That was Althea Gibson who won the French Open Ladies Singles title in 1956. She won 6 singles and 6 doubles Grand Slam titles between 1956-1958.
There was no African American champion at the 1956 French Open.
Arthur Ashe was the first African American tennis player who won 3 grand slam titles.
Arthur Ashe was famous because he was the first African American to win the tennis ball champion ship. And he won 2 other tennis events and also made a program for African Americans and white people (not being races) that could not afford practicing tennis
Joe Louis
The first African American to become a champion at the game darts.
because ali was the 1st African American to get the title of heavy waight champion of the world
Arthur Ashe
Ron simmons
The very first tennis champion may never be known, as the game's roots and history have made such information lost to time. Arguably, the first professional tennis champion prior to the advent of the Open Era of tennis is Spencer Gore, 1877, at Wimbledon.
Arthur Ashe
Althea Gibson.
Althea Gibson female