No he was not the first black men to play tennis. Though he was the first black man to win the Us open tennis. But I will try to find the first black man to play tennis.
Arthur Ash is a tennis player, and the first black man to win Wimbledon.
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Althea Gibson was the first African American international tennis player. She was the first person of color to win a Grand Slam tournament when she won the French Open in 1956.
In professional tennis, the first black male to win a Grand Slam event in singles was Arthur Ashe in 1968 at the U.S. Open.
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I believe it was Arthur Ashe.
Althea Gibson was the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title (1956). Arthur Ashe was the first MALE black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title (1968).
Althea Gibson who won the Ladies Singles in 1957. The first black man was Arthur Ashe in 1975.
Arthur Ash
Arthur Ashe was the first black male tennis champion. His victories inspired America and the rest of the world. He also established programs in inner city playgrounds that trained and developed new tennis stars from the minority community. Two products of the program are Venus and Serena Williams.
Althea Gibson (1927-) was not only the first black woman but the first ever black person to win at Wimbledon. She took the title in 1951 and the same year she was the first black woman to be invited to enter the American Lawn Tennis Association Championships. In 1950 she also became the first African American of either sex to compete in the US Open tennis competition.
Ansel Adams, artist Arthur Ashe, tennis pro Anne Archer, actress