1927 - 2003
Althea Gibson American Tennis
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Althea Gibson dating history
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Althea Gibson was previously married to Sydney Llewellyn and Will Darben.
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American Tennis Player Althea Gibson was born on 25th August, 1927 in Silver, SC and passed away on 28th Sep 2003 East Orange, NJ aged 76. She is most remembered for first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. Her zodiac sign is Virgo.
Althea Gibson is a member of the following lists: World number 1 ranked tennis players, 2003 deaths and American autobiographers.
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Relationship Statistics
Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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Married | 2 |
11 years
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8 years
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5 years
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Total | 2 |
11 years
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8 years
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5 years
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Details
First Name |
Althea
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Last Name |
Gibson
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Birthday |
25th August, 1927
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Birthplace |
Silver, SC
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Died |
28th September, 2003
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Place of Death |
East Orange, NJ
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Cause of Death |
Circulatory failure
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Height |
5' 11" (180 cm)
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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University |
Florida A&M University, FL
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Occupation |
Tennis
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Claim to Fame |
first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title in 1956
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Official Websites |
www.altheagibson.com/
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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 title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years.
In all, she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. "She is one of the greatest players who ever lived", said Bob Ryland, a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams.
"Martina [Navratilova] couldn't touch her. I think she'd beat the Williams sisters." In the early 1960s she also became the first Black player to compete on the Women's Professional Golf Tour.