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Evonne Goolagong

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1951 Born July 31 in Barellan, New South Wales to Kenneth and Linda Goolagong
1959 Begins playing tennis when she's eight years old
1961 "Decides" she's going to win Wimbledon. Vic Edwards, well-known Australian tennis coach, becomes her coach and mentor
1965 Moves to Sydney permanently to concentrate on her tennis career and live with the Edwards family
1968 Enters New South Wales Championship at fifteen and plays in the Australian women's singles championship. She's ranked as the top junior in New South Wales
1968 Completes her schooling at Willoughby Girls High School and receives her certificate; enters "secretarial studies" at Metropolitan Business College
1970 Starts playing tennis on the international tour
1971 Turns professional and wins Wimbledon; also wins French Open
1972 Wins French Open Mixed Doubles with Kim Warwick
1973 Wins Italian Open; also wins U.S. Indoor Championship (repeats in 1979)
1974 Begins string of four consecutive Australian Open championship victories
1974 Wins Virginia Slims Championship (will repeat in 1976)
1975 Marries Roger Cawley on June 19
1975 Severs relationship with coach Vic Edwards and moves to United States
1977 Gives birth to daughter, Kelly, born on May 12
1979 After time away from competition, she returns to competition and surpasses $1 million in earnings
1980 Wins 2nd Wimbledon—the first mother since 1914 to win a Wimbledon singles victory
1981 Gives birth to a son, Morgan, on May 28
1982 Makes a brief comeback attempt but abandons it after little success
1983 Announces official retirement from professional tennis
1991 Returns to home country and takes up residence in Noosa, Australia
1993 Publishes her biography, Home
1995 Becomes board member of Australian Sporting Commission
1997 Appointed Sporting Ambassador for the Australian Sporting Commission
2002 Announces that—in addition to the work she does for the organization—she's including The Salvation Army of Australia in her own will and testament

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