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1974 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and third Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title overall, following three consecutive runner-up finishes at the tournament. Margaret Court was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Chris Evert ''(finalist)'' # Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong (champion) # Kerry Melville ''(semifinals)'' # Julie Heldman ''(semifinals)'' # Lesley Hunt ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kerry Harris ''(first round)'' # Pam Teeguarden ''(second round)'' # Kazuko Sawamatsu ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singles and the Australian Open doubles championships (the latter with Margaret Court). She won the women's singles tournament at Wimbledon in 1971. In 1980, she became the first mother to win Wimbledon for 66 years. Goolagong went on to win 14 Grand Slam tournament titles: seven in singles (four at the Australian Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the French Open), six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles. She represented Australia in three Fed Cup competitions, winning the title in 1971, 1973 and 1974, and was Fed Cup captain for three consecutive years. After retiring from professional tennis in 1983, Goolagong played in senior invitational competitions, endorsed a variety of products, worked as a touring professional, and held sports- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Krantzcke
Karen Krantzcke (1 February 1946 – 11 April 1977) was an Australian tennis player. She achieved a world top ten singles ranking in 1970. In her short career, she made the quarterfinals or better at each of the four Grand Slam championships in both singles and doubles. She also won the Australian Open in doubles, and assisted Australia to victory in the Federation Cup. At the age of 31, Krantzcke died from a heart attack while jogging. Early career Krantzcke, a tall right-handed player, achieved much junior success including winning the Australian junior singles title in 1966. Professional career Her most successful season came in 1969/70. After reaching the US Open quarterfinals, she reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and the French Open and then reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. At these tournaments, she upset highly ranked players like Virginia Wade, Françoise Dürr, and Judy Tegart Dalton. During this time, she also combined with Dalton to win the Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Schwikert
Jill Schwikert (born May 19, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. Schwikert is a native of Las Vegas and turned professional in 1972 after graduating high school. She played a lot of doubles with twin sister Joy and the pair were quarter-finalists at the 1974 Australian Open. In 1974 she also appeared in the mixed doubles main draw at Wimbledon and made the second round. Her niece, Tasha Schwikert Tasha Schwikert Warren (born November 21, 1984) is a retired American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S. senior national all-around champion and the 2005 and 2 ... (daughter of Joy), is a retired Olympic gymnast. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwikert, Jill 1954 births Living people American female tennis players American twins Tennis players from Nevada Sportspeople from Las Vegas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Gourlay
Helen Gourlay Cawley (''née'' Gourlay; born 23 December 1946) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Personal Helen Gourlay was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She married Richard Leon Cawley in January 1977, and married William Timothy Cape in October 1986. Career 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 (no relation). An operation on her elbow sidelined her for 10 months in 1973. In women's doubles, Cawley 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 with Karen Krantzcke. Gourlay was twice the runner-up at the French Open in 1971 with Kerry Harris and 1977 with Rayni Fox. In 1977, Gourlay played in four of the five Grand Slam Women's Doubles finals (the Australian Open was contested twice), only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Coleman
Patricia Coleman (born 13 May 1953) is an Australian former tennis player. She played in the Australian Open singles from 1971 to 1974. In 1972 she reached the final of the doubles event at the Australian Open with Karen Krantzcke Karen Krantzcke (1 February 1946 – 11 April 1977) was an Australian tennis player. She achieved a world top ten singles ranking in 1970. In her short career, she made the quarterfinals or better at each of the four Grand Slam championships in .... Grand Slam finals Doubles (1 runner-up) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Patricia Australian female tennis players Living people 1953 births Tennis people from New South Wales Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Sportswomen from New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Barker
Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits islands, Australia * Sue, Fukuoka, a town in Japan ** Sue Station (Fukuoka), a railway station * Sue Lake, a lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States Other uses * Suing (to sue), a type of lawsuit * Sue (name), a feminine given name (and list of people with the name) * Sué, a god of the Andean Muisca civilization * Sue (dinosaur), a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' specimen * '' Sue Lost in Manhattan'' or ''Sue'', a 1998 film * Subsurface Utility Engineering * Sue ware, ancient Japanese pottery * ARC (file format) or .sue * Door County Cherryland Airport's IATA code * Mary Sue or Sue, an idealized fictional character * Yoshiko Tanaka or Sue (1956–2011), Japanese actress People with the surname * Carolyn Sue, Australian physician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Anliot
Helena Anliot (born 26 September 1956) is a Swedish former tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player.Ett sekel av svensk tennis, Festskrift utgiven av KLTK vid dess 100-årsjubileum (). She was seeded 6 in the 1977 Australian Open. WTA career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) ITF finals Singles (8–5) Doubles (5–8) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anliot, Helena Swedish female tennis players 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Falun 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Hogarth
Kerry Ballard (born Kerry Hogarth; 16 December 1949) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Ballard, a NSW junior state champion, grew up in the north of Sydney. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1970 Australian Open The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 27 January. It was the 58th edition of the Australian Open, the 16th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam of th ... and twice played in the second round of the singles. Active on the ITF senior circuit, Ballard is regarded as the world's top player over the age of 70 and was named Australian Senior Tennis Player of the Year in 2020. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballard, Kerry 1949 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoko Nomura
Kiyoko Nomura (17 November 1954 – 17 February 2016) was a Japanese former professional tennis player. Nomura, a multiple medalist at the 1978 Asian Games, represented the Japan Federation Cup team from 1978 to 1981. She was the singles winner at the All Japan Championships in 1979 and 1981, as well as a five-time national champion in doubles. While competing on the international tour she featured in the main draw of the Australian Open. See also *List of Japan Fed Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Japan Fed Cup team in an official Fed Cup match. Japan have taken part in the competition since 1964. Players References External linksJapan Tennis Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Japan Fe ... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nomura, Kiyoko 1954 births 2016 deaths Japanese female tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Matison
Christine Matison (born 29 October 1951) is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached the semi-finals of the 1978 Australian Open as a qualifier. Matison was the first woman qualifier to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. The next woman qualifier to do so was Alexandra Stevenson in the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. In 1975, Matison won the doubles of the Western Australian Championships in Perth partnering Lesley Turner Bowrey, beating Sue Barker and Michelle Tyler-Wilson in the final in two sets. In 1983, she won the singles titles at the final edition of the Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships in Wongan Hills Wongan Hills is a range of low flat-topped hills in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion of Western Australia. It is located at , in the Shire of Wongan–Ballidu. History The range was first recorded in 1836 by Surveyor General of Western Australia Jo .... References External links * * 1951 births Living people Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Tesch
Marilyn Tesch is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Bundaberg, Queensland, Tesch was a two-time Australian Open doubles quarter-finalist. She also made the mixed doubles fourth round at Wimbledon in 1973 with Anand Amritraj, where they lost in three sets to Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert. Her best singles result at grand slam level was a third round appearance at the 1973 Australian Open. Tesch, who is now known by her married name Rasmussen, was runner-up to Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ... at the 1970 Australian Hard Court Championships. In 1978 she had the distinction of winning both of New Zealand's national titles. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tesch, Marilyn Year of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Walker
Jennifer Walker (born 9 April 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was the 1974 Australian Open junior champion. Walker's best results in grand slam tennis came in doubles, with a quarter-final appearance at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships with Chris O'Neil and a semi-final appearance at the 1979 Australian Open partnering Chris Newton Christopher Malcolm Newton (born 29 September 1973, Middlesbrough, England) is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist. Biography Newton went to Linthorpe Juniors and Boynton Comprehens .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jenny 1956 births Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
