Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships. Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon
Darlene Hard congratulates Althea Gibson after the final
Parade in Gibson's honor in New York City
Věra Suková
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Věra Suková was a Czech tennis player. Representing Czechoslovakia, she was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4.
Grave of Věra Suková at Olšany Cemetery in Prague