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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.
Jun 6, 2018 · 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.
アーサー・アッシュ（Arthur Ashe, 1943年 7月10日 - 1993年 2月6日）は、アメリカ・バージニア州 リッチモンド出身の男子テニス選手。 本名は Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. （アーサー・ロバート・アッシュ・ジュニア）。
Jun 24, 2022 · When not winning major tennis championships and breaking barriers in one of the most lily-white sports at the time, Ashe was a vocal advocate for civil rights, even getting arrested in 1985 for...
As the No. 5 ranked junior in the country, Ashe won the National Junior Indoor Championship in 1962 and was awarded a full scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles. 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.
Jun 25, 2022 · Arthur Ashe balletically leaps across the grass court, his gold chain peeking from behind his white polo shirt. He serves unreturned aces and then returns low forehand volleys as his opponent,...
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...
Feb 20, 2019 · After Arthur Ashe captured the @USOpen title in 1968, the first African-American man to win a major, he founded the NJTL with Charlie Pasarell & Sheridan Snyder, supported by the #USTAFoundation...
