Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
Althea Gibson was the first African American to win female single's tennis competition at Wimbledon.
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open. She was the best there was!
The first African American woman to win a major tennis title was Althea Gibson
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Rod Laver won the first open era Wimbledon. :)
Arthur Ash
Arthur Ashe
Althea Gibson who won the Ladies Singles in 1957. The first black man was Arthur Ashe in 1975.
Arthur Ashe is an African American and the first and only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. He is also the only black man to win the singles title at the US Open and the Australian Open.
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.
The mens singles winner was Novak Djocovik and the mens doubles winners were Rick de Voest and Dmitry Tursunov. The womens singles winner was Venus Williams and the womens doubles winners were Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
The three black women that won Wimbledon include: * Althea Gibson * Serena Williams * Venus Williams
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