# @tenniscanada on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZm0fPNooa_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19594910-tenniscanada-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-02-05T19:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tennis Canada (@tenniscanada) — https://gondola.cc/tenniscanada

## Caption

Althea Gibson was the first black player to win Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her achievements and passion for the sport inspired generations after her to pick up a racquet.

Quote taken from her book, I Always Wanted to be Somebody, after her first Wimbledon title.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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Althea Gibson a été la première athlète noire, tous sexes confondus, à remporter Roland Garros, Wimbledon et les Internationaux des États-Unis. Ses exploits et sa passion pour le sport ont incité grandement les générations suivantes à s'initier au tennis.

Citation tirée de son livre, « I Always Wanted to be Somebody ».

#altheagibson #blacktennisplayers #blackathletes #milestone #wta #wtatennis #womenstennis #wimbledon #rolandgarros #usopen #grandslamchampion #grandslam #history #historicalfigures #historicalmoment

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wimbledon, womenstennis, blackhistorymonth, wta, history, grandslamchampion, rolandgarros, usopen, wtatennis, blackathletes, milestone, altheagibson, grandslam, historicalfigures, historicalmoment, blacktennisplayers

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