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Althea Gibson: Grand Slam Finals Played

Summary and details of all the Grand Slam finals made by Althea Gibson, with statistics about how many he won and how many he lost and information by tournament and by year.

How many Grand Slam finals did she play? Althea Gibson reached a total of 7 finals, of which she won 5 and lost 2 (a winning percentge of 71.4%).

Althea Gibson:
Summary of His Grand Slam Finals

Tournament
Finals Played
Finals Won
Finals Lost
Winning Percentage
Australian Open 1
0
1
0.0%
French Open 1
1
0
100.0%
US Open 3
2
1
66.7%
Wimbledon 2
2
0
100.0%
Total: 7
5
2
71.4%
Surfaces:
= Hard
/
= Grass
/
= Clay

Grand Slam Finals played by Tournament

Australian Open Finals - 1 Final (0-1)

1. 1957
Althea Gibson lost to Shirley Fry
6-3, 6-4

French Open Finals - 1 Final (1-0)

1. 1956
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer
6-0, 12-10

US Open Finals - 3 Finals (2-1)

1. 1956
Althea Gibson lost to Shirley Fry
6-3, 6-4
2. 1957
Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough
6-3, 6-2
3. 1958
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard
3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Wimbledon Finals - 2 Finals (2-0)

1. 1957
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard
6-3, 6-2
2. 1958
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer
8-6, 6-2

Grand Slam Finals played by Year

Finals in 1956
1. French Open
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer
6-0, 12-10
2. US Open
Althea Gibson lost to Shirley Fry
6-3, 6-4
Finals in 1957
3. Australian Open
Althea Gibson lost to Shirley Fry
6-3, 6-4
4. Wimbledon
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard
6-3, 6-2
5. US Open
Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough
6-3, 6-2
Finals in 1958
6. Wimbledon
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer
8-6, 6-2
7. US Open
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard
3-6, 6-1, 6-2