Just before the 2000 Open, the stadium was officially dedicated to Arthur Ashe, the legendary tennis champion who won the ...

A rthur Ashe Stadium is the marquee court at the U.S. Open. Named for Arthur Ashe, the first winner of the men's singles ...

After the 1973 tour, Ashe went back to South Africa a few more times. In early 1976 he helped to establish the Arthur Ashe Soweto Tennis Centre (AASTC) for budding players in the township.

After the 1973 tour, Ashe went back to South Africa a few more times. In early 1976 he helped to establish the Arthur Ashe Soweto Tennis Centre (AASTC) for budding players in the township.

Veteran women's Tennis player Venus Williams stood for a moment in front of the photo of former American athlete Arthur Ashe ...

Citizen Ashe's director says viewers will learn the "activist that Arthur was off the tennis court and how dedicated he was to fighting injustice" Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at ...

Arthur Ashe, of Richmond, Va., holds his trophy after defeating Tim Okker from the Netherlands to claim his first U.S. Open Tennis Championship, in Forest Hills, NY, Sept. 9, 1968.

And Arthur Ashe was much more than a tennis player. Born in segregated Richmond, Virginia, he was the first Black man to win the U.S. Open, in 1968, followed by historic triumphs at the Australian ...

Johnnie Ashe. Credit : Courtesy of Luchia Ashe Almost three decades after Arthur Ashe 's death, his brother Johnnie Ashe can still see the impact the tennis icon made on the sports world.

The world has changed a great deal since the late Arthur Ashe made history by becoming the first champion of the US Open, and the first African American man to win a Grand Slam title, 50 years ago.

Fifty years ago Arthur Ashe pulled off an amazing feat, upsetting the odds and becoming the first black man to win the Wimbledon Men's final when he beat fellow American Jimmy Connors - but it was not ...