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Althea Gibson

1927 - 2003

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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 event (the French Open). 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 titles: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Althea Gibson is the 171st most popular tennis player (down from 68th in 2019), the 6,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,092nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Althea Gibson ranks 171 out of 1,569. Before her are Michael Stich, Spencer Gore, Francis Hunter, George Hillyard, Otto Froitzheim, and David Ferrer. After her are Vic Seixas, Margaret Osborne duPont, Kim Clijsters, Ted Schroeder, Nelly Landry, and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Althea Gibson ranks 260. Before her are Edmund Szoka, Jarl Kulle, Piero Tosi, Luis Rijo, Arthur Cohn, and John Cranko. After her are Johan Ferner, Dimitar Iliev Popov, Roger Carel, Tore Svensson, Giovanni Arpino, and Barbara Rush. Among people deceased in 2003, Althea Gibson ranks 208. Before her are Fedora Barbieri, Lev Kerbel, Giorgio Gaber, Piet Dankert, Naftali Temu, and Mutsuhiro Watanabe. After her are Olle Anderberg, Vladimír Vašíček, Tomáš Pospíchal, Lewis A. Coser, Hal Clement, and Roy Jenkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Althea Gibson ranks 6,005 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Frost (1953), Jason Patric (1966), Pat Martino (1944), Robert Zoellick (1953), Henry Halleck (1815), and Carol Kane (1952). After her are Dakota Fanning (1994), Ancel Keys (1904), Britt Robertson (1990), Gustave Gilbert (1911), Christopher Guest (1948), and Stand Watie (1806).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Althea Gibson ranks 34. Before her are Bobby Riggs (1918), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edgar Leonard (1881), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Jim Courier (1970), and Francis Hunter (1894). After her are Vic Seixas (1923), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Ted Schroeder (1921), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Jack Kramer (1921), and Helen Jacobs (1908).

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