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5 days ago · In 1975, Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong, 6-0, 6-1 for her sixth and final singles title at Wimbledon.
2 days ago · Previous winners include Justine Henin, Stan Smith, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Rod Laver and Martina Navratilova. Esther Vergeer said: “To be given this award is a huge honour, and I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the ITF for choosing me to receive it at their prestigious World Champions Awards event.
5 days ago · Freeman, the most high-profile athlete of her race since Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, has resisted calls from Aboriginal activists to protest at the Games.
1 day ago · LONDON (AP) — Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer has been awarded this year’s ITF Philippe Chatrier Award for her contributions to the sport. The International Tennis Federation said the award will be presented Sunday at a ceremony at London’s Natural History Museum. The Philippe Chatrier Award is named after the ITF’s ...
2 days ago · Alastair Grant. FILE - Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands holds her gold medal after winning the women's wheelchair tennis final at the 2012 Paralympics games, Sept. 7, 2012, in London.
5 days ago · In the 140 years since women were first permitted to compete at Wimbledon, only four mothers have won the Ladies' Singles title – Australia's own Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the last woman to ...
1 day ago · This event has been won without losing a set in the Open Era by Evonne Goolagong in 1971, Billie Jean King in 1972, Evert in 1974, Steffi Graf in 1988, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1994, Henin in 2006 and 2007, and Iga Świątek in 2020. Champions
