arthur ashe stadium
arthur ashe stadium
arthur ashe stadium, located in Flushing Meadows Park, is the main tennis stadium of the
U.S. Open tennis, the last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments. The stadium is also where the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day takes place. It is located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, New York. The
arthur ashe stadium, was named after the famous African American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, who won the inaugural
U.S. Open Tennis in which professionals could compete in 1968
While ending a 12-year drought for U.S. men in the nation's premier tennis tournament, Ashe, more significantly, became the first black man to win a Grand Slam event, proving to the world that tennis was indeed "open."
More than 30 years later, the name Arthur Ashe lives on in the hearts and minds of those who remember him as one of the top tennis players and humanitarians in American history.
Born: July 10, 1943
Richmond, Virginia
Died: February 6, 1993
New York, New York
African American tennis player and activist
Arthur Ashe was t
he first African American player to compete in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. After an early retirement from sports due to heart surgery, Ashe used his sportsman profile and legendary poise to promote human rights, education, and public health.
In 1977 Ashe married Jeanne Moutoussamy, a professional photographer and graphic artist. The couple had a daughter, Camera Elizabeth. Ashe almost defeated John McEnroe (1959–) in the Masters final in New York in January 1979, and was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon that summer before a heart attack soon after the tournament ended his career. After heart surgery Ashe announced his retirement from competitive tennis
American athlete Arthur Ashe first made his mark as a college and professional tennis player and later, after his retirement from competition in 1980, as a social activist and advocate for AIDS awareness and research. His victory at the 1968 United States Open tournament became the first time a black player won a major men’s tennis championship.
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