Evonne Goolagong
Chronology
| 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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