Althea Gibson (born 1927) is noted not only for her exceptional abilities as a tennis player, but for breaking the color barrier in the 1950s as the first African American to compete in national and international tennis. Born in Silver, South Carolina,...

Althea Gibson is one of the foremost names in American tennis and in African American history. In a prejudiced, segregated society, and in the even more segregated world of tennis, she carved out a place for herself with her aggressive serve and volley...

Althea Gibson (1927-08-25 – 2003-09-28) was an American sportswoman who, on 1950-08-22, became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred...

Today is Friday, July 6, the 187th day of 2007. There are 178 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating fellow American Darlene...

Roger Federer and Justine Henin played up to their No. 1 seedings Monday and Nikolay Davydenko was a sure thing, too, on the opening day of the U.S. Open.The final Grand Slam event of the season began on a sparkling morning, and Federer was his...