In professional tennis, the first black male to win a Grand Slam event in singles was Arthur Ashe in 1968 at the U.S. Open.
Althea Gibson's (1927 - 2003) accomplishments included the following: * First black to win a tennis Grand Slam event. * First black to be voted by the Associated Press as it Female Athlete of the Year, 1957 and 1958. * New Jersey State Commissioner of Athletics, 1975. For further information, refer to the links, below.
Oh honey, Althea Gibson faced more challenges than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs! Being a Black woman in the 1950s tennis world was like trying to play tennis with a blindfold on. She dealt with racism, discrimination, and segregation on and off the court, but honey, she still slayed those tennis courts like nobody's business.
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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).
The first amateur to win a grand slam in tennis was Don Budge. He was an American from California, and won the event in 1938.
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Althea Gibson's (1927 - 2003) accomplishments included the following: * First black to win a tennis Grand Slam event. * First black to be voted by the Associated Press as it Female Athlete of the Year, 1957 and 1958. * New Jersey State Commissioner of Athletics, 1975. For further information, refer to the links, below.
Winning a Grand Slam means the player has won all four events in the same calender year. The four all called 'Grand Slam Events' so if a player wins one of they you could say they have won a Grand Slam Event. But to win the Grand Slam, they must win all four in one calender year.
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Wimbledon is played on grass.
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Tennis became an Olympic event the year of 1896
Tennis, specifically the US Open, is a major sporting event that takes place in Flushing Meadows, New York. It is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in professional tennis.