Melbourne, NSW Sydney; 1978 - VS Hollywood, VS Dallas, VS Boston, Beckenham, Surbtion, Chichester; 1979 - US Indoors, Florida Federal Open, Beckenham, Chichester; 1980 - Wimbledon.

DOUBLES Winner: 1978 - Chicago (w/Stove); 1977 - Melbourne (w/Stove); 1976 - Australian Open (w/Gourlay); 1975 - Australian Open (w/Michel); 1974 - Australian Open (w/Michel), Wimbledon (w/Michel); 1973 - Canadian Open (w/Michel); 1972 - South African Open (w/Gourlay), Canadian Open (w/Court); 1971 - Australian Open (w/Court), South African Open (w/Court).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner: 1972 - Roland Garros (w/K. Warwick).

ADDITIONAL
Australian Federation Cup Team 1971-76, 82.

Career in Review