Althea Gibson who won the Ladies Singles in 1957.
The first black man was Arthur Ashe in 1975.
May Sutton became the 1st American woman to win the womens singles championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
The final of the men's singles at Wimbledon is always on the afternoon of the first Sunday in July, with the first week of the tournament beginning towards the end of June.
The first Wimbledon Championship was played in 1877. The only event held was the Gentleman's Singles. W. Spencer Gore defeated William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
It was Athea Gibson in 1958.Althea Gibson
Tennis star Althea Gibson won women's singles titles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958.
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Björn Borg became the first tennis player to win five consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980 Wimbledon Men's Singles final after he defeated John McEnroe in a five-set match, often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played.
Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles.
Ramanathan Krishnan was the first Indian to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1960. He was also semifinalist of 1961.
Maria Sharapova was the winner of Wimbledon Women's Singles in 2004. She defeated Serena Williams in the final. This was Maria Sharapova's first Wimbledon Singles title.
There have been no Indian Wimbledon winners as of yet.