Goolagong

Synopsis

Goolagong is the inspiring true-life story of world champion tennis player, Evonne Goolagong, one of Australia's greatest and most loved sporting figures.

First Air Date: 2026-01-04

Last Air Date: 2026-01-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Lila McGuire as Evonne Goolagong / Evonne Cawley
Felix Mallard as Roger Cawley
Marton Csokas as Vic Edwards
Luke Carroll as Kenny Goolagong
Eloise Hart as Young Evonne Goolagong
Chenoa Deemal as Linda Goolagong
Elizabeth Cullen as Trisha Edwards
Rhys Muldoon as Bill Kurtzman
Courtney Clarke as Chris Evert Lloyd
Belinda Woolcock as Margaret Court

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

Goolagong is the inspiring true-life story of world champion tennis player, Evonne Goolagong, one of Australia's greatest and most loved sporting figures.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2026-01-04)

Evonne Goolagong's Wimbledon debut prompts memories of her rise from Barellan to tennis stardom, while she struggles with the controlling and traumatising behaviour of her coach Vic Edwards.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2026-01-11)

Evonne navigates controversy, pressure and the fight for equal pay, while personal loss and burnout drive her to walk away from tennis at her peak.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2026-01-18)

Grieving her father, Evonne rebuilds her life, fires Vic, marries Roger and overcomes injury to win Wimbledon as a mother in a historic victory.