The Match

United States of America

Althea Gibson was Black, and Angela Buxton was Jewish. And in 1956, they faced prevailing racism in the UK and changed the face of professional tennis by winning the ladies’ doubles trophy at Wimbledon. Gibson went on to finally win the ladies singles title at Wimbledon in 1957, and also formed a lifelong friendship with Buxton.

History

Crew

Venus Williams
Production
Serena Williams
Production
Isha Price
Production
BS
Bruce Schoenfeld
Writing
LM
Liz Maccie
Writing
RS
Richard Stern
Production
JS
Julie Snyder
Production
NM
Navid McIlhargey
Production
AS
Ameet Shukla
Production
SB
Scott Budnick
Production
CC
Caroline Currier
Production
EB
Emily Blavatnik
Production
Danny Cohen
Production