(NYT8) NEWARK, N.J. -- Oct. 2, 2003 -- GIBSON-FUNERAL -- The coffin of tennis champion Althea Gibson is carried out of Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral during funeral services in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003. In 1950, Gibson became the first black woman to compete in a major U.S. tennis championship, later dominating the game with a total of 11 grand slam titles, including the French Open in 1956 and the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958. Gibson died of respiratory failure Sunday, Sept. 28, at a hospital in East Orange, where she had lived for many years. She was 76. (Dith Pran/The New York Times)(NYT8) NEWARK, N.J. -- Oct. 2, 2003 -- GIBSON-FUNERAL -- The casket of tennis champion Althea Gibson is carried out of Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral during funeral services in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003. In 1950, Gibson became the first black woman to compete in a major U.S. tennis championship, later dominating the game with a total of 11 grand slam titles, including the French Open in 1956 and the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958. Gibson died of respiratory failure Sunday, Sept. 28, at a hospital in East Orange, where she had lived for many years. She was 76. (Dith Pran/The New York Times)