Evonne Goolagong Cawley
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of her tournament results, showing how far she progressed in each Grand Slam event across her career.
Insights
Seven Grand Slam titles, all in the Open Era
Her results list shows seven championship runs: Wimbledon and French Open in 1971, Australian Open in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, plus Wimbledon in 1980. The summary table also records all seven titles under Open Era best results.
Peak stretch: 1971-1976 produced six titles and four more finals
From 1971 through 1976, she won six majors and reached the final in every other Grand Slam appearance listed in that span except the 1972 US Open, where she reached the round of 16. That run includes 10 finals or titles across 13 entries.
Wimbledon was her most sustained major
At Wimbledon she reached at least the semifinals in five straight appearances from 1971 to 1979: champion in 1971, finalist in 1972, semifinalist in 1973, quarterfinalist in 1974, finalist in 1975 and 1976, semifinalist in 1978 and 1979, then champion again in 1980.
Australian Open was the most frequent stage for her best results
Her Australian Open line is the deepest in the table: one round-of-16 in 1968, another in 1969, then a quarterfinal in 1970, finalist in 1971 and 1972, champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, plus a quarterfinal in 1981 and round-of-32 finishes in 1980 and 1982.
Longevity across two eras, with a late-career decline
Her Grand Slam career spans 1968-1983, beginning with an Amateur Era round-of-16 at age 16 and ending with a French Open round-of-32 at age 31. The final three listed results are all early exits: R32 in 1983, R32 in 1982, and R64 at Wimbledon in 1982.
Basics
| Born | 31 July 1951 |
| Gender | Female |
| AKA | Evonne Goolagong |
| Nation | Australia |
| Era | Amateur Era and Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1968-1983 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 34 |
| Best results Open Era | 7 x champion 11 x finalist 4 x semifinalist |
| Best results Amateur Era | 1 x R16 |
| Total matches | 195 |
| W/L-record | 168-27 (86% won) |
During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.
| Year | Tournament | Era | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | French Open | Open Era | R32 | 31 |
| 1982 | Australian Open | Open Era | R32 | 31 |
| 1982 | Wimbledon | Open Era | R64 | 30 |
| 1981 | Australian Open | Open Era | Q | 30 |
| 1980 | Australian Open | Open Era | R32 | 29 |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | Open Era | W | 28 |
| 1979 | US Open | Open Era | Q | 28 |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | Open Era | S | 27 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | Open Era | S | 26 |
| 1977 | Australian Open (Dec) | Open Era | W | 25 |
| 1976 | US Open | Open Era | F | 25 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | Open Era | F | 24 |
| 1976 | Australian Open | Open Era | W | 24 |
| 1975 | US Open | Open Era | F | 24 |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | Open Era | F | 23 |
| 1975 | Australian Open | Open Era | W | 23 |
| 1974 | US Open | Open Era | F | 23 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | Open Era | Q | 22 |
| 1974 | Australian Open | Open Era | W | 22 |
| 1973 | US Open | Open Era | F | 22 |
| 1973 | Wimbledon | Open Era | S | 21 |
| 1973 | French Open | Open Era | S | 21 |
| 1973 | Australian Open | Open Era | F | 21 |
| 1972 | US Open | Open Era | R16 | 21 |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | Open Era | F | 20 |
| 1972 | French Open | Open Era | F | 20 |
| 1972 | Australian Open | Open Era | F | 20 |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | Open Era | W | 19 |
| 1971 | French Open | Open Era | W | 19 |
| 1971 | Australian Open | Open Era | F | 19 |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | Open Era | R64 | 18 |
| 1970 | Australian Open | Open Era | Q | 18 |
| 1969 | Australian Open | Open Era | R16 | 17 |
| 1968 | Australian Open | Amateur Era | R16 | 16 |
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