THE NEW QUEEN OF WIMBLEDON-BARTY
EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY
ASHLEIGH BARTY, FORMER CRICKETER NOW A PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER IS THE NEW QUEEN OF THE WIMBLEDON. THE WORLD’S NO. 1 TENNIS PLAYER AMONG WOMEN DEFEATED CZECH KAROLINA PLISKOVA IN THE FINALS AT THE GRASS COURT. SHE BECAME THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN TO WIN WIMBLEDON SINCE 1980. THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN WAS EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY WHO WON HER FIRST WIMBLEDON TITLE IN 1971. IN 1980, CAWLEY BECAME THE FIRST MOTHER TO LIFT THE SHIELD IN 66 YEARS. IN 2019 BARTY WON THE FRENCH OPEN TITLE.IT WAS HER FIRST GRAND SLAM TITLE.
GRAND SLAM TITLES FOR BARTY
GRAND SLAM | YEAR |
AUSTRALIAN OPEN | — |
FRENCH OPEN | 2019 |
WIMBLEDON | 2021 |
US OPEN | — |