Oscar Johnson (tennis)

Oscar Johnson is an American tennis player who was the first black person to win a United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) tournament – the Long Beach Junior Open on 4 July 1948. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Alan Drooz (27 August 1987), "Oscar Johnson Makes It to Hall of Fame : Black Tennis Champion Had to Break a Few Barriers Along the Way", Los Angeles Times
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