Inducted into the Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 (inaugural class).
Pictured on a nondenominated USA commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage series, issued 23 August 2013. Price of the stamp on date of issue was 46¢.
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2001.
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.
Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2009.
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1957 & 1958
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 200-202. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.