Tennis player
Althea Gibson
The first Black player to compete at the US National Championships and to win Wimbledon, in an era when clubs would not admit her to practise.
Althea Neale Gibson 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 Black player to win a Grand Slam event. The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals, 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 titles: 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 [Navratilova] couldn't touch her. I think she'd beat the Williams sisters." Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971 and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black player to compete in the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
- Born
- 1927-08-25, Silver, South Carolina, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2003-09-28, East Orange, New Jersey, USAA Sunday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-08-25, Silver, South Carolina, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 23°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 24°28′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 1°52′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 2°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 16°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2003-09-28, East Orange, New Jersey, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 5°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 9°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 16°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 0°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 6°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 12°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 29°33′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 10°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 17°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Althea Gibson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.