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Ashe

 (ăsh), Arthur Robert, Jr. 1943-1993.
American tennis player who was the first African-American player to win the US Open singles championship (1968) and the Wimbledon singles title (1975).
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Ashe

(æʃ)
n
(Biography) Arthur (Robert). 1943–93, US tennis player: US champion 1968; Wimbledon champion 1975
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Ashe

(æʃ)

n.
Arthur (Robert, Jr.), 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
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Noun1.Ashe - United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)Ashe - United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
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