Hubert Arthur Eaton (1916–1991) was an American physician, civil rights activist, and tennis player in North Carolina.

He would go on to win the ATA national doubles championship, and served as the coach and mentor of Althea Gibson, the first black Wimbledon champion.

[3][4] He also played in the 1954 U.S. Championships, losing his match to top seed Tony Trabert.

[1] He attended the University of Michigan Medical School and then established a practice in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was a distinguished physician and noted civil rights activist, fighting for access to recreational facilities, the desegregation of public schools, and, most notably, the fight for access to public hospital facilities for black physicians.

A trial was held, but the judge ordered a directed verdict of not guilty by reason of insufficient evidence before the jury began deliberations.