0
Who was the first African American to win a singles title at Wimbledon?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Althea Gibson in 1957.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who was the first African male to win the Wimbledon?
Arthur Ashe is an African American and the first and only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. He is also the only black man to win the singles title at the US Open and the Australian Open.
What was unique about Arthur Ashe's Wimbledon Singles victory in 1975?
He became the First African-American to win.
Who was the first African American tennis player to win a singles title at Wimbledon in 1957?
It was Athea Gibson in 1958.Althea Gibson
Who was the first African American female athelete?
Tennis star Althea Gibson won women's singles titles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958.
First African American to win Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who was the first American woman to win the Wimbledon ladies singles tennis championship?
May Sutton became the 1st American woman to win the womens singles championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
Who was the first African American female to win Wimbledon?
sha nae nae
Who was the first African American tennis player to win Wimbledon?
Arthur Ashe
Who was the first black African American to win a single title at Wimbledon?
Arthur Ashe
Who was the first African American man to win the Wimbledon?
Arthur Ashe in 1975.
Who was the first African American female athlete of all time?
The first to achieve great notoriety was Althea Gibson, who was the first black woman to win Wimbledon singles title (in 1957 and 1958) and to qualify for the LPGA tour (in 1963).
Who was the first black woman to win the Women's Singles Championship at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
