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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.
Arthur Ashe defeated defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his first Wimbledon title and third and last major singles title overall.
Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Arthur Ashe) Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche) Björn Borg (quarterfinals, lost to Arthur Ashe) Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Ilie Năstase (second round, lost to Sherwood Stewart) Arthur Ashe (champion) Stan Smith (first round, lost to Byron Bertram)
Ashe, an American tennis player, won the first ever U.S. Open in 1968, the first Black man to win the title. (Althea Gibson was the first Black player to win the U.S. Nationals, a precursor to the ...
Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy in the final, 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. It was his second major singles title. Rod Laver was the reigning champion, but chose not to compete this year. The first round was best-of-three sets, and the rest of the tournament was best-of-five.
Ashe was still registered as an amateur and therefore not entitled to the $14,000 first-prize money, which instead went to runner-up Tom Okker, while Wade earned $6,000. [3] Frank Parker , at the age of 52, lost to eventual champion Arthur Ashe in the second round, and still holds the record for the oldest man to compete in a Grand Slam singles ...
You may have heard of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award lately -- and for a good reason. This year, the prestigious award -- which is presented annually at the ESPY Awards to a notable sports figure ...
Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker in the final, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 US Open. [1] It was his first major singles title, becoming the first African American man to win a singles major.