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DeutschHelen Gourlay
| Full name | Helen Gourlay Cawley |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 23 December 1946 Launceston, Australia |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Retired | 1978 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | no value |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (1971) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1977Dec) |
| French Open | F (1971) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1968, 1972, 1977) |
| US Open | QF (1970) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | no value |
| Career titles | 20 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1972, 1976, 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 (née Gourlay; born 23 December 1946) is a retired tennis player from Australia.
Personal
[edit]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
[edit]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.[2]
An operation on her elbow sidelined her for 10 months in 1973.[3]
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 failing to reach the US Open final, where she lost in the second round with JoAnne Russell.
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Singles (2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1971 | French Open | Clay | Evonne Goolagong | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1977 | Australian Open (Dec) | Grass | Evonne Goolagong | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1971 | French Open | Clay | Kerry Harris |  Françoise Dürr Gail Chanfreau | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1972 | Australian Open | Grass | Kerry Harris | Patricia Coleman Karen Krantzcke | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1974 | Wimbledon | Grass | Karen Krantzcke | Evonne Goolagong  Peggy Michel | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1976 | Australian Open | Grass | Evonne Goolagong |  Renáta Tomanová Lesley Turner Bowrey | 8–1 |
| Win | 1977(Jan) | Australian Open | Grass | Dianne Fromholtz | Kerry Melville Reid Betsy Nagelsen | 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1977 | French Open | Clay | Rayni Fox | Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1977 | Wimbledon | Grass | JoAnne Russell | Martina Navratilova  Betty Stöve | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 1977(Dec) | Australian Open | Grass | Evonne Goolagong | Mona Guerrant Kerry Melville Reid | Shared |
Note: Evonne Goolagong Cawley occasionally is credited incorrectly with winning the 1977 Ladies Doubles event at Wimbledon, due to the confusion regarding the married name of her compatriot Helen Gourlay who in fact took the trophy. Both women were listed in tournaments as Mrs. R. Cawley (Goolagong was Mrs. R.A. Cawley and Gourlay Mrs. R.L. Cawley). Goolagong Cawley did not participate at Wimbledon 1977.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| 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 | 4R | 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 | |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Coaching
[edit]Gourlay was coached by Brian Hudson for over 10 years. She lived with Hudson, his wife Beryl and their children for three years while he coached her for free at his Granville (Sydney) tennis courts (1963-1965). Gourlay and Hudson played mixed doubles at White City (1968) and Wimbledon (1972). Gourlay also was coached by Hudson at his Terranora court, leading into many international events, including Grand Slams. Hudson coached Gourlay in the 1977 Australian Open, in which Gourlay defeated Sue Barker in the semifinals.
Gourlay was one of the inaugural coaches of the Australian Institute of Sport tennis program when it was established in Canberra in 1981.[4] Gourlay left the program in 1986.
Recognition
[edit]In 1987, she was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame, and in 2000, she received the Australian Sports Medal.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 181.
- ^ "Evonne Goolagong routs Cawley to win 4th lid". Bangor Daily News. 2 January 1978. p. 16.
- ^ Jack Gurney (14 April 1974). "Helen Gourlay's Persistence Typifies Aussie Standards". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 4-D.
- ^ a b "Helen Gourlay (Cawley)". dpac.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
