Althea Gibson
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59 years ago on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon and became the first African American to win the tournament. She is pictured here in France the prior year in 1956, where she won the French title.
1971 International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee
Althea Gibson made history in 1956 by becoming the first black person to win the French Championships!
Althea Gibson, American tennis player who was the first Black person to win the French, Wimbledon, and U.S. singles titles.
Althea Gibson at the West Side Tennis Club, Queens, New York, 1950 © Bettmann
All-round athlete Althea Gibson poses for a portrait circa 1970 in New York City, New York.
