Fifty years ago to this day, on April 26th, 1976, Evonne Goolagong rose to No. 1 on the WTA rankings for the first time after winning the Virginia Slims Championships—now known as the WTA Finals—which ...

Her greatest weakness, in a complete departure from Johnny Mac: lapses of concentration that may have cost her several titles, and for which her home press in Australia used to take her to task. Her ...

BRISBANE, AustraliaBRISBANE, Australia — Evonne Goolagong Cawley stayed up well past her usual bedtime on Saturday night. Not that she minded being tired when she woke up all-too-early on Sunday ...

SUNSHINE BEACH, Australia (AP) — Evonne Goolagong Cawley returned to her tennis past on Monday while hoping to inspire Australia's future in the sport. Long before the now-70-year-old Goolagong Cawley ...

June 26 (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty on Saturday declared herself fit and ready to launch her Wimbledon campaign as she looks to emulate fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong by winning the ...

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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Evonne Goolagong Cawley says fellow indigenous athlete Ash Barty's first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open was "a joy to watch." Goolagong Cawley won the French ...

Evonne Goolagong finally made it to No. 1, although the honor was 30 years late. The Australian tennis star was told by the WTA Tour that she should have been top-ranked for a two-week period in 1976.

BBC Studios’ Werner Film Productions has begun filming a miniseries about the life of tennis player Evonne Goolagong for Australian pubcaster ABC. The three-parter stars rising star Lila McGuire (The ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley has had the women’s singles trophy at the Brisbane International named in her honor. Tournament director Cameron ...