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Arthur Ashe

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by Raymond Arsenault


  Dar es Salaam, 274

  Darmon, Pierre, 139

  Dartmouth College, 457

  anti-apartheid activity, 564–65

  Dartmouth Review, The, 564

  da Silva Costa, Paolo, 185, 186

  Dating Game, The, 228

  Daufuskie Island, 429

  Daughters of the American Revolution, 24

  David, Herman, 203

  Davidson, Owen, 184, 188

  Davis, Angela, 279

  Davis, Bobby, 505, 555, 627

  Davis, Brad, 568

  Davis, Jefferson, 6, 618

  Davis, Sammy, Jr., 307, 397, 426

  Davis Cup, 89, 111, 118–22, 126, 135–37, 171, 191–92, 205, 206, 370, 396, 441, 589, 680n15

  apparel, 380

  Ashe as captain of, 467–92, 495–500, 516–20, 521, 522, 531–34, 585, 645

  Ashe’s debut, 118–22

  Ashe’s statistics, 456, 644–45

  Code of Conduct, 519–20, 531, 532

  court behavior, 472–87, 517–20, 531

  Indian default controversy, 355–57, 362

  NEC sponsorship, 471

  new format, 471

  of 1963, 107–8, 117, 118–22

  of 1964, 132–33

  of 1965, 136–37, 140–43, 147–52, 173

  of 1966, 178–79, 181

  of 1967, 184–88, 196–200

  of 1968, 212–20, 226, 231, 234–38, 266

  of 1969, 238–44, 251, 252, 255–56

  of 1970, 267–73

  of 1971, 273

  of 1972, 297–98

  1972 agreement, 297–98

  of 1973, 298, 304, 385

  of 1974, 355–57, 385

  of 1975, 356, 366–67, 369, 385, 387

  of 1976, 385, 402, 407, 416–17, 471

  of 1977, 407

  of 1978, 433–34, 437–38

  of 1980, 467, 471, 475

  of 1981, 468–69, 470–81

  of 1982, 481, 483–87, 490–92

  of 1983, 495–500, 508, 512–13

  of 1984, 510, 516–19

  of 1985, 519–20, 526–29, 531–34

  of 1986, 534, 536–37

  prize money, 471

  professional players barred from, 233–34, 242, 256, 269–72, 297

  South Africa and, 210, 218, 250, 251–56, 267–69, 270–71, 286, 289, 324, 354, 355–57, 426, 433–34, 465

  Davis Cup Committee on Management, 355–56

  “A Day of Stars and Tennis,” 299

  Days of Grace: A Memoir (Ashe and Rampersad), 15, 179, 354, 548, 584–86, 595, 602, 603, 614

  Daytona Beach, Florida, 37, 42

  death penalty, 487

  DecoTurf, 625

  Deford, Alex, 454, 569

  Deford, Frank, 141, 149, 171, 182–83, 190, 273, 308, 326, 454, 459, 462, 569, 603, 612, 615

  de Klerk, F. W., 564, 565

  Delatour, Hunter, 518

  Delaware, 51

  Dell, Carole, 326, 341

  Dell, Dickie, 206

  Dell, Donald, 108, 127, 128, 206, 209, 212–13, 220, 224, 235–38, 241, 252, 256, 257, 296–97, 300, 326, 351, 372, 378, 380–81, 382, 351, 372, 378, 380–81, 382, 383, 443, 444, 468, 480, 490, 496, 497, 498, 500–501, 504, 510, 516, 518, 536, 537, 541, 542, 603

  Ashe and, 216–18, 224, 226, 257–62, 325, 501, 505–6, 569, 607, 610

  Dellums, Ron, 286

  Democratic Party, 131, 220, 296, 408, 463, 464, 465, 539–40, 566

  Dent, Phil, 267, 347, 374, 401, 435, 474

  Denver, 120, 304, 400

  Denver Nuggets, 562–63

  Depression, 8

  Desdunes, Jean, 627

  desegregation, 24–33, 77, 163, 245

  bus, 76–77

  lunch counter, 62

  of 1950s, 31–33, 34–50, 51–59

  of 1960s, 62–65, 70, 76–78, 118

  school, 38, 52, 57, 62–63, 70, 112, 118, 177, 319

  of tennis, 23–33, 34–59, 71, 435

  Desert Inn Invitational, Las Vegas, 226–27, 234

  Detroit, 101, 318

  Detroit Invitational, of 1962, 101

  Dewar Cup tournament, 357

  Dibbs, Eddie, 388, 391, 439

  Dickey, James B., 132

  Diggs, Charles, 268, 423

  DiLouie, Jai, 424

  Dinkins, David, 463, 559, 565–66, 569, 592, 608, 609, 611

  DiPasquale, Paul, 604, 606

  statue of Ashe, 604–5, 617–24

  Dixon, Dave, 205

  Djata, Sundiata, 383

  Djokovic, Novak, 627

  Dobbs, William, 579

  Doby, Larry, 30, 46

  Docherty, Steve, 436

  Dodd, Mead, and Company, 535

  Doddington, HMS, 7

  Dokes, Michael, 607

  Doral Resort and Country Club, Miami, 262–63

  Doral tennis program, 262–63, 293, 345, 353, 430, 431, 438, 461, 488, 493, 514, 526, 548, 562, 577, 601

  Dorfman, Jacques, 487

  Doswell, Thelma, 7

  doubles, 25, 45, 101, 107, 120, 189, 218, 219, 299

  Ashe-Riessen duo, 281–82

  Ashe’s success with, 281–82

  ATA, 45, 51, 81–82

  first Wimbledon interracial, 115–16

  McEnroe-Fleming duo, 474–83, 486, 491, 495, 499, 518

  mixed, 115–16, 201, 316, 526

  NCAA, 99

  1940s interracial, 25–26

  1963 Wimbledon, 114–15

  1964 Wimbledon, 127

  1965 Australian National, 156

  1966 U.S. National, 181–82, 184

  1967 Davis Cup, 185, 187–88

  1968 Davis Cup, 219–20, 237–38

  1968 U.S. Open, 225, 231, 282

  1968 French Open, 247

  1970 Australian Open, 267

  1970 French Open, 281

  1971 Australian Open, 282

  1971 French Open, 282

  1973 South African Open, 335–36, 338

  1973 U.S. Open, 316

  1974 French Open, 348

  1975 Aetna World Cup, 366

  1975 South African Open, 391

  1976 Aetna World Cup, 401

  1976 Las Vegas Tennis Classic, 404

  1976 Volvo International, 406

  1977 Australian Open, 417, 453

  1978 Wimbledon, 436

  1981 Davis Cup, 472–81

  1982 Davis Cup, 481, 483–87, 491

  1982 Wimbledon, 482

  1983 Davis Cup, 495, 499, 512

  1984 Davis Cup, 518

  Pacific Coast, 124, 170

  Western Open, 140

  WTT, 313

  Douglass, Frederick, 307, 322

  Dowdell, Kevin, 555, 627

  Dowdeswell, Roger, 128

  Doyle, Matt, 512, 513

  Dreyfuss, Joel, 460

  Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, 22

  Drysdale, Cliff, 127, 128, 145, 169, 182, 183, 189, 202, 205, 217, 223, 226, 264, 270, 276, 300, 311, 326, 335–36, 351, 352, 444, 596, 627

  Dublin, 512

  Du Bois, W.E.B., 175

  Dukakis, Michael, 539–40

  Duke University, 125, 143

  Dummett, Marty, 618

  Dunham, Katherine, 593

  Du Pont Tennis Hall of Fame Award, 513

  Durban, 338

  Durham, North Carolina, 42, 44, 45, 51, 343

  Durso, Joseph, 487

  Earnhart, Ramsey, 99

  Eastern Clay Court championships, 101

  of 1961, 80

  of 1962, 101

  Eastern Grass Court championships, 129, 130, 220

  of 1964, 130

  of 1969, 253–54

  Eastern Junior Championships, 58–59, 60, 67

  of 1959, 58–59

  Eastern-style grip, 13, 47, 72

  East River Tennis Club, Queens, 447, 454

  Eaton, Hubert, 29, 30, 49

  Ebony, 229, 397, 414, 557

  on Ashe, 229–31, 441

  Echeverría, Luis, 36
8

  economic inequality, 68–69

  gender equity and prize money, 405–7

  Ecuador, 198

  Davis Cup competition, 198–200, 213, 534

  Edberg, Stefan, 518, 528

  Edlefsen, Tom, 124, 134, 136, 216

  Edwards, Harry, 209, 210, 216, 226, 230, 539, 556

  Egypt, 215, 348, 454–55

  Einwick, Lou, 161, 238, 672n2

  Elcock, Walter E., 316

  Elder, Lee, 284, 321

  Ellington, Duke, 610

  Ellison, Ralph, 718n21

  Ellis Park courts, 325, 328, 330–38, 340, 342, 355, 356, 358, 361, 367

  El Shafei, Ismael, 215, 348, 352, 454, 455

  Emerson, Roy, 102, 127, 131, 133, 144–46, 148, 151, 155, 156, 159, 169, 181, 182, 183, 184, 187, 188, 202, 205, 223, 245, 266, 302, 303, 304, 374, 596

  endorsements, product, 25, 155, 246, 257–62, 265, 272, 389, 404, 430, 454, 461, 469, 487, 548, 562–63, 568, 577

  entitlement, Ashe’s crusade against, 556–57

  Équipe, L’, 399

  Erickson, Keith, 125

  Erving, Julius, 365

  ESPN, 483

  ESPN Arthur Ashe Courage Award, 625–26

  Essence magazine, 586

  Evans, Harry, 214–15

  Evans, Richard, 203, 273, 326, 340, 377, 381, 388, 392, 444, 475

  Evers, Medgar, 118, 176

  Evert, Chris, 24, 297, 312, 347, 352, 380, 396, 407, 578, 599

  Jimmy Connors and, 347, 352, 354, 374, 376, 380

  Evert, Jimmy, 24

  Face the Nation, 178, 228

  Fair Housing Act (1968), 69

  Fairlie, Brian, 282

  “fair play” rule, 64

  Falkenburg, Bob, 26

  Falklands War, 499

  fans, 97, 160, 337, 344, 389, 396

  black, 173

  Davis Cup, 499

  Wimbledon, 376, 381

  Fareed, Omar, 288

  Fareed, Shireen, 288

  Farrakhan, Louis, 539, 559

  Farrell, Charley, 98

  Farrin, Jim, 101

  Farrow, Juan, 291–92, 345–46, 524

  Fauntroy, Walter, 521

  Federation Cup tournament, of 1972, 298

  Federer, Roger, 589, 627, 711n15

  feminism, 314, 316–18, 406, 431, 527, 538

  Fennell, Willis, 42–43, 49

  Fentress, Lee, 500, 501

  Fernandes, Carlos, 113, 114

  Fidelity Bankers Life Invitational Tournament, 161–64, 242

  Fighting Back, 588

  Fiji, 148, 150

  Fillol, Jaime, 366

  film, 165, 345, 395

  Finch, Phil, 209, 210

  Finn, Richard, 599

  First National tournament, Louisville, 299

  Fischl, Eric, Soul in Flight, 625

  Fisk University, 24

  Fitzgibbon, Herb, 49, 58

  Flach, Ken, 519

  Flam, Herbert, 138

  Fleming, Peter, 467, 474–81, 482, 483, 486, 490, 491, 499, 512, 517, 518, 519

  Fletcher, Ken, 152

  Flink, Steve, 388–89, 496

  Flodrops, Patrick, 487

  Flood, Curt, 263, 459

  Florida, 54–55, 72–73, 244, 262–63, 353, 389, 461, 488–89, 493, 514, 520, 562

  Florida A&M University, 30

  Florida Memorial College, 488–89, 493–95, 510, 514, 706n29

  Flushing Meadows, New York, 424, 425, 436, 473, 624

  football, 21, 24, 27, 54, 74, 75, 154, 272, 398, 677n11

  desegregation, 24, 30, 46

  race relations and, 24, 30, 46, 165–66, 398

  UCLA, 75, 85, 86, 148

  foot fault, 156, 301

  Forbes, Gordon, 326

  Forbes, Sir Hugh, 311

  Ford, Gerald, 407, 408

  Foreman, Chuck, 398

  Foreman, George, 399

  Forest Hills, New York, 21, 31–33, 36, 49, 58–60, 82, 102, 117, 183–84, 201, 222–27, 253, 254, 299, 315, 316, 387, 424, 426, 436

  Forest Hills Invitational, 445

  forehand, 13

  Eastern-style, 13, 47

  slice, 379

  Fort Benjamin Harrison, 190, 194–95, 196

  Fort Lewis, 179–80, 197

  Fort Worth, 299

  Foster, Bob, 329

  Fowler, Tebbie, 92, 93

  Fox, Allen, 99, 108, 114, 116, 118, 119, 138, 140, 186

  Foxworth, Bruce, 524

  France, 25, 47, 96, 97, 100, 235, 247–48, 275–76, 289, 323, 445

  colonialism, 288–89

  Davis Cup competition, 289, 355, 490–91

  Franchitti, Vincenzo, 435

  Franklin, Aretha, 397

  Franklin, Blen, 324

  Franklin, John Hope, 511

  Franulovic, Zeljko, 309, 348, 406, 680n30

  Fraser, Neale, 530

  Frazier, Joe, 399

  Frazier, Walt, 398, 419

  Fred Perry sportswear, 155

  Freedom Rides, 76–77, 95, 177

  Freedom Summer, 130–31, 176

  Freeman, Marcel, 524

  Free South Africa Movement, 521

  Frelimo, 367

  French Indoor championships, 275–76, 357

  French National Championships, 47, 289

  French Open, 224, 284, 351, 524, 525, 548

  Ashe’s statistics, 643

  of 1969, 247–48

  of 1971, 277, 281, 282, 284

  of 1972, 297

  of 1973, 309

  of 1974, 348–49

  of 1975, 371, 372

  of 1976, 405

  of 1978, 435

  of 1979, 444

  of 1980, 457

  of 1982, 481, 482

  of 1983, 502, 508, 527

  of 1984, 524

  of 1985, 526–27

  French Tennis Federation, 289, 348, 451, 490

  Freyss, Christophe, 446

  Friedman, Charles, 394

  Friends of Princeton Tennis, 343

  Froehling, Frank, 71, 118, 136, 142, 146–47, 164, 189, 195, 202, 309

  Gabon, 288, 289

  Galaxy Cup competition, of 1974, 362

  Gallo, Dr. Robert, 503

  gambling, sports, 462

  Gandhi, Mohandas, 355

  Gantt, Harvey, 559

  García, Luis, 676n6

  Garrison, Zina, 525, 526, 536, 626, 721n6

  Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., 496, 497

  Geertz, Clifford, 232

  gender equity, 314, 316–18, 396, 405–7, 462, 507–8, 524–26, 536, 538

  “Battle of the Sexes,” 316–18, 396

  prize money and, 405–7

  General Motors, 233

  Gengler, Margie, 343, 691n42

  George, Susan, 374, 380

  Georgetown University, 556

  Gerdener, Theo, 280

  Germany, 129, 247, 273, 287, 323, 444

  Davis Cup competition, 531

  Gerulaitis, Vitas, 405, 437, 441, 467

  Getting Started in Tennis (Ashe), 462

  Gewecke, Cliff, 160–61, 174, 191, 192, 308, 459

  Ghana, 94, 275, 367

  Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 497

  Gibson, Althea, 1, 29–30, 34, 36, 46–48, 58, 65, 102, 118, 146, 155, 231, 291, 530, 590

  Ashe and, 316, 699n4

  fame and success of, 47

  I Always Wanted to Be Somebody, 47

  1973 U.S. Open mixed doubles, 316

  Gibson, Bob, 210

  Gibson, Canon Joel, 610

  gifts, commercial, 51–52

  Gilded Age, 21

  Gillespie, Dizzy, 527, 610

  Gimeno, Andrés, 225, 245–46, 273

  Giovanni, Nikki, 322, 323

  Glass, Luis, 158–59, 172, 192, 290

  Glass, Virginia, 158

  Godbout, François, 82

  golf, 47, 164, 258, 262, 272, 283–84, 461, 495, 502, 514, 558, 562, 587, 596, 601

  racist membership policies at private country clu
bs, 558

  Gonzales, Pancho, 31, 46, 96, 102, 105–6, 120, 136, 137, 140, 142, 182–83, 205, 213, 215, 222, 226, 245, 247, 249, 254, 276, 472–73, 485, 579

  Goode, Wilson, 463, 533

  Goodman, Andrew, 130, 176

  Goodman, Ellen, 575

  Good Morning America, 599

  Goodrich, Gail, 125

  “Good Will” exhibition tour, 273–75

  Goolagong, Evonne, 280–81, 287, 297, 298, 312, 321, 351, 354, 396, 407, 508

  “honorary white” status, 287

  Gordon, Harry, 153–55, 188

  interview with Ashe, 153–55

  Gordon, John, Jr., 17

  Gordon’s Gin–Arthur Ashe Tennis Classic, 503

  Gorman, Tom, 292, 301, 400, 532

  gospel music, 560

  Göteborg, 517–18, 527

  Gottfried, Brian, 305, 360, 373, 391, 404, 406, 434, 437, 439, 482, 483, 484, 578

  Gould, Ray, 357

  Gowon, Yakubu, 275

  Graebner, Clark, 55, 101, 129, 130, 142, 178, 183, 184, 194, 213, 215, 216, 218–26, 232, 235, 236, 237, 238, 247, 248, 268, 273, 305

  1968 U.S Open semifinal match against Ashe, 223–26, 231–32

  Graf, Steffi, 525, 526, 578

  Grand Prix, 271–73, 276, 297, 351, 366, 486

  of 1970, 271–73, 277

  of 1975, 390–91

  prize money, 271, 390

  Grand Prix Masters tournament, 271, 297

  of 1970, 277

  of 1975, 366, 390

  of 1978, 433

  of 1979, 436, 438–40

  Grand Slam, 25, 144, 145, 148, 155, 156, 187, 297, 299, 347, 348, 525, 526

  Ashe’s first tournament win, 222–32, 395

  Ashe’s statistics, 456, 643–44

  See also specific tournaments and players

  grass courts, 31, 32, 100, 101, 113, 115, 127, 129–30, 157, 201, 219, 221, 371, 379

  Graves, Earl, 558, 566

  Graves Junior High School, 45, 49

  Gray, David, 530

  Great Britain, 20, 33, 96, 108–14, 118, 121, 177, 203, 205, 235, 248–51, 311, 325, 349, 357, 371–84, 473, 587–89

  colonialism, 112, 273–75, 338

  Davis Cup competition, 121, 252, 355, 437

  Falklands War, 499

  racism, 112, 151

  Victorian lawn tennis, 20

  “The Great Cup Robbery,” 490

  Great Society, 176, 539

  Green, Dr. Robert, 358

  Green, Traci, 627

  Greene, Joe, 398

  Greenwood, L. C., 398

  Gregory, Charles, 9

  Gregson, Randy, 518, 519, 532, 533

  Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 27

  Guerry, Zan, 424–25

  Gulyás, István, 127

  Gum Spring, Virginia, 41–42, 76, 190, 295, 344, 521, 553, 587

  Guzmán, Francisco “Pancho,” 199–200

  Hackensack, New Jersey, 100

  Haiti, 122, 420, 592

  refugees, 2–3, 592–94, 603

  Halberstam, David, 552, 553

  Hall, Eric, 263

  Halliburton, John, 87

  Hall of Fame tournament, Newport, 181

  Hamer, Fannie Lou, 131

  hammer grip, 72

  Hampton Institute, 22, 73, 81, 158, 290

 

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