Arthur Ashe

Also known as Ashe, Arthur Robert, Arthur Ashe, Jr., Arthur Ashe Jr., Arthur R. Ashe Jr., Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., Arthur R. Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.

American tennis player (1943–1993)

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Arthur Ashe was an American tennis player who lived from 1943 to 1993 and became one of the sport's most significant figures. He matters because he broke racial barriers in professional tennis at a time when the sport was segregated and helped change the game and society through his athletic achievements and activism.

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It sits within the topics 1943 births, 1993 deaths and 20th-century African-American sportsmen.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Richmond
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: English language
Award: ATP Tour Awards
Field of work: autobiography
Sport: tennis
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 73
Official website: www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe
Image: Arthur Ashe (cropped).jpg
Height: 185

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Commons category: Arthur Ashe
date of birth: 1943-07-10
date of death: 1993-02-06
cause of death: pneumonia
doubles record: 315–173
playing hand: right-handedness
singles record: 699–228
manner of death: natural causes
medical condition: toxoplasmosis
prize money: 1584909
ethnic group: African Americans
start of work period: 1970-00-00
end of work period: 1980-00-00
ranking: 2
described by source: 100 Greatest African Americans
name in native language: Arthur Ashe
archives at: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

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Encyclopedic overview

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. He retired in 1980.

Ashe was ranked world No. 1 by Rex Bellamy, Bud Collins, Judith Elian, Lance Tingay, World Tennis and Tennis Magazine (U.S.) in 1975. That year, Ashe was awarded the 'Martini and Rossi' Award, voted for by a panel of journalists, and the ATP Player of the Year award. In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at world No. 2 in May 1976.

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