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Arthur Ashe

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Tennis Player
Died
Feb 6, 1993
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
Richmond VA
About
Tennis star who was the first African-American member of the Davis Cup tennis team. He won three Grand Slams during his career: the 1968 US Open, the 1970 Australian Open, and the 1975 Wimbledon tournament. He contracted HIV from a blood transfusion and passed away from AIDS in 1993. 
Family
He married Jeanne Moutoussamy in February of 1977. The couple adopted a daughter, Camera, in 1986.

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