• 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.
