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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 became the first (and remains the only) African American male tennis player to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles titles. He was also the first African American man...
Learn about the life of Arthur Ashe, the first African-American to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and his activism against Apartheid. Explore his childhood, college, military, professional and family years, and his legacy.
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.
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Sep 10, 2018 · Learn how Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win the U.S. Open in 1968 and how he used his platform to advocate for civil rights, economic empowerment and AIDS awareness. Explore his life, career and legacy in this article by Raymond Arsenault.
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Jan 17, 2023 · The story of how a coup attempt in Nigeria forced former Australian Open champion Arthur Ashe to flee the court at gunpoint.
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