Althea Gibson was the first African-American to win both the United States national tennis championship and Wimbledon. Not only did she win them, but she won them twice - in 1957 and again in 1958.
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∙ 15y agoThat 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.
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∙ 14y agoIt was Arthur Ashe.
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∙ 11y agojoshua sanchez
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∙ 11y agoThere has never been one.
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The very first tennis champion may never be known, as the game's roots and history have made such information lost to time. Arguably, the first professional tennis champion prior to the advent of the Open Era of tennis is Spencer Gore, 1877, at Wimbledon.
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Fred Perry of England.
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Women first participated at the 1900 Games in Paris in tennis, golf, and croquet. The first woman Olympic champion was Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in ladies singles tennis.