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Althea Gibson (Silver, Carolina del Sur, 25 de agosto de 1927 - East Orange, Nueva Jersey 28 de septiembre de 2003) fue una tenista estadounidense. Fue la primera tenista afroamericana en jugar en el campeonato Nacional de EE. UU. y en Wimbledon en 1951. [1]
Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event (the French Championships ).
Conoce la historia de Althea Gibson, la primera jugadora negra en competir en el US Open y Wimbledon, y la inspiración de Billie Jean King y Serena Williams. Descubre cómo superó los obstáculos de la segregación, la pobreza y la violencia para convertirse en una campeona mundial.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Althea Gibson was a trailblazing tennis player who broke racial barriers in the 1950s, winning Wimbledon, U.S. Open and French Open titles. She also played professional golf and served in sports administration before facing health and financial challenges in her later years.
Althea Gibson (born August 25, 1927, Silver, South Carolina, U.S.—died September 28, 2003, East Orange, New Jersey) was an American tennis player who dominated women’s competition in the late 1950s. She was the first Black player to win the French (1956), Wimbledon (1957–58), and U.S. Open (1957–58) singles championships.
9 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about Althea Gibson, the first Black player to win Wimbledon and the French and U.S. Open titles in the 1950s. Discover her early life, commercial success, later struggles and legacy in tennis and sports.
Althea Gibson nació el 25 de agosto de 1927 en Carolina del Sur, EE.UU.. Fue una actriz y escritora, conocida por Misión de audaces (1959), Althea y Toast of the Town (1948). Estuvo casada con Sydney Rhoden Llewellyn y William A. Darben. Murió el 28 de septiembre de 2003 en Nueva Jersey, EE.UU..
