Awards and Recognition
Goolagong was awarded Australian of the Year in 1971. Goolagong was awarded an MBE in 1972 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1982. In 1988, Goolagong was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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