Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to ...
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Althea Gibson
American tennis player and professional golfer
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event. Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1927, Clarendon County, SC
Died: September 28, 2003 (age 76 years), CARE WELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, East Orange, NJ
Spouse: Sydney Llewellyn (m. 1983–1988) and Will Darben (m. 1965–1976)
Parents: Annie Bell Gibson and Daniel Gibson
Education: Florida A&M University and Williston School
Grand slams won (singles): 5
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Althea Gibson was the American Tennis Association (ATA) junior champion, and repeated the next year. Althea Gibson won the first of her ten-consecutive ATA ...
Althea Gibson was the first African American tennis player to compete at the U.S. National Championships in 1950, and the first Black player to compete at ...
Jan 23, 2007 · Althea Gibson, a sharecropper's daughter, entered the world of sports when segregation severely limited opportunities for African Americans.
Althea Gibson is a woman of many firsts. She become the first black athlete-male or female-allowed into United States Lawn Tennis Association tournaments.
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Tennis champion Althea Gibson (1927-2003) was the unlikely queen of the segregated tennis world in the 1950s. She was the first African American to play and ...
Althea Gibson (1927–2003) was the first African American to win a Grand Slam tennis event—she captured the singles crown at the French Championships (now the ...
Althea Gibson, American tennis player who was the first Black person to win the French, Wimbledon, and U.S. singles titles.
In 1957, Gibson gained control of the women's game. First, she beat Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 to win Wimbledon. Then on Sept. 8, she made history in her own country ...
Jul 6, 2023 · Althea Gibson became the first African American to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon.