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 ...

Dec 4, 2024 · Arthur Ashe was an African American professional tennis player. This guide provides access to materials related to Arthur Ashe in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers. Arthur Ashe (center) at ATA National Championship. November 30, 1962. St. Paul Recorder (St. Paul, MN), Image 8.

In 1955 Ashe won the ATA championship for boys under thirteen, the first of his eleven ATA titles. Gaining entrance to USLTA tournaments was often difficult, but in 1958 he entered and won the Maryland state tournament and was runner-up in the New Jersey and …

Examining the dynamics of segregation in the sport, Breaking the Barriers shows how the ATA has contributed and continues to contribute to the integration of tennis.

On February 6, 1993 Arthur Ashe died of AIDS-related pneumonia in New York at the age of 49. His body was laid in state at the Governor’s Mansion in his hometown of Richmond, VA. He was the first person to lie in state at the mansion since the …

Feb 6, 1993 · Ashe attended Richmond City Public Schools and received a diploma from Maggie L. Walker High School in 1961. After success as a junior player in the American Tennis Association (ATA), he was the first African American junior to receive a U.S. Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) national ranking.

In 1960, at age 17, Ashe won the men’s singles division of the ATA National Championships, as well as the 18-and-under title. Ashe’s talent resulted in the first feature on him in Sports Illustrated as a “Face in the Crowd” in the December 12, 1960, issue. Ashe won the USLTA Interscholastic Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia the ...

Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980.

Having grown up in the segregated South, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win the U.S. Open in 1968. The victory helped him find his voice on a wide array of social-justice issues. Chanda Rubin's highest WTA ranking was No. 6, which she attained in 1996.

American Tennis Association (ATA) is the oldest African-American sports organization in the United States. Davis Cup: (as player) 1963, 1965-70, 1975, 1977-78, won 27 singles; (as captain) 1981-85, won 1981, 1982. Ashe retired in 1980 with a …