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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.
Apr 2, 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.
May 31, 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.
American tennis legend Arthur Ashe was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.
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.
Aug 27, 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....
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.
Sep 10, 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...
Feb 8, 1993 · Arthur Ashe, a tennis champion who spent his years in the sport fighting discrimination and then spent the final year of his life seeking to broaden public awareness on the subject of AIDS, died...
