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The life of Arthur Ashe

Early life
Arthur ashe was born in July 10, 1943, he was born in Richmon, VA USA.
Ashe on July 10, 1943. He had a brother, Johnnie, who was five years younger. In March 1950, Ashe's mother Mattie died from complications related to a toxemic pregnancy at the age of 27. Ashe and his brother were raised by their father who worked as a handyman and salaried caretaker-Special Policeman for Richmond's recreation department.Ashe senior was a caring father and strict disciplinarian who encouraged Arthur to excel in both school and in sports, but forbade him to play American football, a popular game for many black children, due to Ashe's.slight build, something that meant Arthur's childhood nicknames were "Skinny" or "Bones". The Ashes lived in the caretaker's cottage in the grounds of 18-acre Brookfield park which had basketball courts, four tennis courts, a pool and three baseball diamonds. Ashe started playing tennis aged 7 and began practicing on the courts where his natural talent was spotted by Virginia Union University student and part-time Brookfield tennis instructor, Ron Charity, began to teach Ashe the basic strokes and encouraged him to enter local tournaments.

Ashe's tennis career

In his first tournament, Ashe reached the junior national championships. Driven to excel, he eventually moved to St. Louis to work closely with another coach, winning the junior national title in 1960 and again in 1961. Ranked the fifth best junior player in the country, Ashe accepted a scholarship at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he graduated with a degree in business administration.
In 1963, Ashe became the first African American to be recruited by the U.S. Davis Cup team. Thereafter, he continued to refine his game, gaining the attention of his tennis idol, Pancho Gonzales, who further helped Ashe hone his serve-and-volley attack. The training all came together in 1968, when the still-amateur Ashe shocked the world by capturing the U.S. Open title—becoming the first, and still the only, African-American male player to do so. Two years later, he took home the Australian title.

How did Arthur Ashe spend the rest of his years
Since Arthur ashe had HIV he decided not to do much after that.He retired in 1980.
In 1988 he published a book called A Hard Road To Glory.He also founded a foundation to defeat AIDS.
He then lived the rest of his years writing his memoir Days of Grace. He died in February 6, 1993 and was buried along side his mother Mattie who died in 1950.