Althea Gibson, the first black woman to win the tennis title at Wimbledon, died today (Sunday).

• About Althea Gibson - biography
• Althea Gibson Quotations - a few quotes from the tennis great


• Althea Gibson, Black Tennis Pioneer, Dies at 76 - New York Times obituary (free registration may be required)
• Althea Gibson, First Black Tennis Star, Dies at 76 - Reuters
• Althea Gibson dies aged 78 - The Independent (note: the headline says 78, but the article gives her age as 76)

Picture courtesy Library of Congress, Carl Van Vechten Collection