Althea Gibson
The first Black player to compete at the US National Championships and the first to win Wimbledon, in 1957. She had learned the game on a Harlem street with a paddle.
Black excellence, on the record
The RecordThey won in front of everybody
The first Black player to compete at the US National Championships and the first to win Wimbledon, in 1957. She had learned the game on a Harlem street with a paddle.