Arthur Ashe at event of ESPY Awards (2002)
Caption: Arthur Ashe at event of ESPY Awards (2002)
Actor, Writer
Born: July 10, 1943
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Source: IMDB
Arthur Ashe grew up in segregated Richmond, Virgina where he decided to make a career out of tennis where he won his first U.S. Open in 1968, the first ever won by a black player. Ashe firmly established his stardom in 1975 after beating Jimmy Connors to take the Wimbledon title. As a tennis professional, he won three Grand Slam singles titles and...