Video: 'Sport - Men's And Ladies Singles Finals At Wimbledon (1957)' (July 6, 1957 at 1:15)

(Saturday, July 6, 1957) — American Althea Gibson, 29, became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title today as she defeated fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

Video: 'Althea Gibson's 1957 Wimbledon Win - Decades TV Network'