1948 US Championships

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:sports_events
gptkbp:attendance 20000
highest in history at that time
gptkbp:broadcast_network gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Louise_Brough
gptkb:Althea_Gibson
gptkbp:date September 1948
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Grand_Slam
gptkbp:final_match_date Althea Gibson vs. Louise Brough
gptkbp:final_score 6–3, 6–4
gptkbp:gender mixed
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II era
gptkbp:historical_significance first African American woman to win a major title
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1948 US Championships
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing_Meadows
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Side_Tennis_Club
gptkbp:men's_doubles_champion gptkb:Jack_Kramer
gptkb:Louise_Brough
gptkb:Althea_Gibson
gptkbp:men's_singles_finalist gptkb:Frank_Parker
gptkbp:mixed_doubles_finalist gptkb:Jack_Kramer
gptkb:Louise_Brough
gptkbp:notable_appearance gptkb:Maureen_Connolly
gptkb:Billie_Jean_King
gptkb:Chris_Evert
gptkb:Martina_Navratilova
gptkb:Bobby_Riggs
gptkb:Virginia_Wade
gptkb:Pancho_Gonzales
gptkb:Rod_Laver
gptkb:Don_Budge
gptkb:Gussie_Moran
gptkbp:notable_match Gibson vs. Brough
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Jack_Kramer
gptkb:Althea_Gibson
gptkbp:notable_winner gptkb:Frank_Parker
gptkb:Louise_Brough
gptkbp:official_ball gptkb:Wilson
gptkbp:preceded_by 1947 US Championships
gptkbp:prize_money $10000
gptkbp:significance first major title for Althea Gibson
gptkbp:sponsorship gptkb:American_Lawn_Tennis_Association
gptkbp:sport gptkb:tennis
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1949_US_Championships
gptkbp:surface gptkb:grass
gptkbp:tournament elimination
two weeks
gptkbp:trophy gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:US_Open_Trophy
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Forest_Hills
gptkbp:women's_singles_finalist gptkb:Louise_Brough
gptkbp:year 1948
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pancho_Gonzales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5