Question 1

True or false: Goolagong was left-handed and known for her powerful serve-and-volley game.

Accepted Answer

False. She was right-handed, not left, and was famous for her graceful movement and all-court play, not a serve-and-volley style.

Question 2

True or false: She is of Indigenous Australian heritage and was raised in a small rural town.

Accepted Answer

True. Goolagong is a Wiradjuri woman who grew up in Barellan, New South Wales, often playing tennis barefoot on local courts.

Question 3

True or false: Evonne Goolagong won her first Wimbledon title at age 19.

Accepted Answer

False. She won Wimbledon in 1971 at age 19, true, but her first major was the 1971 French Open, not Wimbledon.

Question 4

True or false: She never won the US Open, despite reaching the final twice.

Accepted Answer

True. Goolagong was runner-up at the US Open in 1973 and 1974, losing to Margaret Court and Billie Jean King respectively.

Question 5

True or false: Goolagong was coached throughout her career by her husband, Roger Cawley.

Accepted Answer

False. Her husband Roger Cawley was a former tennis pro and did coach her later, but her early coach was Vic Edwards, who discovered her.

Question 6

True or false: She famously gave birth to a daughter and returned to win Wimbledon as a mother.

Accepted Answer

True. After having daughter Kelly in 1977, she won Wimbledon in 1980, becoming the first mother to do so since 1914.

Question 7

True or false: Evonne Goolagong was awarded the Australian of the Year in 1971.

Accepted Answer

True. She received the honor in 1971 after her first Wimbledon win, one of the youngest ever recipients at age 19.

Question 8

True or false: Goolagong won the Australian Open without losing a single set in 1974.

Accepted Answer

False. She did win the 1974 Australian Open, but lost a set in the semifinals to Kerry Melville; it wasn't a bagel run.

Evonne Goolagong Trivia Questions