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The
following are some of Arthur's more notable awards. For a more complete listing,
please visit his Achievements
section.
• Wins the National Interscholastic's, 1960
• Wins the U.S. Men's Hardcourt championships, 1963
• National College Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American, 1963-1965
• Winner of 1964 Johnston Award, prestigious honor
awarded annually to the American tennis player who contributes the most to
the growth
of the sport while exhibiting good sportsmanship and character.
• NCAA singles and doubles champion, 1965
• Wins U.S. Open Tennis Championships, 1968
• Wins Australian Open, 1970
• Wins French Open doubles title with Marty Riessen, 1971
• Wins South African Open doubles title with Tom Okker, 1973
• Wins Wimbledon singles title, 1975
• Named Player of the Year, Association of Tennis Profiles, 1975
• Wins Australian Open doubles title with Tony Roche, 1977
• Laurel Wreath Award from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1986
• Inducted into UCLA Sports Hall of Fame, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Professional Tennis Association Hall of Fame
• A Hard
Road To Glory, Ashe’s three-volume history of
the African-American athlete that chronicles progress made and
obstacles overcome from the period 1619-1918, was published in
1988 and soon thereafter
adapted for television, ultimately winning an EMMY Award.
• Received honorary doctorates from
numerous higher institutions during his lifetime from Dartmouth College, LeMoyne-Owen
College, Princeton University, Saint John’s University, Trinity University,
Hartford College, and Virginia Union University.
• Named Sport Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1992.
• Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient (1993)
• A tennis club in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, has been named in Ashe's honor.
• Center named the Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia.
• Statue erected on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, 1996.
• Stadium named in his honor in Flushing Meadow, New York, 1997 where the
US Open is held.
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