Helen Gourlay

Helen Gourlay

Full name	Helen Gourlay Cawley
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1946-12-23) 23 December 1946 Launceston, Australia
Height
Retired	1978
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Highest ranking	No. 12 (1971)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1977)
French Open	F (1971)
Wimbledon	4R (1968, 1977)
US Open	QF (1970)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Career titles	20
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1971, 1975, 1977, 1977)
French Open	F (1971, 1977)
Wimbledon	W (1977)
US Open	QF (1971, 1974)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1967)
French Open	SF (1966)
Wimbledon	SF (1970, 1974)
US Open	QF (1971)

Helen Gourlay Cawley (born 23 December 1946) is a retired female tennis player from Australia.

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).

In 1987 she was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame and in 2000 received the Australian Sports Medal.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1971	French Open	Clay	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	1977	Australian Open (December)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3–6, 0–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

Tournament	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	Career SR
Australia	QF	3R	3R	2R	1R	QF	A	QF	SF	A	2R	2R	SF	SF	F	A	A	1R	0 / 14
France	A	A	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	F	4R	A	A	A	A	3R		A	A	A	0 / 8
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	1R	4R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	A	4R		2R	A	A	0 / 11
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R		A	A	A	0 / 8
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 5		0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 41

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• Helen Gourlay at the Women's Tennis Association
• Helen Gourlay at the Fed Cup