Althea Gibson

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Florida_A&M_University
gptkbp:AustralianOpenDoublesWinner 0
gptkbp:autobiography gptkb:I_Always_Wanted_to_Be_Somebody
1958
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:National_Order_of_Sports_Merit_(France)
gptkb:National_Sports_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Citation_by_President_Eisenhower
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-08-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Silver,_South_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-09-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:East_Orange,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:French_Open_doubles_champion 1
gptkbp:FrenchOpenDoublesTitlesYears 1956
gptkbp:FrenchOpenSinglesTitles 1
gptkbp:FrenchOpenSinglesTitlesYears 1956
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:height 5 ft 11 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Althea Gibson
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame
1971
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:Serena_Williams
gptkb:Venus_Williams
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableAchievement first African-American to compete at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open)
first African-American to compete at Wimbledon
first African-American woman to join the LPGA Tour
first African-American to win a Grand Slam tennis title
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:singer
gptkb:tennis_player
gptkb:professional_golfer
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:American_Tennis_Association
gptkb:Ladies_Professional_Golf_Association
gptkb:United_States_Lawn_Tennis_Association
gptkbp:retired 1958
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Althea_(2015_documentary_film)
gptkb:Althea_Gibson:_Trailblazer_and_Champion_(biography)
gptkbp:turnedPro 1959
gptkbp:USOpenDoublesTitlesYears 1957
gptkbp:USOpenSinglesTitles 2
gptkbp:USOpenSinglesTitlesYears 1957
1958
gptkbp:WimbledonDoublesTitlesYears 1956
gptkbp:WimbledonSinglesTitlesYears 1957
1958
gptkbp:WTA_doubles_titles 2
1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moneta_Sleet_Jr.
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