Althea Gibson
The first African-American woman, Althea Gibson, become a competitor on the world tennis tour. She was the one to break "color barrier" and so sometimes she is referred as "the Jackie Robinson" of tennis. Under the assistance of a sponsor she moved in her tennis career from 1946. She was also the first black person to win a title at Wimbledon. She was also honored at the Associated Press Female Athlete of the year and that year she took retirement from tennis.
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