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Arthur Ashe

American tennis player (1943–1993)
Person human Q53325

Facts

44 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
July 10, 1943
Date of death
February 6, 1993
Place of birth
Richmond
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[11]
Occupation
tennis player, military officer, writer
Field of work
sport, autobiography[12][13]
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles, Sumner High School[14][15]
Award received
Presidential Medal of Freedom, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Maxwell Finland Award, Phoenix Award, ATP Tour Awards, BBC World Sport Star of the Year, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, ATP Tour Awards, ATP Tour Awards, hall of fame inductee, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Sports Emmy Awards, Jefferson Awards for Public Service, ATP Tour Awards, Silver Olympic Order[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Notable work
Days of Grace: a memoir[16]
Spouse
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe[9]
Official website
www.cmgww.com[41]
Cause of death
AIDS related disease, pneumonia[33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[32]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Country for sport
United States
Described by source
100 Greatest, 100 Greatest African Americans[46][47]
Doubles record
315–173[35]
End of work period
1980
Family name
Ashe[38]
Show all 44 facts +20
Given name
Arthur[39]
Has works in the collection
Givens Collection of African American Literature
Height
+185
Manner of death
natural causes[45]
Mass
+73
Medical condition
HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, toxoplasmosis[42][43][44]
Member of
Kappa Alpha Psi[28]
Member of sports team
United States Davis Cup team, UCLA Bruins men's tennis[30][31]
Name in native language
Arthur Ashe
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Minnesota/GivensAuthors, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14652
arthur-ashe-5980
Place of burial
Woodland Cemetery[8]
Playing hand
right-handedness[40]
Prize money
+1584909
Ranking
+2[48]
Significant person
Don Johnson
Singles record
699–228[36]
Sport
tennis[37]
Sports discipline competed in
tennis singles, tennis doubles
Start of work period
1970
🏷️ Also known as
en Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. en Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr en Ashe, Arthur Robert en Ashe, Arthur en Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. en Arthur ash en Arthur ashe en Arthur Ashe en Arthur Ashe Jr. en Arthur Ashe, Jr. en Arthur R Ashe en Arthur R. Ashe en Arthur R. Ashe Jr. en Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. en Arthur (Robert) Ashe en Arthur Robert Ashe ar أرثر آش ar أرثر أش cs Arthur R. Ashe de Arthur Robert Ashe Junior
🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
0000000087759773
VIAF cluster ID
242022657
Library of Congress authority ID
n50002399
GND ID
119115123
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Arthur Ashe (cropped).jpg ↗
A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID
60
American National Biography ID
1900848
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151058851
Association of Tennis Professionals player ID
A063
Awards & Winners artist ID
01vdpl
BBC Things ID
b0889d13-5852-42e1-b8f2-b9812ef6f26e
BIBSYS ID
90876621
Show all 78 identifiers +66
BVPB authority ID
178900
BabelNet ID
00006092n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120390038
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/ashe-arthur-1943-1993
CONOR.SI ID
170375779
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10355404
CiNii Research ID
1140563741701180160
DDB person (GND) ID
119115123
Davis Cup player ID since 2025
784727ef-4a85-473c-a7b5-4b1c4f809aab
Davis Cup player ID until 2025 (archived)
800173915
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119115123
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
ashe-arthur
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Ashe_Arthur_1943-1993
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0075
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Arthur-Ashe
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
arthur-ashe
FAST ID
513
Find a Grave memorial ID
1662
Freebase ID
/m/01vdpl
GTAA ID
78478
Geni.com profile ID
6000000011799971394
Goodreads author ID
149539
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Arthur_Ashe
IdRef ID
028583191
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000525333
Interlingual Index ID
i94337
International Tennis Federation player ID before 2020 (archived)
10002341
International Tennis Federation player ID since 2020
arthur-ashe/800173915/usa
JRC Names ID
161696
Lex ID
Arthur_Ashe
Libraries Australia ID
35008869
Libris-URI
lx9qsxm8j1bm0qsf
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
00544/eu_a_5441/a5441
Munzinger Sport number
01000004010
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03820146
NDL Authority ID
00431816
NE.se ID
arthur-ashe
NL CR AUT ID
jo2016917392
NSK (VIAF) ID
000419411
NSK ID
981005800086909366
NUKAT ID
n2006098793
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007320780705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000019817
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:KhF;=BP
National Virtual Library of India ID
462594
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074706713
New York Times topic ID
person/arthur-ashe
Notable Names Database ID
228/000023159
Olympedia people ID
1200530
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3871642
Open Library ID
OL584861A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
142242
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095428225
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
51588
Quora topic ID
Arthur-Robert-Ashe-Jr
RERO ID (legacy)
A002942418
SNAC ARK ID
w6f29nzc, w6k80mr5
Tennis Abstract player ID
ArthurAshe
Tennis Hall of Fame player ID
arthur-ashe
Tennis Temple player ID
4799
Trading Card Database name ID
47496
Treccani ID
arthur-ashe
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581609
WikiTree person ID
Ashe-556
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10845322-n
Yale LUX ID
person/3946ddf7-5fc5-46f0-a4fc-be18406604ee

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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Presidential Medal of Freedom, International Tennis Hall of Fame, ATP Tour Awards, Sports Emmy Awards, BBC World Sport Star of the Year, Maxwell Finland Award, Jefferson Awards for Public Service, Phoenix Award
← Winner 7
1968 US Open – men's singles, 1975 Wimbledon Championships – men's singles, 1970 Australian Open – men's singles, 1977 Australian Open (January) – men's doubles, 1970 Paris Open – singles, 1971 French Open – men's doubles, BBC World Sport Star of the Year
Medical condition 3
HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, toxoplasmosis
Occupation 3
writer, military officer, tennis player
Field of work 2
sport, autobiography
Named after 2
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
100 Greatest African Americans
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Arthur
Influenced 1
Clyde Drexler
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of sports team 1
United States Davis Cup team
Participated in 1
1966 Australian Championships – men's singles
Place of birth 1
Richmond
Place of death 1
New York City
Playing hand 1
right-handedness
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
tennis
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Summary

Arthur Ashe was born on July 10, 1943[1], in Richmond[2]. He died on February 6, 1993[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a tennis player[5], military officer[6], and writer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arthur Ashe include Arthur Ashe Stadium[49] and Arthur Ashe Courage Award[50].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Clyde Drexler[51], a basketball player[52], b. 1962[53], of United States[54], awarded the All-NBA Team[55].

Entities named for him include Arthur Ashe Stadium[49] and Arthur Ashe Courage Award[50].

FAQs

Where was Arthur Ashe born?

Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond[2].

Where did Arthur Ashe die?

Arthur Ashe died in New York City[4].

Who was Arthur Ashe married to?

Arthur Ashe's spouses include Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe[9].

What did Arthur Ashe do for work?

Arthur Ashe worked as a tennis player[5], military officer[6], and writer[7].

Where did Arthur Ashe go to school?

Arthur Ashe was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[14] and Sumner High School[15].

What awards did Arthur Ashe receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[17], International Tennis Hall of Fame[18], Maxwell Finland Award[19], and Phoenix Award[20].

Who did Arthur Ashe influence?

Arthur Ashe has been cited as an influence by Clyde Drexler[51].

Related Entities

Clyde Drexler New York City sport United States University of California, Los Angeles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). crsreports.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . nfid.org. nfid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . ITF website. wikidata.org.
  40. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . aegis.com. aegis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . aegis.com. aegis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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