As Women’s History Month closes, we take a closer look at Althea Gibson, the Black American two-sport athlete whose legacy is still being celebrated even 20 years after her death.It may be 50 years ...

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971, but was not formally recognized by the USTA until 2019, when the Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden was unveiled at the U.S. Open ...

Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win ... Gibson has turned into a recluse in her well-kept garden apartment in East Orange, N.J., according to Time last September.

Althea Gibson’s advice to Serena and Venus Williams Fortunately, times have changed. When Serena Williams retired in 2022, for example, she did so having won nearly $100 million in prize money ...

Gibson was the first black tennis player to win a grand slam, which she accomplished in 1956 at the French Open. Just a year later, she won the U.S. Open, taking home the trophy in both 1957 and 1958.

But when the match resumed the next day, Gibson, 23, was visibly unnerved by the hordes of photographers, and Brough beat her in just 11 minutes.. Nonetheless, Gibson had broken the color barrier ...

As Women’s History Month closes, we celebrate Althea Gibson, the Black American two-sport athlete whose legacy is still felt 20 years after her death.