Sports – Tennis

Lucy Diggs Slowe (1883-1937)
Lucy Diggs Slowe was a trailblazer as an academic and athlete. In 1922, she was the first African American woman...
January 23rd, 2025

Sloane Stephens (1993- )
Sloane Stephens is an American tennis player, born in Plantation, Florida on March 20, 1993. Her father John played for...
May 22nd, 2021

The Shady Rest Golf and Country Club (1921- )
The Shady Rest Golf & Country Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey is the oldest African American golf club in...
May 3rd, 2020

Cori “Coco” Gauff (2004- )
Cori “Coco” Gauff is an African American profession female tennis player, ranked 49th overall by the February 2020 Women’s Tennis...
April 26th, 2020

Naomi Osaka (1997- )
Naomi Osaka is a Japanese–Haitian professional tennis player. She is most famous for her upset victory over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open on September...
September 9th, 2018

Serena Williams (1981 – )
Eight-time world No. 1-ranked professional tennis player Serena Williams was born September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. She holds 23 Grand Slam singles...
September 9th, 2018

Margaret (1915-2004) and Matilda (1917-2003) Peters
Margaret and Matilda Roumania Peters were African American tennis stars from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. Margaret, the older sister,...
July 9th, 2018

Ora Washington (1898-1971)
Ora Mae Washington was the first prominent African American athlete to dominate two sports, tennis and basketball. Born on January 23,...
August 17th, 2017

Malamine Koné (1971– )
Clothing entrepreneur Malamine Koné, was born in Mali on December 21, 1971, but now lives near Paris, France. He is...
January 8th, 2016