Arthur Ashe
Chronology
| 1943 | Born July 10 in Richmond, Virginia |
| 1950 | Mother dies of complications from surgery |
| 1957 | Plays his first integrated event, becoming first African American to play in the Maryland boys' championships |
| 1959 | Debuts at U.S. National Championships |
| 1963 | First African American ever picked for U.S. Davis Cup team |
| 1963 | Debuts at Wimbledon |
| 1964 | First major grass-court title at Eastern Grass Court Championships |
| 1965 | Wins National Collegiate Athletic Association singles and doubles title |
| 1966 | Earns his bachelor of science degree in business administration from UCLA; inducted into Army |
| 1968 | As America's top-ranked amateur player, wins first of seven Davis Cups as member of U.S. team |
| 1969 | Wins U.S. Open and Davis Cup |
| 1970 | Wins Australian Open |
| 1970 | Lobbies to have South Africa expelled from International Lawn Tennis Federation; serves as U.S. Goodwill Ambassador to Africa |
| 1973 | First visit to South Africa; becomes first black professional to play in its national championships |
| 1974 | Elected President of Association of Tennis Professionals |
| 1975 | Wins World Champion Tennis Championships |
| 1975 | Wins Wimbledon |
| 1975 | Becomes top-ranked player in the world |
| 1977 | Weds photographer Jeanne Marie Moutoussamy |
| 1978 | Last tournament win of career, Pacific Southwest Championships in Los Angeles |
| 1979 | Suffers heart attack and undergoes quadruple-bypass surgery |
| 1980 | Retires from competitive tennis |
| 1981-85 | Named captain of U.S. Davis Cup team |
| 1983 | Undergoes second bypass surgery and receives blood transfusion |
| 1985 | Arrested in anti-apartheid demonstration outside South African embassy in Washington |
| 1986 | Daughter Camera is born in New York |
| 1988 | Hospitalized for bacterial infection, leading to HIV diagnosis |
| 1991 | Returns to South Africa with U.S. delegation as observer of political changes |
| 1992 | Arrested for demonstrating in front of White House on behalf of Haitian refugees |
| 1992 | Announces he has AIDS |
| 1992 | Founds Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS |
| 1993 | Dies of AIDS-related pneumonia on February 6 |
| 1996 | Arthur Ashe monument erected in Richmond |
| 1997 | Main stadium at site of U.S. Open in New York City named Arthur Ashe Stadium |
Additional topics
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