Arthur Ashe
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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup
Arthur Ashe, winning the 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
Ashe playing against Dennis Ralston at the 1964 Southern California Intercollegiates.
President Reagan greets Arthur Ashe (left) in 1982
Ashe promoting heart health after his heart attack
Jimmy Connors
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James Scott Connors is an American former professional tennis player as well as an author, a tennis commentator, and a coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Te
Arthur Ashe
…Olympic movement, Ashe was finally granted a visa to enter the country for the first time, to play in the South African Open. He lost in the final to Jimmy Connors, but won the doubles with partner Tom Okker. Despite boycotts against South African sport, Ashe believed that his presence could help break down…
Connors in 1994
Connors at the 1978 ABN Tennis Tournament holding his Wilson T2000 steel racket
Jimmy Connors (1978)
Jimmy Connors (2007)