Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley AC MBE is an Australian retired professional tennis player, he was born on 31 July 1951. Goolagong was one of the world’s leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s and was the highest-ranked female Australian player on tour following the retirement of Margaret Court. Today we will discuss about Evonne Goolagong: Achievements| Childhood| Net Worth.
Evonne Goolagong: Achievements| Childhood| Net Worth…
At the age of 19, Goolagong won the French Open singles and the Australian Open doubles championships (the latter with Margaret Court). She won the ladies’ singles tournament at Wimbledon in 1971. In 1980, she became the first mother to win Wimbledon in 66 years. Goolagong went on to win 14 Grand Slam tournament titles: seven in singles (four at the Australian Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open), six in women’s doubles, and one in mixed doubles.
| Full name | Evonne Fay Goolagong |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 31 July 1951 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $1,399,431 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1988 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 704–165 (81.0%) |
| Career titles | 86 (68 during the open era – 6th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1971, Lance Tingay) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) |
| 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, 1977) |
| 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) |
Achievements
Goolagong was awarded Australian of the Year in 1971. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1972 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1982. In 1985 she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In 1988, Goolagong was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
In 2018 she was advanced to a Companion of the Order of Australia “for eminent service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, as an ambassador, supporter and advocate for the health, education and wellbeing of young Indigenous people through participation in sport, and as a role model”.
Childhood
She is the third of eight children from an Australian Aboriginal (Wiradjuri) family. Her father, Ken Goolagong, was an itinerant sheep shearer and her mother, Melinda, was a homemaker. Evonne was born in Griffith, New South Wales, and grew up in the small country town of Barellan.
Despite the widespread disadvantage and prejudice Aboriginal people experience in Australia, Goolagong was able to play tennis in Barellan from childhood, thanks to an area resident, Bill Kurtzman, who saw her peering through the fence at the local courts and encouraged her to come in and play.
Net Worth
Cawley earned a total of $1,399,431 from competition according to Wikipedia, but that’s not all of Cawley’s earnings, which may include sponsorships, businesses, and promotions.
Media circles have discussed her net worth over the years since she retired from professional tennis. As it is bit difficult to know about the worth of this tennis player. As of 2019, our estimate for Evonne Goolagong Cawley net worth is approximately $5 Million.
