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Noun Named Entity
Categories: 20th-century African-American women, United States National champions (tennis), Tennis players from New York City, Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era), Golfers from South Carolina
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Gibson  Althea Gibson  Althea Gibson Foundation  Althea Neale Gibson  The Althea Gibson Foundation
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United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003) WordNet 3.0
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United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. Wikipedia
American tennis player Wikidata
IS A
tennis player
homo
AWARD RECEIVED
National Women's Hall of Fame
New Jersey Hall of Fame
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Theodore Roosevelt Award
+2 relations
CAUSE OF DEATH
respiratory failure
COUNTRY FOR SPORT
United States
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
EDUCATED AT
Florida A&M University
Williston School
ETHNIC GROUP
African-American
FAMILY NAME
Gibson
GIVEN NAME
Althea
HANDEDNESS
right-handedness
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
Middle English
MEMBER OF
Alpha Kappa Alpha
OCCUPATION
tennis player
golfer
PLACE OF DEATH
East Orange
PLAYING HAND
right-handedness
SEX OR GENDER
female
SPORT
golf
tennis
VICTORY
1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
1956 French Championships – Women's singles
1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Gibson, Althea Gibson
Wikipedia
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Althea Gibson
Wikidata
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Althea Gibson
Wikipedia Redirections
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Althea Gibson Foundation, The Althea Gibson Foundation
Wikidata Alias
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Althea Neale Gibson

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