Full name Helen Gourlay Cawley Australian Open F (1977) Retired 1978 French Open F (1971) Handed Right-handed | Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 ⁄2 in) Name Helen Gourlay Highest ranking 12 Plays Right-handed Role Tennis player | |
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Helen Gourlay Cawley (née Gourlay; born 23 December 1946) is a retired female tennis player from Australia.
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She was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Cawley reached the singles final of two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the 1971 French Open and the December 1977 Australian Open to countrywoman Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Despite both players marrying men with the same surname, they are not related to each other.
An operation on her elbow sidelined her for 10 months in 1973.
Cawley's greatest success was in women's doubles. She was a four-time winner of the Australian Open (1972, 1976, 1977 (January), 1977 (December)). She won Wimbledon in 1977 partnering JoAnne Russell and was the runner-up there in 1974. And she was twice the runner-up at the French Open (1971 and 1977).
She married Richard Leon Cawley in January 1977, and married William Timothy Cape in October 1986.
In 1987 she was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame and in 2000 received the Australian Sports Medal.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number played.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.