Althea Gibson.
May Sutton became the 1st American woman to win the womens singles championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
Sania Mirza is the first Indian woman to win junior Grand Slam in doubles category of 2003 Wimbledon Championship.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
The first British man to win Wimbledon was Spencer Gore in 1877. The last British man to win Wimbledon was Fred Perry in 1934, 1936 & 1937.
False. Manuel Santana was the first Spaniard to win Wimbledon in 1966.
Althea Gibson (1927-) was not only the first black woman but the first ever black person to win at Wimbledon. She took the title in 1951 and the same year she was the first black woman to be invited to enter the American Lawn Tennis Association Championships. In 1950 she also became the first African American of either sex to compete in the US Open tennis competition.
Spencer gore
1988
Virginia Wade was the last English Woman to win Wimbledon, which was on 1 July 1977.
Her first Wimbledon title was a doubles title with Chris Evert in 1976. Her first Wimbledon singles title came in 1978.
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