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Childhood / Formative Years. On July 10, 1943 Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born to parents Arthur Sr. and Mattie C. Ashe in Richmond, Virginia. Arthur began learning tennis from an early age, in part because his father took a post at Brook Field in 1947.
A singular figure in the game's history as the first black male to win a major singles titles - the first three in fact - Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., also set a record in1968 that is most unlikely to be equaled: He won both the U.S. Amateur and Open championships, the first time such a double was possible.
24 juin 2022 · Arthur Ashe may have been most known for his tennis success, but it was his activism that set him apart off the court. Ashe became an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness after revealing his own ...
10 sept. 2018 · Having grown up in the segregated South, 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.
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (Richmond, Virgínia, 10 de juliol de 1943 − Nova York, 6 de febrer de 1993) fou un jugador afroamericà de tennis dels Estats Units. Morí víctima de la SIDA i és recordat pels seus esforços en accions socials relacionats amb aquesta malaltia.
19 août 2020 · The diagnosis, however, only steeled his resolve. Ashe addressed the United Nations General Assembly in 1992, urging increased funding for AIDS research, and he also started the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health to bring programs to the inner city to educate and promote better health care. Ashe died in 1993 at the age of 49.
A singular figure in the game's history as the first black male to win a major singles titles - the first three in fact - Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., also set a record in1968 that is most unlikely to be equaled: He won both the U.S. Amateur and Open championships, the first time such a double was possible.
