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Arthur Ashe
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American tennis player (1943–1993)
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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- 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
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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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