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Who was the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam of tennis?
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Miriam Knee was the first captain of the Australian Women's ODI team which was formed in 1973.
Belinda Clarke was the first captain of the Australian Women's Twenty-20 team which was formed in 2005
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What was althea Gibson famous for when she was alive?
She was the first African American woman to be a competitor in the world tennis tournament. She was also the first woman to win the Grand Slam award for her tennis-playing sucess. She also wrote an autobiograpy called "Nothing But Trouble." :)
Which woman tennis player won the maximum no of grand slam singles titles in the history of tennis?
Margaret Court
Who was the first Australian woman to vote?
It is unknown who the first woman to vote was.
Who was the first black woman to win a major tennis championship?
My idol, Serena Williams was the first black woman to win a major tennis championship.
In 1957 Althea Gibson became the first African to do what?
To win the US National Championship in Tennis, now called the US Open. She was also the first African-American woman to compete on the world tennis tour and to win a Grand Slam title.
Who was the first woman the win the tennis singles?
althea gibson
Who was the first Indian women to register a win in Wimbledon lawn tennis?
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
Name the first South Australian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Katie Sarah. On 25 May 2010, 38-year-old Katie Sarah became the first South Australian woman and the seventh Australian woman to reach the summit of Mt Everest.
Who was the first women to win a grand slam?
It's Steffi Graf - she has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including the Golden Slam (all four Grand Slams in a year + the Olympic Gold Medal in singles, in 1988). Martina Navaratilova has won the most number of doubles Grand Slam titles. She is also the leading winner of overall Grand Slam titles.
Who was the first Indian woman to enter world tennis tournament?
sania mirza
Who was the first player in woman's tennis to earn a million dollars?
your mom :D
What was Althea Gibson famous for?
Althea Gibson became famous for being the first African-American woman competitor on the world tennis tour and was the first to win the Grand Slam in 1956. She is commonly referred to the "Jackie Robinson of tennis" because she broke the color barrier in tennis. See the Related Links below for more information on Althea Gibson.
