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In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best. Now, it’s time for CIF!
#AltheaGibson #cif #cif bound #itstime

American athlete #AltheaGibson died #onthisday in 2003. 🎾⛳️ #tennis #golf #trivia

✨ #Trailblazer #AltheaGibson

#salute #altheagibson #BlackHistoryMonth

Today in #BlackHistory : September 8 📜
1957: Tennis legend Althea Gibson shattered barriers, becoming the first Black athlete to win a US national tennis championship 🎾 🏆 #AltheaGibson #TennisTrailblazer

#AltheaGibson #SimoneBiles #BlackHistoryMonth #athletes #Blackexcellence #tennis #Golf #gymnastics #grandslam #first #ThursdayMotivation #facts #life

This Day in #BlackHistory : May 25

1956: Althea Gibson became the first African-American player to win a major tennis championship. She went on to win the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and the Australian doubles in the 1950s. #blackhistory365 #altheagibson #tennis #differentshadesofbrown

Spotlight on Althea Gibson, a tennis and golf trailblazer. In the 1950s, she shattered racial barriers as the first African American woman at the U.S. Nationals and Wimbledon. Her legacy inspires us to break boundaries. #BlackHistoryMonth #AltheaGibson 🎾⛳️✨

Celebrating Black History Month!
Cheers to ALTHEA GIBSON!

#altheagibson #tennis player #tennis #athlete #blackhistorymonth2023 #olympics #sports person #sports #BlackHistory #BlackHistory Month

As a tennis 🎾 lover, I’m m really looking forward to this new biography of 🇺🇸 the legendary #AltheaGibson . (⌨️ Tunku Varadarajan)

Celebrating Black History Month! Check back every day for new highlighted figures, creators, businesses, or media.

#BlackHistoryMonth #KaniseMarshallOfficial #AltheaGibson

First to break the American Lawn Tennis League color barrier in 1950, and amongst a career/life of accomplishments, #AltheaGibson was the first Black player to play in Wimbledon, 1951 (winning Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958).

🔗: tennismajors.com/wimbledon-news…

John Wayne et Althea Gibson sur le tournage des cavaliers de John Ford (Horse Soldier 1958). Gibson est la première femme d'origine afro américaine à remporter un tournoi du Grand Chelem. Elle a été aussi une brillante joueuse de golf
#johnwayne
#altheagibson
#ontheset
#jford

Only learnt about #altheaGibson . She broke #Tennis colour barrier in the 50s.

@rudonjambi

Happy Birthday Althea Gibson! Gibson won the women's singles title at the All England Tennis & Croquet Club in 1957. She was the first Black tennis player to ever compete at Wimbledon.
#AltheaGibson #BlackHistory

Reflecting on the wisdom of Althea Gibson, a mentor who understood the power of support. 🌟 Let's celebrate those who uplift us on our journey to success! #MentoringMatters #AltheaGibson #SupportSystem

Remembering tennis player ALTHEA GIBSON, the first black Wimbledon champion, on what would've been her 96th birthday.

📷 by Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images #AltheaGibson

#WTA50 -First & last in tennis history. Coco Gauff the “last” Black woman to win a major WTA tournament (Cincy) & me, the 1st Black woman to win a major WTA tourney (since #AltheaGibson ). More titles are in Coco’s future, she proudly represents on and off the court. #win4Life

¡Feliz #DíadelLibro2023 ! El mítico #JohnWayne en el set de #MisiónDeAudaces ( #TheHorseSoldiers , 1959), de #JohnFord , sosteniendo «I Always Wanted to Be Somebody», la autobiografía de #AltheaGibson , la primera tenista afroamericana en jugar en el campeonato Nacional de EE. UU.