![Bildagentur | mauritius images | Little Mo, Miss Maureen Connolly, 17 year old American champion, in play against Britain's Miss Angela Mortimer on the centre court during their Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships Bildagentur | mauritius images | Little Mo, Miss Maureen Connolly, 17 year old American champion, in play against Britain's Miss Angela Mortimer on the centre court during their Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships](https://img.mauritius-images.com/dsf/preview_watermarked/ME-PI-6341208/save_as_name/mauritius%20images%20-%2012220260%20-%20Little%20Mo%2C%20Miss%20Maureen%20Connolly%2C%2017%20year%20old%20American%20champion%2C%20in%20play%20against%20Britain's%20Miss%20Angela%20Mortimer%20on%20the%20centre%20court%20during%20their%20Wimbledon%20Lawn%20Tennis%20championships%20singles%20match%20%0D%0A25th%20.jpg)
Bildagentur | mauritius images | Little Mo, Miss Maureen Connolly, 17 year old American champion, in play against Britain's Miss Angela Mortimer on the centre court during their Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships
This Day In Tennis History - May 26, 1956: Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to win a major singles title, defeating Angela Mortimer of Britain 6-0, 12-10 in one hour,
![Women�s Singles Final At Wimbledon. Althea Gibson V. Angela Mortimer. Photograph by Retro Images Archive - Fine Art America Women�s Singles Final At Wimbledon. Althea Gibson V. Angela Mortimer. Photograph by Retro Images Archive - Fine Art America](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/womens-singles-final-at-wimbledon-althea-gibson-v-angela-mortimer-retro-images-archive.jpg)
Women�s Singles Final At Wimbledon. Althea Gibson V. Angela Mortimer. Photograph by Retro Images Archive - Fine Art America
![TENNIS PLAYER ANGELA MORTIMER WINS WOMENS SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WIMBLEDON BEATING CHRISTINE TRUMAN 8 JULY 1961 Stock Photo - Alamy TENNIS PLAYER ANGELA MORTIMER WINS WOMENS SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WIMBLEDON BEATING CHRISTINE TRUMAN 8 JULY 1961 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJ11KE/tennis-player-angela-mortimer-wins-womens-single-championships-at-wimbledon-beating-christine-truman-8-july-1961-2GJ11KE.jpg)
TENNIS PLAYER ANGELA MORTIMER WINS WOMENS SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WIMBLEDON BEATING CHRISTINE TRUMAN 8 JULY 1961 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Angela Mortimer Tennis player available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts #21483957 Angela Mortimer Tennis player available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts #21483957](https://www.mediastorehouse.co.uk/p/767/angela-mortimer-tennis-player-21483957.jpg.webp)
Angela Mortimer Tennis player available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts #21483957
![11 JUNE 1962 THE BRITISH LADIES TENNIS TEAM AT THE BECKENHAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT. L-R: ANN HAYDON ; ANGELA MORTIMER ; CHRISTINE TRUMAN ; ELIZABETH STARKIE ; AND DEIDRE CATT. KENT, ENGLAND. - TopFoto 11 JUNE 1962 THE BRITISH LADIES TENNIS TEAM AT THE BECKENHAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT. L-R: ANN HAYDON ; ANGELA MORTIMER ; CHRISTINE TRUMAN ; ELIZABETH STARKIE ; AND DEIDRE CATT. KENT, ENGLAND. - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/8843/134924589085427cde38ca99533ba5d3/5/01a7fc6a3192a2955bf098de9f0ed28d/2652613.jpg)
11 JUNE 1962 THE BRITISH LADIES TENNIS TEAM AT THE BECKENHAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT. L-R: ANN HAYDON ; ANGELA MORTIMER ; CHRISTINE TRUMAN ; ELIZABETH STARKIE ; AND DEIDRE CATT. KENT, ENGLAND. - TopFoto
![TENNIS PLAYERS CHRISTINE TRUMAN AND ANGELA MORTIMER AT WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 JULY 1961 - TopFoto TENNIS PLAYERS CHRISTINE TRUMAN AND ANGELA MORTIMER AT WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 JULY 1961 - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/8780/c0013957065902dd37d348a4116b6487/5/a4f2c3fe7d93bd5c136f65f3c082ad1f/2633797.jpg)