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Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event (the French Open).
Alycia Michelle Parks (born December 31, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 40, achieved on 14 August 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 27, set on 11 September 2023.
Pages in category "African-American tennis players" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
Though she may not be a household name, Althea Gibson broke barriers in professional sports. She was the first African-American tennis player to compete on the US Tennis Tour, and after her tennis ...
Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff (/ ˈ ɡ ɔː f / GAWF; born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. Gauff has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles.
Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976) is an American former top-10 professional tennis player. During her career, she reached the semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open, the quarterfinals of the French Open three times, and had wins over world No. 1s Serena Williams and Martina Hingis.
Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 3, after Wimbledon in 2018.Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles.