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Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the ...
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships. [1] Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon singles title. [2] She did not lose a set during the tournament. Shirley Fry was the reigning champion, but did not compete.
When Althea Gibson dreamed of joining the big American tennis leagues, she was denied because she was Black. In Britain, Angela Buxton dreamed of joining the best tennis clubs there, but she was ...
Defending champion Althea Gibson and her partner Darlene Hard defeated Mary Hawton and Thelma Long in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships. [1] Angela Buxton and Gibson were the reigning champions, but Buxton did not compete.
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Althea Gibson / Darlene Hard defeated Mary Hawton / Thelma Long, 6–1, 6–2 [5] Mixed doubles. Mervyn Rose / Darlene Hard defeated Neale Fraser / Althea Gibson ...
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At the French Championships, she reached the singles semifinals and won the women's doubles title with Althea Gibson, who was the first African-American champion. Buxton was ranked World No. 5 by World Tennis and World No. 6 by Lance Tingay .