Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson
In the 1950s, that was Lew Hoad. They won the Australian Open in 1953, French Open in 1953, Wimbledon in 1953 and 1956, and the U.S. Open in 1956. Later on he also won Grand Slam doubles titles with Fred Stolle (1969 U.S. Open, 1968 French Open) and Owen Davidson (1972 Australian Open). He and Rod Laver were the runners up in the 1973 U.S. Open Doubles Competition.
FrancescaSchiavone (ITA)
The Williams sisters
Francesca Schiavone.
Justine Henin (Belgium).
There was no African American champion at the 1956 French Open.
That was Althea Gibson who won the French Open Ladies Singles title in 1956. She won 6 singles and 6 doubles Grand Slam titles between 1956-1958.
Lew Hoad
Althea Gibson
For the 2010 Fench Tennis Open total prize money was €16,807,400. Prize money was split €7,580,800 mens singles, doubles & qualifiers and €7,481,600 womens singles, doubles & qualifiers. The additional amount was split between 3 Legends Trophies (Women, Over 45 & Under 45), Mixed Doubles, Wheelchair Singles & Doubles and Accomodation. The largest prize was €1,120,000 for each of the mens and womens singles winners. The smallest prize was €1,000 per team (€500 per player) for the mens and womens wheelchair doubles semi-finalists.
For 2011, the winner of the Australian Open are as follows: Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic Women's Singles: Kim Clijsters Men's Doubles: Bob & Mike Bryan Women's Doubles: Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta
Darlene Hard