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Arthur Ashe

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The New York Times

Artikler om Arthur Ashe fra nytimes.com. Senest opdateret 4. april 2010

  • BIG DEAL; Tennis Star's Widow Sheds Duplex

    JEANNE MOUTOUSSAMY-ASHE, a photographer and the widow of the tennis player Arthur Ashe, recently sold a three-bedroom duplex on the Upper East Side. It closed last month for $2.125 million. The apartment is a 2,400-square-foot condo in Leighton House at 360 East 88th Street. The property was listed with the Corcoran Group, and the most recent...

  • SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Arthur Ashe: A Life Dedicated to the Welfare of Others

    Arthur Ashe is more than the name on the stadium with all the luxury boxes. He is more than the inspiration for the Eric Fischl statue at the south gate to the United States Open. Lately, Ashe's widow has come to think of him as a Bodhisattva -- ''a beautiful Buddhist term for a person who is dedicated to the ultimate welfare of other beings,'' as...

  • SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Fitting Time to Honor Mentor of Ashe and Gibson

    There is never a perfect time to honor a man after he has been forgotten for too long, but this would be the most appropriate year for the International Tennis Hall of Fame to have finally and posthumously elected Robert Walter Johnson, who went by a college football nickname, Whirlwind. To family members and his flock of young tennis players, he...

Wikipedia

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (10. juli 1943 - 6. februar 1993) var en amerikansk tennisspiller, der var professionel mellem 1969 og 1980. Han vandt igennem sin karriere hele 33 single- og 18 doubletitler, og hans højeste placering på ATP's verdensrangliste er en 1. plads, som han første gang opnåede i 1968.

Ashe døde af AIDS i 1993, og til hans minde fik han opkaldt stadionet, hvorpå US Open spilles efter sig. Det hedder således nu Arthur Ashe Stadium. En statue af Ashe er desuden opført i hans hjemby Richmond i delstaten Virginia.

Grand Slam

Ashe vandt i sin karriere 3 Grand Slam-titler, der fordelte sig således:

  • Australian Open:
    • 1970
  • Wimbledon:
    • 1975
  • US Open:
    • 1968

Eksterne links

  • Arthur Ashe's officielle mindeside
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