Arthur Ashe

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr , American tennis player born the July 10th 1943 with Richmond, Virginia (the United States) and deceased the February 6th 1993 with New York, New York (the United States).

Biography

Arthur Ashe obtains in 1963 a purse of the the University of California to Los Angeles (UCLA) and it joined the famous American team of Coupe Davis (he is the first player selected Afro-American). In 1968, it gains the US Open, becoming thus the first Noir player to have gained a tournament of the Grand Slam and only with Yannick Noah, that besides it detected at the time of a round in Yaounde in Cameroun. This year, it also forms part of the victorious American team in Coupe Davis. In 1970, it is essential in the Open one of Australia and in 1975 it beats, with the general surprise, Jimmy Connors finally of Wimbledon. It puts a term at its career in 1980, following cardiac problems. It will have gained on the whole during its career of professional tennis player 33 tournaments, including 3 tournaments of the Grand Slam. He was also president of the association of the professional tennis players (ATP) in 1974 and trainer of the American team of Coupe Davis.

Arthur Ashe was also a very committed sportsman: support for the Black cause in South Africa during the Apartheid, defense of the refugees Haiti ens in the United States, fights against the AIDS (it itself was infected by HIV at the time of a blood transfusion).

The central court of Flushing Meadows (where the US Open one is played) bears its name.

In 2005, the American journalists of Tennis Magazine elected Arthur Ashe with the 30e row of the " forty great champions of Tennis of these forty last années" (men & women confused), behind Lindsay Davenport (29e) and in front of Justine Henin-Hardenne (31e).

Prize list and technical details

  • Country: The United States of America

  • Registry office: married, 1 child

  • Size: 1m85

  • Weight: 73 kg
  • Play: droitier
  • Better classification into simple: 2nd (1976)
  • Victories in tournaments: 33 + 1 Coupe Davis
  • Better results in Large Slam:
    • Open of Australia: Winner in 1970; Finalist in 1966,1967 and 1971; Semi-finalist in 1978
    • Roland Garros: Quarterfinalist in 1970 and 1971: eighth in 1969,1973,1974,1976 & 1978
    • Wimbledon: Winner in 1975; Semi-finalist in 1968 and 1969
    • US Open: Winner in 1968; Finalist in 1972; Semi-finalist in 1965,1969 and 1971
  • Better results:
    • U.S.Pro with Boston: Finalist in 1973
    • Masters: Finalist in 1978
  • Better results in Masters:

See too

Internal bond

External bonds

  • * *

Random links:Regional museum of Uneven Alsace | George Gordon | Géomembrane | Áedan de Dalriada | Robert Sarrabère | Saccharine