Althea Gibson
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Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first Black play
Gibson in 1956
Gibson is congratulated by Darlene Hard after defeating her in the 1957 Wimbledon women's singles championship. The pair were Wimbledon women's doubles champions the same year.
Queen Elizabeth II presents Gibson with the Venus Rosewater Dish at the 1957 Wimbledon women's singles championships (July 6, 1957).
Gibson receives a ticker tape parade upon returning to New York City (July 11, 1957).
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
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Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, and was one of the world's leadi
Althea Gibson
…Her body was interred in the Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey, near her first husband, Will. It would be 15 years until another non-White woman—Evonne Goolagong—won a Grand Slam championship in 1971; and 43 years until another African-American woman, Serena Williams, won the first of her six US Opens in 1999…
Goolagong in 1973
Goolagong at the 1971 Dutch Open
Goolagong in 1971
Goolagong in 2012