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Why did Althea Gibson likely retire from tennis at the top of her game?

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she had endured enough physically. She was also looking for a change, and more importantly, financial stability, Brown says.

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She was clearly the most dominant player of that era. And she would've kept going — she could've won multiple titles over the next few years, but she quit because she had to go make a living.

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