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Who was the first American man to win three straight Wimbledon titles?
Pete Sampras
Who was the first African American female athelete?
Tennis star Althea Gibson won women's singles titles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958.
Which Swedish man became the first tennis player to win five successive Wimbledon titles?
Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 5 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles.
Who was the first American male to win Wimbledon?
The first American male to win the Wimbledon singles title was Bill Tilden in 1920.
Who was the first African-American to win a singles title at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson was the first black American to win Wimbledon, on July 6, 1957.
Who was the first African American female who won at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson was the first African American to win at Wimbledon. She paved the way for Venus and Serena Williams.
Who was the first American woman to win Wimbledon?
May Sutton Brandy became the first American woman to win the ladies singles tennis championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
First African American to win Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who was the first African American female to win single's tennis competition at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson was the first African American to win female single's tennis competition at Wimbledon.
Who became the first tennis player to win five consecutive Wimbleton titles in 1980?
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.
Who was the first African male to win the Wimbledon?
The first African American male to win the Wimbledon was Arthur Ashe. Megan Gollehon wrote this answer.
Who was the first african american man to win wimbledon?
Arthur Ashe.
