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Angela Buxton (1934 – 2020), tennis champion who fought discrimination
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legacy.comAngela Buxton was a British tennis player who won doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1956 as the doubles partner of Althea Gibson (1927 – 2003).When Buxton and Gibson won their doubles title in 1956, Gibson was the first Black tennis player to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament, having also won singles at the French championship.
The doubles win was a major moment for Buxton, too, who faced anti-Semitic discrimination throughout her career. The granddaughter of Russian Jews who immigrated to England, Buxton found herself excluded from tennis clubs and training facilities.
Even after her Wimbledon win, she was never able to gain membership to the All-England Club – site of the famed tournament – despite trying for decades to apply.
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