Players who won Grand Slams after becoming a mother 

TENNIS: JUL 14 Wimbledon

#2 Evonne Goolagong

Sport, Tennis, All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Ladies Singles Semi Final, 30th June 1971, Australia's Evonne Goolagong on her way to winning her Centre Court match against USA's Billie Jean-King

The former world no.1 tennis player from Australia won a total of 14 Grand Slam titles throughout her career, with 7 in singles, 6 in doubles, and 1 in the mixed doubles category.

She had won 5 singles titles before she gave birth to her first child in 1977. However, she made a comeback just 7 months after giving birth and won the Australian Open title.

She also went on to win Wimbledon in 1980. By doing so, she remains the only woman to have won Wimbledon in the Open Era after giving birth.

She gave birth to her second child in 1981 before calling it quits in 1983.

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