Mary Evans Alice Marble, 1939 Wimbledon champion 10431075

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Picture No	10431075
Date	1939
Description	Alice Marble, 1939 Wimbledon champion
Details	Alice Marble (1913-1990), American tennis player, who was the first woman to win both the US Open and Wimbledon singles titles in the same year, as well as the ladies' doubles and mixed doubles. She also pioneered the wearing of shorts for tennis, first in 1932 and in 1950, spoke out supporting the black tennis player, Althea Gibson and encouraging the public to accept black and homosexual tennis players into the game. Pictured here with Fru Sperling who she beat 6-0 6-0 in the semi-finals before beating Briton Kay Stammers in the final to clinch the championship.
Source	Unattributed photograph in The Bystander, 12 July 1939
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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