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Althea Gibson Photos: The Pictures You Need to See

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Althea Gibson, Darlene Hard

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Althea Gibson receives a kiss from compatriot Darlene Hard, whom she beat in two sets to become the first black woman to win the Women's Singles Finals at Wimbledon in 1957. (Getty)

Ben Doody is Heavy's Managing Editor. Prior to joining Heavy in 2014, he was a sports reporter and editor at The Trentonian in Trenton, New Jersey; a breaking news editor at the Hearst Connecticut Media Group; and Connecticut Managing Editor for Digital First Media. More about Ben Doody

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