The Match

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History

Overview

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.

Keywords

interracial friendship
based on true story
1950s
period drama
female friendship
tennis
racial discrimination

Details

Status: Planned
Original language: English
Production: Access Entertainment,1Community,Nine Two Six Productions,Four Daughters,1Community, Access Entertainment, Four Daughters, Nine Two Six Productions
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt12716076