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First black tennis player?
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.
Who was the first woman the win the tennis singles?
althea gibson
Who was the first black woman to win the Women's Singles Championship at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
Who was althea gibson?
American Athea Gibson was the first black professional tennis player. She won her first Grand Slam tennis title in 1956.
First African American tennis player to achieve a world ranking?
Althea Gibson.
Who was the first African American to win a singles tennis title?
Althea Gibson female
When did Althea Gibson start playing in tennis competitions?
She probaly started after her first tennis match a year later after she took her first tennis lessons.
Who was the first black tennis player to ever win a grand slam event?
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).
Who was the first African American tennis player to win a singles title at Wimbledon in 1957?
It was Athea Gibson in 1958.Althea Gibson
What was Althea Gibson famous for?
Althea Gibson became famous for being the first African-American woman competitor on the world tennis tour and was the first to win the Grand Slam in 1956. She is commonly referred to the "Jackie Robinson of tennis" because she broke the color barrier in tennis. See the Related Links below for more information on Althea Gibson.
Who was the first black to win at Wimbledon?
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.
Who was the first professional African-American tennis player?
Althea Gibson, I believe she was born on Aug. 25 1927, Authur Ash for the Men.
