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Althea Gibson.
Althea won the ladies singles championship in 1957.
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Who was the first black tennis player to ever win a grand slam event?
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).
Who was althea gibson?
American Athea Gibson was the first black professional tennis player. She won her first Grand Slam tennis title in 1956.
Who was the first black tennis player to win a tennis Grand Slam event?
In professional tennis, the first black male to win a Grand Slam event in singles was Arthur Ashe in 1968 at the U.S. Open.
Was Arthur Ashe the first black person on tennis?
No he was not the first black men to play tennis. Though he was the first black man to win the Us open tennis. But I will try to find the first black man to play tennis.
What are Arthur ashes recognitions?
Arthur Ash is a tennis player, and the first black man to win Wimbledon.
Female black tennis player in the 80's?
jackson
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.
Where did Arthur Ashe work?
He went to skool somewhere
The name of the black french tennis player who played in sydney?
yannick noah
Who was the first Black American to win a major tennis title?
arthur ashe
Who was the first black to win at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson (1927-) was not only the first black woman but the first ever black person to win at Wimbledon. She took the title in 1951 and the same year she was the first black woman to be invited to enter the American Lawn Tennis Association Championships. In 1950 she also became the first African American of either sex to compete in the US Open tennis competition.
Who is the french tennis players?
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a famous black french tennnis player. Gael Monfils is also a famous black french tennis player.
