Arthur Robert Ashe

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Arthur Robert Ashe Wiki Biography

Born as Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. on the 10th July 1943 in Richmond, Virginia USA, and was a professional tennis player who won 33 Grand Prix titles, including three Grand Slams, plus 18 titles in doubles, and was in four winning Davis Cup teams. He passed away in 1993.

Have you ever wondered how rich Arthur Ashe was at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ashe’s net worth was as high as $4 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a professional tennis player, which started in 1969 and ended in 1981. In addition to playing tennis, Ashe also had numerous endorsement deals, which improved his wealth.

Arthur Ashe was a son of Arthur Ashe Sr. and Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe, and after his mother had died at the age of 27, his father took care of him and his younger brother, Johnnie. Arthur Sr. pushed his son to excel in school and sports, but he restricted him from playing American Football due to his slim build.

Arthur began playing tennis at the age of seven, when Ron Charity, a noted black tennis player in Richmond, noticed him, encouraged him and started teaching him basics. Ashe went to the Maggie L. Walker High School and later moved to St. Louis and continued his education at Sumner High School. In 1963, Ashe received a tennis scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was trained by J.D. Morgan. Also in 1963, he was selected for the US Davis Cup team as the first ever black player to achieve that, and helped his team to win the Cup against Australia. In 1966 and 1967, Ashe reached finals at the Australian Championships, but Roy Emerson was better on both occasions.

After winning the US Amateur Championships in Boston in 1968, Ashe also won the US Open, defeating Tom Okker in five sets. In 1970, Arthur won the Australian Open with a 3-0 win over Dick Crealy, while his only victory at Wimbledon came in 1975 in a 3-1 win over Jimmy Connors. The biggest rivals of his era were Roy Emerson, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Bob Lutz. Ashe won three more Davis Cups with the US national team from 1968 to 1970, while he also won two Grand Slams in doubles at the 1971 French Open and 1977 Australian Open. Ashe’s last ATP victory came in Los Angeles in 1978 after he beat Brian Gottfried in straight sets.

Arthur Ashe was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, while in 1985 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Regarding his personal life, Arthur Ashe was married to photographer and graphic artist Jeanne Moutoussamy from 1977 until his death, and had an adopted daughter with her. Ashe was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, and five years later he died from AIDS-related pneumonia on 6th February 1993 in New York City.

IMDB Wikipedia $4 Million 1943 1943-7-10 1993 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Actor American Arthur Ashe Net Worth Arthur Ashe Sr. Arthur Robert Ashe Björn Borg Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Brooklyn Camera Ashe Cancer Dick Crealy February 6 Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe m. 1977–1993 Jimmy Connors Johnnie Ashe July 10 Los Angeles Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe New York New York Hospital Ron Charity Roy Emerson Sumner High School tennis player Tom Okker United States University of California Writer

Arthur Robert Ashe Quick Info

Full Name Arthur Ashe
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth July 10, 1943
Died February 6, 1993, New York Hospital
Place Of Birth Richmond, Virginia USA
Height 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Weight 73 kg
Profession Tennis player
Education University of California, Los Angeles, Sumner High School, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies
Nationality American
Spouse Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe (m. 1977–1993)
Children Camera Ashe
Parents Arthur Ashe Sr., Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe
Siblings Johnnie Ashe
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038805/
Awards Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Presidential Medal of Freedom, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
Movies Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World, The Day After

Arthur Robert Ashe Quotes

  • True heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
  • When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
  • I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.

Arthur Robert Ashe Important Facts

  • Children: (with wife Jeanne) daughter Camera Ashe (adopted, b. December 21, 1986). She was named after her mother’s profession.
  • Biography in: “The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives”. Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 31-33. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001.
  • Inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 1994 (inaugural induction).
  • Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.
  • Pictured on a 37¢ USA commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor on 27 August 2005.
  • Is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
  • Inducted into the Sport in Society Hall of Fame, 1998.

Arthur Robert Ashe Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Day After 1983 TV Movie Newscaster (uncredited) Actor
A Hard Road to Glory 1986 TV Movie documentary Writer
Baseball 1994 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS 1992 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Fighting Back 1992 TV Series Himself Self
Donahue 1990 TV Series Himself Self
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1989 TV Series Himself Self
History of Tennis 1988 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Change of Heart 1987 TV Short documentary Himself Self
Wimbledon ’86 1986 TV Mini-Series Himself – Commentator Self
A Hard Road to Glory 1986 TV Movie documentary Himself – Host Self
Tennis That Counts 1983 TV Series Himself Self
The French 1982 Documentary Himself Self
Late Night with David Letterman 1982 TV Series Himself Self
The John Davidson Show 1981 TV Series Himself Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1970-1980 TV Series Himself Self
3-2-1 Contact 1980 TV Series Himself Self
Good Morning America 1975-1979 TV Series Himself Self
Super Night at Forest Hills 1977 TV Special Himself Self
Dinah! 1975 TV Series Himself Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1975 TV Series Himself Self
Parkinson 1971 TV Series Guest. Self
The Dick Cavett Show 1970 TV Series Himself – Tennis Great Self
The David Frost Show 1969 TV Series Himself Self
The Joey Bishop Show 1968 TV Series Himself Self
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
Renée 2011 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Best of Five 2008 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Jim McKay: My World in My Words 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
The Journey of the African-American Athlete 1996 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
And the Band Played On 1993 TV Movie Himself (epilogue sequence) (uncredited) Archive Footage
Days of Grace: The Arthur Ashe Story 1993 TV Short Himself Archive Footage