Known as the Sunshine Supergirl, Evonne Goolagong was noted for her graceful playing style on the court. Goolagong won thirteen major championships. In
1971, she won the French Singles Championships and in
1971 and
1980 she won
Wimbledon. From
1971 -
1976, Goolagong played for
Australia's Fed Cup team where her singles record was 21-3. Due to a ranking issue in
1976 with computer archives, Goolagong had ranked number one in the world, but it was never reported. In December
2007, the WTA announced the error and acknowledged Goolagong as the 16th woman in computer ranking history to hold the number one spot twenty-four years after retiring.
[Tennis Hall of Fame: Evonne Fay Goolagong]