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Hall of Fame
Ashe, Arthur
Arthur Ashe
- Induction:
- 1984
A pioneer in the drive for racial equality, Arthur Ashe is one of the best-known and most inspirational former UCLA athletes. The 1965 NCAA singles and doubles champion, Ashe helped carry UCLA to the team title that year. While still an amateur in 1968, he became the first African-American man to win the U.S. Open. Ashe would go on to win 52 tournaments in his career, including the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975.
Ashe suffered a heart attack in 1979 and retired from competitive tennis in 1980. An 11-time veteran of Davis Cup competition, Ashe was named captain of the U.S. team in 1980. His 1981 and 1982 squads won the Davis Cup. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. Ashe also fought apartheid in South Africa, drawing critical praise from Nelson Mandela. Ashe, who graduated from UCLA in 1966 with a degree in business administration, died at 49 in 1993.
He was a charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.
Ashe suffered a heart attack in 1979 and retired from competitive tennis in 1980. An 11-time veteran of Davis Cup competition, Ashe was named captain of the U.S. team in 1980. His 1981 and 1982 squads won the Davis Cup. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. Ashe also fought apartheid in South Africa, drawing critical praise from Nelson Mandela. Ashe, who graduated from UCLA in 1966 with a degree in business administration, died at 49 in 1993.
He was a charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.
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