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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.
In tennis at the Sydney Olympics she was the first woman to win a gold in singles and doubles since 1924?
Venus Williams
In what event did a woman win the first Olympic medal?
That was ladies singles tennis and the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal was Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Who was the first woman to win a gold medal in tennis?
Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in singles at the 1900 Games in Paris.
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.
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.
Who won the womens tennis gold medal in 1900?
The women's singles tennis event was won by Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain. She was the first woman to win an Olympic event in history.
Who was the first African American to win a singles tennis title?
Althea Gibson female
Who was the first tennis player from China to win a singles Grand Slam title?
Li Na
First female to win Olympics?
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Wilma Rudolph became "the fastest woman in the world" and the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 100- and 200-meter races and anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4 x 100-meter relay, breaking records along the way.
Who was the first woman to win two gold medals at the same olympic games?
Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain at the 1900 Games in Paris.Cooper won gold in women's singles tennis and mixed doubles tennis (with partner Reggie Doherty).
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.
