Born as Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. on the 10th July 1943 in Richmond, Virginia USA, and was a professional tennis player who won 33 Grand Prix titles, including three Grand Slams, plus 18 titles in doubles, and was in four winning Davis Cup teams. He passed away in 1993.
Have you ever wondered how rich Arthur Ashe was at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ashe’s net worth was as high as $4 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a professional tennis player, which started in 1969 and ended in 1981. In addition to playing tennis, Ashe also had numerous endorsement deals, which improved his wealth.
Arthur Ashe Net Worth $4 Million
Arthur Ashe was a son of Arthur Ashe Sr. and Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe, and after his mother had died at the age of 27, his father took care of him and his younger brother, Johnnie. Arthur Sr. pushed his son to excel in school and sports, but he restricted him from playing American Football due to his slim build.
Arthur began playing tennis at the age of seven, when Ron Charity, a noted black tennis player in Richmond, noticed him, encouraged him and started teaching him basics. Ashe went to the Maggie L. Walker High School and later moved to St. Louis and continued his education at Sumner High School. In 1963, Ashe received a tennis scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was trained by J.D. Morgan. Also in 1963, he was selected for the US Davis Cup team as the first ever black player to achieve that, and helped his team to win the Cup against Australia. In 1966 and 1967, Ashe reached finals at the Australian Championships, but Roy Emerson was better on both occasions.
After winning the US Amateur Championships in Boston in 1968, Ashe also won the US Open, defeating Tom Okker in five sets. In 1970, Arthur won the Australian Open with a 3-0 win over Dick Crealy, while his only victory at Wimbledon came in 1975 in a 3-1 win over Jimmy Connors. The biggest rivals of his era were Roy Emerson, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Bob Lutz. Ashe won three more Davis Cups with the US national team from 1968 to 1970, while he also won two Grand Slams in doubles at the 1971 French Open and 1977 Australian Open. Ashe’s last ATP victory came in Los Angeles in 1978 after he beat Brian Gottfried in straight sets.
Arthur Ashe was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, while in 1985 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Regarding his personal life, Arthur Ashe was married to photographer and graphic artist Jeanne Moutoussamy from 1977 until his death, and had an adopted daughter with her. Ashe was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, and five years later he died from AIDS-related pneumonia on 6th February 1993 in New York City.
