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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 |