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 title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In all, she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. "She is one of the greatest players who ever lived", said Bob Ryland, a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams. "Martina couldn't touch her. I think she'd beat the Williams sisters." Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. In the early 1960s she also became the first Black player to compete on the Women's Professional Golf Tour. More about Althea Gibson
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At a time when racism and prejudice were widespread in sports and in society, Gibson was often compared to Jackie Robinson. "Her road to success was a challenging one", said Billie Jean King, "but I never saw her back down." "To anyone, she was an inspiration, because of what she was able to do at a time when it was enormously difficult to play tennis at all if you were Black", said former New York City Mayor David Dinkins. "I am honored to have followed in such great footsteps", wrote Venus Williams. "Her accomplishments set the stage for my success, and through players like myself and Serena and many others to come, her legacy will live on."In total, we tracked 69 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Althea Gibson (2012 SPORTKINGS VINTAGE PAPERCUTS VPAG ALTHEA GIBSON 1/1 CUT AUTOGRAPH BGS 9/10!) was sold in May 2023 for $495.00 while the cheapest item (1945 FOREST HILLS signed LOUISE BROUGH vs althea gibson) found a new owner for $4.99 in March 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $45.67 for an autographed item of Althea Gibson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with $495.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Althea Gibson is worth $45.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Althea Gibson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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2010 SPORTKINGS PAPER CUTS ALTHEA GIBSON 1/1 CUT AUTOGRAPH BGS MINT 9/9 - RARE! | $349.00 | ||
2012 SPORTKINGS VINTAGE PAPERCUTS VPAG ALTHEA GIBSON 1/1 CUT AUTOGRAPH BGS 9/10! | $495.00 | ||
Althea Gibson Gold Getter Sketch Card Limited 02/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $5.99 | ||
Althea Gibson Gold Getter Sketch Card Limited 03/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $6.99 | ||
Althea Gibson Gold Getter Sketch Card Limited 04/30 Dr. Dunk Signed | $6.99 | ||
Althea Gibson Signed Autograph FDC First Day Cover Tennis Hall of Fame | $77.01 | ||
Althea Gibson Signed Autographed Sports Illustrated Cover 1957 Golf Tennis | $249.99 | ||
Althea Gibson Signed Autographed Tennis Ball Wilson 4 | $110.00 | ||
Althea Gibson Signed Index Card PSA/DNA Certified Authentic Auto *1415 | $99.00 | ||
Wimbledon French Open US Open Althea Gibson (d.03) Signed Auto 3x5 Index Card C | $149.99 |
Angela Buxton, Half of an Outcast Duo in Tennis History, Dies at 85 (08/26/20): She was Jewish, and the great Althea Gibson was Black, and in the segregated world of 1950s tennis they forged a remarkable friendship as champion doubles partners.
Althea Gibson, iconic tennis champion and trailblazer, honored with sculpture at (08/28/19): Gibson broke the sport's color barrier in the 1950s