La finaliste Althea Gibson embrassant sa coupe, au stade Roland-Garros à Paris, France le 26 mai 1956.
Former American tennis player Althea Gibson shows American singer, actress, and television personality Dinah Shore where to hit the ball during the...
American tennis legend Althea Gibson makes an appearance during the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center, circa September 1986 in Flushing...
National Championships: USA Althea Gibson in action during match at West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY 9/9/1956. CREDIT: John G Zimmerman
American tennis players Beverly Baker and Althea Gibson walk onto the court at Wimbledon, London, on the fifth day of the tournament, 29th June 1951.
Althea Gibson of the United States, the first black champion in the tournament's 80-year history, is congratulated by HM Queen Elizabeth II after...
Two-time Wimbledon champion and later professional golfer Althea Gibson polishes a glass while standing in front several trophies. She was named...
Tennis player Althea Gibson holds a tennis racket as she loiters in the doorway of a Harlem restaurant.
Miami, Florida: Two of the greatest Negro athletes in history compare scores after competing in the second round of the ninth annual North-South Golf...
Raising her glass of milk in a toast, Althea Gibson, the new women's Wimbledon singles champion, shows she's glad to be home, as her proud parents,...
Trenton, NJ- Former Wimbledon tennis champion Althea Gibson, currently serving as NJ's Athletic Commissioner, testifies at a committee hearing...
Darlene Hard serves to Althea Gibson during the Women's Singles tournament at Wimbledon. Gibson defeated Hard, and would go on to successfully defend...
Althea Gibson, early in her tennis career, preparing to work out at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, in 1950. In seven years time, Gibson...
American tennis player Althea Gibson practices for the National Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills for the first time.
Chicago, IL- Althea Gibson , Negro star from Florida. Althea and Mela shaking hands across the net. Mela Ramirez, from Mexico City, lost the match,...
Darlene Hard kisses Althea Gibson after Gibson defeated her 6-3, 6-3, in the finals of the women's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. Gibson...
London, England- Althea Gibson, in action at Wimbledon, is shown is some fancy hand and foot action during play against Mrs. Z. Kormoczy of Hungary...
Tennis great Althea Gibson holds king-sized racket to announce that she is to introduce tennis to thousands of Inner City youngsters for the first...
American tennis star Althea Gibson hits a return shot to Mlle. Monnot during her singles match at the Surrey Grass Court Championship, held at the...
Top-seeded Althea Gibson of New York easily won her third round women's singles match by defeating Mary Hellyer of Australia, 6-4, 6-2. Althea,...
Althea Gibson kisses the cup she was rewarded with after having won the French International Tennis Championships in Paris.
Wimbledon, England: A picture that makes sports history, snapped at Wimbledon, as her majesty Queen Elizabeth of England awarded the Wimbledon...
Althea Gibson poses with her tennis racket in the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. She is the first African American woman or man to...
Tennis legend Althea Gibson poses for a portrait at her home surrounded by her trophies June 12, 1987 in East Orange, NJ.
Great Britain's Christine Truman posing with Althea Gibson of the USA after defeating her in the Wightman Cup, Wimbledon, London, June 14th 1958.
American tennis player Althea Gibson holding her trophy and putting an arm around Darlene Hard , also of the United States, after defeating her in...
American tennis player Althea Gibson competing in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 1957.
American tennis players Althea Gibson and Darlene Hard holding bouquets before their women's singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in...
British tennis player Christine Truman and American tennis player Althea Gibson posing ahead of their women's singles semi-final match at the...
American tennis player Althea Gibson holding her trophy after after defeating Darlene Hard , also of the United States, in the women's final at the...
American tennis player and reigning women's singles champion Althea Gibson pictured in London where she is to defend her title at the Wimbledon...