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∙ 2011-02-27 22:41:01Athea Gibson
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∙ 2011-02-27 22:41:01she was the first black woman to win a tennis tournament
No he was not the first black men to play tennis. Though he was the first black man to win the Us open tennis. But I will try to find the first black man to play tennis.
The first black person to win both the US national tennis championship and Wimbledon was Althea Gibson in 1957 and 1958.
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Arthur Ashe is the first black tennis player.
the first black tennis player was Althea Gibson.
Arthur Ashe - he was a tennis champion of some years ago.
Althea Gibson was the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title (1956). Arthur Ashe was the first MALE black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title (1968).
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Lee Elder
Serena Williams and Venus Williams
There might be, there might not. Most people don't notice now if someone is black or white.