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May Sutton became the 1st American woman to win the womens singles championship at Wimbledon in 1905.
Venus Williams
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.
Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in singles at the 1900 Games in Paris.
My idol, Serena Williams was the first black woman to win a major tennis championship.
Althea Gibson, in 1957. She was also the first black woman to win the U.S. Open.
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.
Althea Gibson female
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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).
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.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.