75 Years After Breaking Tennis’ Color Barrier, Althea Gibson Is Finally Being Honored At The US Open

75 Years After Breaking Tennis’ Color Barrier, Althea Gibson Is Finally Being Honored At The US Open

By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated May 29, 2025 Seventy-five years ago, a young woman from Harlem stepped onto the courts at the 1950 U.S. National Championships and changed tennis forever. Her name? Althea Gibson.Gibson became the first Black player to compete in what would later become the US Open and now, the United States Tennis Association is paying tribute to her legacy with the 2025 US Open theme “Celebrating 75 Years of Breaking Barriers.”Altho…

Althea Gibson, 75 Years After Breaking Color Barrier In Tennis, To Be Celebrated By USTA At 2025 U.S. Open - World Tennis Magazine

Tickets for all three weeks of the 2025 US Open go on sale to the general public May 30 as the USTA today proudly unveils its theme for the 2025 US Open, “Celebrating 75 Years of Breaking Barriers,” in honor of Althea Gibson breaking tennis’ color barrier at the 1950 U.S. National Championships. Illuminating this year’s theme is the deeply powerful and dynamic theme art – a layered, silhouette profile of Gibson, incorporating iconic symbols embl…