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On This Date in Sports July 5, 1958: Althea in Wimbledon

American Althea Gibson won her second consecutive Wimbledon singles title, beating Angela Mortimer of England in straight sets (8-6, 6-2). When Gibson won her first title a year earlier, she was the first person of color to win a championship at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Gibson w

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On This Date in Sports July 5, 1958: Althea in Wimbledon

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