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Althea Gibson was born in Silver City, South Carolina.
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Althea went to New York City, where she fell in love with tennis.
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She won 10 straight American Tennis Association championships.
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Althea was No. 7 out of the top 10 players in the U.S.
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She had been serving for 10 years as a Commissioner of Athletics in New Jersey.
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Althea Gibson died of respiratory failure.
