During the event, the 2025 Essex County Althea Gibson Leadership Awards will be presented to five outstanding students.

Gauff is the highest-paid female athlete in the world, but still finds the South Florida park where she grew up a place to ...

In honor of International Women's Month, we're shouting out some of our favorite Florida women! From pioneers to nature to space enthusiasts, here are our favorite historical Florida women.

In this special excerpt from Althea Gibson’s re-released autobiography “I Always ... Gibson writes about getting the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth II after winning her first Wimbledon singles ...

When thinking of tennis stars, the first names that most likely come to mind are Serena and Venus Williams. While they are well established, they are not the first female tennis players to make ...

Althea Gibson is best known for breaking the color ... A year later, she also became the first Black player to compete at Wimbledon. Throughout her career, Gibson appeared in 19 major finals ...

Althea Gibson’s journey from a young paddle tennis champion to ... In 1951, Gibson was the first African American player to be invited to compete at Wimbledon. One year later, in 1952, she ranked in ...