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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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).
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Early in her tennis career, Althea Gibson faced prejudice as a black woman in an era when few blacks played the game of tennis at all, much less professionally. However, she prevailed with grace and dignity to overcome those challenges, to become the first black woman to win a Grand Slam event, and go on to win many tennis tournaments during her career as a professional tennis player. For further information, refer to the "Althea Gibson" official website link, below.
Althea Gibson's (1927 - 2003) accomplishments included the following: * First black to win a tennis Grand Slam event. * First black to be voted by the Associated Press as it Female Athlete of the Year, 1957 and 1958. * New Jersey State Commissioner of Athletics, 1975. For further information, refer to the links, below.
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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).
The first amateur to win a grand slam in tennis was Don Budge. He was an American from California, and won the event in 1938.
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Early in her tennis career, Althea Gibson faced prejudice as a black woman in an era when few blacks played the game of tennis at all, much less professionally. However, she prevailed with grace and dignity to overcome those challenges, to become the first black woman to win a Grand Slam event, and go on to win many tennis tournaments during her career as a professional tennis player. For further information, refer to the "Althea Gibson" official website link, below.
Winning a Grand Slam means the player has won all four events in the same calender year. The four all called 'Grand Slam Events' so if a player wins one of they you could say they have won a Grand Slam Event. But to win the Grand Slam, they must win all four in one calender year.
Althea Gibson's (1927 - 2003) accomplishments included the following: * First black to win a tennis Grand Slam event. * First black to be voted by the Associated Press as it Female Athlete of the Year, 1957 and 1958. * New Jersey State Commissioner of Athletics, 1975. For further information, refer to the links, below.
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Tennis became an Olympic event the year of 1896