Evonne Goolagong Cawley's Real Name: Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Quick answer: The tennis player is known professionally as Evonne Goolagong and later as Evonne Goolagong Cawley. The Australian Open Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame independently date her birth to July 31, 1951, in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.

Real name and early life

Independent official tennis pages identify her as Evonne Goolagong and, on the Australian Open Hall of Fame page, as Evonne Goolagong Cawley. The Australian Open Hall of Fame dates the birth to 31 July 1951 in Griffith, NSW. The International Tennis Hall of Fame independently dates the birth to July 31, 1951, in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, says she grew up in Barellan, New South Wales, and records that she was born into Indigenous Australian heritage as a member of the Wiradjuri people.

Career highlights

The Australian Open Hall of Fame lists Australian singles championships from 1974 to 1977, the French singles title in 1971, Wimbledon singles titles in 1971 and 1980, later doubles titles, a career total of 13 majors, a climb to the top of the rankings for two weeks in 1976, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1988, and says she won Wimbledon as a mother in 1980. The International Tennis Hall of Fame independently records 13 major championships, a rise to World No. 1, Australian Open singles titles in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977 (December), the 1971 French Open, Wimbledon singles titles in 1971 and 1980, and later work including the 1993 book Home! The Evonne Goolagong Story. It also records that she later ran the Goolagong National Development Camp for Indigenous girls and boys, beginning in 2005, and lists a 1971 French Open singles title over Helen Gourlay. The Australian Open Hall of Fame independently says the U.S. Open was the only major to elude her, with four consecutive finals there between 1973 and 1976, and records Fed Cup representation and a later term as Fed Cup captain from 2002 to 2004.

Name notes for searchers

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