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Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a
professional tennis player. She is considered to
be one of the greatest Australian tennis players.

She was born Evonne Goolagong, which was her name
when she first won Wimbledon
championships|Wimbledon in 1971, she became Evonne
Cawley by marriage.  She is mixed race, one of her
grandparents was an Australian aborigine.

Goolagong  won the Australian Open four times,
Wimbledon championships|Wimbledon twice, the
French Open once and was runner up for four years
in a row at the US Open (tennis)|US Open in a
Grand Slam in tennis|Grand Slam career containing
18 finals appearances.

Her tennis career includes 92 pro tournament
victories and she represented Australia seven
times in the Federation Cup, winning in 1971, 1973
and 1974.

She was named the 1971 Associated Press Female
Athlete of the Year.

Goolagong was appointed captain of the Federation
Cup team in 2002.

In 2003 Goolagong was winner for the Oceania
region of the International Olympic Committee's
2003 Women and Sports Trophy.

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