Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win Wimbledon 1975

July 5

On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win Wimbledon. 

Arthur Ashe made history in 1975 when he defeated Jimmy Connors, becoming the first Black man to ever win at Wimbledon. That’s not his only achievement. Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win the U.S Open in 1968. 

Today his legacy and name lives on with the main U.S Open Stadium being named in his honor.

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Sources

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win Wimbledon | July 5, 1975. History.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ashe-becomes-first-black-man-to-win-wimbledon