Helen Gourlay
Helen Gourlay Cawley 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
Gourlay reached the singles final of two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the 1971 French Open and the December 1977 Australian Open to countrywoman Evonne Goolagong.An operation on her elbow sidelined her for 10 months in 1973.
In women's doubles, Gourlay was a four-time winner of the Australian Open, 1977 ). 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, only failing to reach the US Open final, where she lost in the second round with JoAnne Russell.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||
| Loss | 1971 | French Open | Clay | ![]() Doubles (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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