There is no "2012 open tennis tournament".
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Arthur Ashe was the first African American tennis player who won 3 grand slam titles.
Don Budge (USA) is the first man to win tennis grandslam.
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).
Don Budge
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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Budge.
The tennis player with the first name Chris is Chris Evert. She is a former world No. 1 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles during her career and was known for her baseline play and mental toughness on the court.
American Athea Gibson was the first black professional tennis player. She won her first Grand Slam tennis title in 1956.
Players switch servers in tennis after every odd game in a set. This means that the server changes every game, starting with the first game of the set.
Don Budge in 1938.