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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
2 Apr 2014 · Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world.
Arthur began learning tennis from an early age, in part because his father took a post at Brook Field in 1947. The position came with a house that was located in the middle of the blacks-only playground at Brook Field, which was an 18-acre park that included tennis courts.
31 Mei 2024 · Arthur Ashe (born July 10, 1943, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.—died February 6, 1993, New York, New York) was an American tennis player, the first Black winner of a major men’s singles championship. Ashe began to play tennis at the age of seven in a neighbourhood park.
A tennis champion, social activist and style icon, Arthur Ashe stood at the nexus of sport, politics and culture, and exemplified the power of grace through his sportsmanlike approach to all on- and off-court matters. His towering legacy continues to inspire.
27 Ogo 2018 · Arthur Ashe, left, doing a crossword puzzle while waiting for the subway, completely unrecognized the day after he won the U.S. Open men's singles championship in New York in September 1968....
10 Sep 2018 · Arthur Ashe. The revolution Ashe fomented would be felt not only on the court of play, but in broader social and political spheres. He was the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis, piercing the...
American tennis legend Arthur Ashe was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.
Arthur Ashe was a top ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 70s. Raised in the segregated South, he was the first African-American male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament. He was much more than an athlete though.
Players. A singular figure in the game's history as the first black male to win a major singles titles - the first three in fact - Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., also set a record in1968 that is most unlikely to be equaled: He won both the U.S. Amateur and Open championships, the first time such a double was possible.
