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by Raymond Arsenault


  Brown v. Board of Education, 38, 52, 62–63, 112

  Loving v. Virginia, 306

  Shelley v. Kraemer, 69

  Surtee, Yusuf, 566

  Susman, Rod, 130

  Suzman, Helen, 321

  Swann, Lynn, 578

  Swanson, Gregory, 35

  Sweden, 115, 129, 218, 276, 287, 306, 357, 370, 437

  Davis Cup competition, 481–82, 516–18, 527

  Swedish Open, 276, 391

  Switzerland, 129

  Sydney, 151–52, 187, 205, 267, 438

  Tacchini, Sergio, 380

  Talbert, Bill, 260, 299

  Tanner, Nancy Cook, 349

  Tanner, Roscoe, 305, 308, 343, 349, 351, 352, 371, 372, 376, 402, 405, 407, 472

  as Ashe’s doubles partner, 348, 352

  1975 Wimbledon match against Connors, 376–77

  1981 Davis Cup competition, 472–76

  Tanzania, 274, 368

  Taróczy, Balázs, 405

  Tasmanian Championships, 153, 187, 266

  Taylor, Bill, 20

  Taylor, Elizabeth, 578

  Taylor, Harry, 10

  Taylor, Roger, 300, 303, 312, 405

  Tebell, Gus, 79

  Tehran, 357, 465

  television, 105, 132, 178, 203, 225, 256, 279, 284, 396, 421, 423, 425–26, 546, 574

  Ashe on, 228–29, 232, 487, 543, 588, 599

  Ashe as commentator on, 424, 425, 430, 445, 446, 457, 461, 465–66, 482, 509–10, 527–29, 536, 561, 563, 568, 580, 587–88, 702n1

  tennis on, 231–32, 285, 296, 305, 317–18, 403, 404, 477, 519, 685n20

  Teltscher, Eliot, 293, 481, 482, 483, 484, 512, 519, 526, 531, 698n47

  Temple University, 556

  tennis, 1–2

  arrival of big–money era, 276–77

  Ashe’s early interest in, 1–2, 12–20, 37–65, 66–82

  Ashe as first black man in, 77–78

  Ashe’s career statistics, 456, 641–45

  blacks in, 20–33, 77–78, 524–26, 589–90

  centennial year, 303

  commercialization of, 203, 224, 246, 257–62, 276, 285, 313, 317, 402–4, 423, 471

  court behavior and ethics, 43–44, 301, 372, 393–95, 404, 468, 472–87, 517–20, 531

  cult of celebrity, 395–99, 402–3

  desegregation of, 24–33, 34–59, 71, 435

  exclusivity, 21–23, 31, 54, 78, 90, 192–93, 524

  gender equity, 314, 316–18, 396, 407–9, 507–8

  history of, 20–33

  marketing, 257–62

  of 1920s-30s, 22–23

  of 1940s, 24–31

  of 1950s, 19–20, 31–59

  of 1960s, 63–65, 67–82, 83–110, 111–38

  1972 London agreement, 297–98

  1973 tumult, 303–19

  Open Era, 202–6, 220, 222–27, 233–34, 242–43, 252–55, 269–77, 296–98, 395

  Pilic Affair, 309–13

  popularity of, 285, 355

  power, 116, 282, 377

  prize money, 202, 205–6, 233–34, 242, 243, 245–47, 252, 256, 271–72, 276, 296, 302–5, 313, 317, 362, 367, 369, 390, 393, 402–7, 440, 469, 471

  racism in, 19–50, 52–65, 71, 77–79, 90–91, 96, 100–101, 161–66, 171–76, 192–93

  televised, 232–32, 285, 296, 305, 317–18, 403, 404, 477, 519, 685n20

  wars, 96–97, 202–6, 233–34, 252–53, 269–77, 284–85, 296–98, 313–15, 348, 362

  wives, 349

  See also specific players, tournaments, organizations, and venues

  Tennis, 399, 407, 430, 462, 468, 523, 540, 577, 580, 598

  Tennis Champions Classic, of 1971, 276

  Tennis Development Corporation, 246

  Tennis Hall of Fame tournament, 436

  Tennis Week, 558

  Terre’Blanche, Eugene, 323, 689n5

  Terrell, Ernie, 167

  Texas, 140–42, 146–47, 167, 184

  racism, 140, 142

  Texas A&M, 95

  Texas Western University, 164

  Thailand, 241

  Thomas, John Charles, 619

  “In Proportion,” 623

  Thomas, Willis, Jr., 44, 45, 51, 292, 525, 617, 627

  Thomas, Willis S., Sr., 39

  Thompson, John, 556, 557, 578

  Thunderbird Invitational tournament, Phoenix, 107, 125, 170

  Thurman, Howard, 488, 560, 598, 609

  Tidball, Jack, 137–38

  tiebreaker, 272, 273, 279, 304, 387

  12-point, winner-by-two, 387

  Till, Emmett, murder of, 43

  Time magazine, 141, 231

  Time Warner Sports, 569

  Tiriac, Ian, 218, 255, 256, 281, 325, 424, 612

  Title IX, 462

  tobacco industry, 169

  Today show, 574

  tokenism, 45, 62, 122, 399, 421, 558

  in 1950s tennis world, 45

  of 1960s, 62–63

  Tolbert, William R., 443

  topspin, 72

  Townes, Clarence, 604

  Townsend, Ron, 558

  Town Tennis Club, New York, 246

  toxoplasmosis, 546, 547, 571

  Trabert, Tony, 26, 27, 132, 145, 247, 385, 386, 437, 467–68, 475

  track and field, 22, 24, 75

  UCLA, 85, 91

  TransAfrica, 3, 53, 423, 464, 487, 510, 521, 534, 564, 616

  TransAfrica/NAACP protest march, 592–94

  Tressel, Martin, 173

  Trinidad, 196

  Tupper, Fred, 215, 377

  Turner, Lesley, 148

  Turpin, Jack, 140, 141

  Turville, Ed, 97, 267–68, 468

  Tutu, Desmond, 536

  20/20, 574

  21 Club, New York, 246

  Tyson, Cicely, 397

  Tyson, Mike, 615

  UCLA AIDS Institute, 584

  UCLA Bruins (tennis), 74–76, 83–110, 111–38, 157–59, 178

  1960 NCAA championship, 99

  1961 NCAA championship, 99

  1963 season, 105–8

  1964 season, 122–26

  1965 NCAA championship, 137–38

  1965 season, 133–38

  1966 NCAA championship, 158

  1967 NCAA championship, 178

  -USC rivalry, 85, 98–99, 107, 108, 124–26, 134, 136, 138

  UCLA Trio, 87

  Ueberroth, Peter, 539

  Uganda, 275

  umpires, 102, 214–15, 487, 518

  black, 102

  “Uncle Tom” stereotype, 166, 175, 263, 333, 422

  Unisys, 562

  United Nations, 345, 408, 418, 419, 455, 469, 510–11, 522, 597

  United Nations Committee on Apartheid, 270

  United Nations Committee on South Africa, 511

  United Negro College Fund benefits, 412–13, 431, 450, 451, 461, 503

  U.S. Amateur Championships, 221

  of 1968, 221–22, 228, 231

  U.S. Clay Court Men’s Singles, 31, 101

  of 1962, 101

  U.S. Hard Court championships, 115

  U.S. Indoor championships, 31, 140, 297, 366, 400

  United States Information Agency (USIA), 332, 335

  United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA), 21, 67, 79, 97, 111, 136, 164, 191, 203, 206, 233, 236, 241, 268, 272, 315

  Ashe and, 48–50, 51, 54–56, 59, 63–64, 71, 73, 79–81, 101, 115–19, 124, 126, 130

  Ashe’s statistics, 641

  Carrington controversy, 315–16

  clay court problem, 191–92

  clothing rules, 260, 272, 279

  contract pros vs., 242–43, 269–72, 276–77, 284–85, 296–98

  desegregation of, 48–50

  first black players, 26–27

  founding of, 21

  Interscholastic tournaments, 35–36, 42, 51, 56–57, 63–64, 73, 79–80

  Junior Davis Cup, 55, 73, 80, 81

  National Junior championships, 74, 80–81

  of 1940s, 25–27, 30
–31

  of 1950s, 31–33, 34, 45, 48–50, 51–59

  1972 London agreement, 297–98

  Open Era and, 234, 242–43, 252, 269–77, 296–98

  racism, 21, 25–27, 30–33, 34, 45, 48–50, 52, 79–80, 100, 172–74

  U.S. National Championship, 31–33, 47, 49, 58–60, 82, 155, 187

  Ashe’s statistics, 643

  of 1950, 31–33

  of 1959, 59–60, 662n13

  of 1960, 67–68

  of 1961, 82

  of 1962, 102

  of 1963, 120

  of 1964, 131–32

  of 1965, 144–45

  of 1967, 183–84, 201–2

  U.S. National Clay Court Championships, 32, 116, 129, 201, 218, 219

  U.S. National Doubles Championships, 181, 182, 184

  U.S. National Indoor tournament, 169, 191, 268

  U.S. Olympic Committee, 587

  U.S. Open, 216, 222–27, 271, 276, 536, 616

  Arthur Ashe Kids Day, 625

  Ashe’s statistics, 643–44

  Carrington controversy, 315–16

  equal prize money policy, 407

  first, 222–27, 678n44

  night play, 387

  of 1968, 222–27, 228, 231–32, 282, 285, 678n44

  of 1969, 253–55, 260

  of 1970, 271, 272, 273

  of 1971, 277, 281, 685n18

  of 1972, 297, 299–301

  of 1973, 315–16

  of 1974, 347, 354

  of 1975, 387–88

  of 1976, 406, 407

  of 1977, 424–26

  of 1978, 425, 436–37

  of 1980, 465–67, 469

  of 1982, 293

  of 1983, 509–10

  of 1985, 526

  of 1986, 536

  of 1988, 545, 546

  of 1992, 592

  of 1993, 592

  of 1997, 625

  of 2000, 625

  of 2005, 615

  of 2006, 589

  U.S. Pro Championships, 373

  of 1972, 299, 336

  of 1974, 354

  U.S. Pro Indoor championship, 440–41, 450

  United States Tennis Association (USTA), 387–88, 399, 467–68, 475, 478, 484, 518, 522, 523, 526, 533, 539, 555, 558, 616, 624, 626

  Committee on Junior Development, 539

  first black president of, 626

  Uni-Turf, 245

  University of Alabama, 118

  University of Arizona, 73, 125, 157

  University of Arkansas, 292

  University of California, Davis, 442

  University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 49, 73–76, 78, 83–87, 143, 148, 157, 175, 229, 302, 398, 400, 494, 616, 666n4

  academics, 90, 135

  Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, 616

  Ashe at, 83–110, 111–38, 157–59, 170–72, 176, 419

  Ashe recruited by, 74–76

  black athletes, 85–87, 91–95

  fraternities, 92

  intercollegiate athletic programs, 75, 85–86, 91, 95, 97, 124–25, 134–35, 157

  interracial dating, 92–93, 103–5

  race relations, 84–87, 90–96, 103–5

  tennis program, 74–76, 83–110, 111–38, 157–59, 178, 182, 290, 291

  -USC rivalry, 85, 98–99, 107, 108, 124–26, 134, 136, 138

  University of Chicago, 23, 67, 69

  University of Kentucky, 164

  University of Miami, 106, 293

  University of Michigan, 73

  University of Mississippi, 177, 319

  University of Richmond, 10

  University of Southern California (USC), 26, 73, 74–75, 85, 89, 107

  -UCLA tennis rivalry, 85, 98–99, 107, 108, 124–26, 134, 136, 138

  University of Virginia, 35, 57, 79, 206, 513

  USA Today, 567, 599, 613

  Ashe’s AIDS condition outed by, 567–73, 575–76

  Vanderbilt tournament, New York, 169, 194–95

  Vanderbilt University, 434

  Van Dillen, Eric, 221, 378

  Venezuela, 120, 362

  Davis Cup competition, 120–21, 386, 387

  Victoria Open, Melbourne, 187, 238, 266

  Vietnam, 89, 239–41

  Vietnam War, 149, 158, 167–68, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 190–91, 200, 207, 212, 214, 239–41, 255, 274, 295–96, 407

  antiwar movement, 167–68, 255–56, 296

  Ashe’s views on, 207, 239–41, 295–96, 302

  Tet Offensive, 207, 239

  Vilas, Guillermo, 350, 371, 373, 390, 402, 407, 426, 435, 439, 440, 475–77, 495, 498–99, 504, 591

  Village Voice, The, 580

  Vines, Ellsworth, 377

  Virginia, 5–18, 27–30, 83, 161–64, 283, 295, 345, 463, 488, 533, 608

  civil rights movement, 76–77, 189

  Jim Crow culture, 5–11, 19–20, 23, 24, 28, 38–39, 43, 52, 57, 61–64, 68–69, 76, 79–80, 90, 105, 112, 161–62, 189, 332, 343, 608

  Lynchburg program, 27–30, 34–50, 51–65, 79, 81, 283

  Massive Resistance laws, 62, 112, 162

  slavery, 7

  Virginia Heroes, 617, 618

  Virginia Interscholastic Association (VIA), 49, 56

  Virginian of the Year Award, 488

  Virginia Slims circuit, 405

  Virginia Union College, 10–11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 24, 36, 37, 62, 77

  Vogue, 229

  Voice of America, 268

  volleyball, UCLA, 134

  volleying, 72

  Volvo, 562

  Volvo International Tournament, 406, 424

  Vorster, John, 265, 270, 321, 323, 336

  voting rights, 94, 141, 143, 176

  Voting Rights Act (1965), 94, 141, 143

  Wallace, George, 118

  Wallace, Dr. Lee, 447

  Wallace, Mike, 592

  Wall Street Journal, 123

  Walters, Barbara, 574

  Walton, Bill, 85

  Waring, Fred W., 264, 267

  Warner Books, 535

  Washington, Booker T., 174, 175

  Washington, D.C., 1, 2–3, 8, 22, 24, 45, 77, 178, 206, 241, 592, 594

  March on, 121, 333

  Washington, Denzel, 586

  Washington, Kenny, 24, 75, 86

  Washington, Mal, 589, 622, 626, 627

  Washington, Richard, 398

  Washington Post, The, 59, 207, 208, 456, 500, 552, 575

  Ashe’s articles in, 442, 449, 454, 455, 462, 470, 497, 502, 521, 528, 534, 540, 580

  Washington Star International Open, 251, 351, 354, 408

  of 1977, 424

  of 1978, 436

  Washington University, 70–71

  Watergate scandal, 318

  Watson, John, 17

  Watts riot, 135, 143, 171, 176

  Wayne State University, 23, 26

  Weaver, Mike, 469

  Weaver, Robert, 174

  Weir, Reginald, 23, 25, 26, 27, 36

  Wembley indoor tournament, 276

  Werden, Lincoln, 130

  West Africa, 7, 275, 287, 288, 415

  West Australian championships, 153, 187

  West Berlin Open, 247

  Western Indoor Championships, 194

  Western Open, Milwaukee, 140

  West Point, 181, 190, 191, 194, 196, 198, 200–208, 211, 214, 220, 227, 234, 243, 364, 488

  West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, 21, 33, 58–59, 102, 254, 425, 435

  West Virginia, 52, 59, 63

  White, Bill, 263, 459

  White, Byron, 599

  White, Dwight, 398

  White City, 187

  white supremacy, 24, 31, 52, 55, 57, 61, 77, 118, 165, 177, 196, 320, 343

  Wide World of Sports, 421

  Wightman Cup, 118

  Wilander, Mats, 481, 483–84, 517, 518

  Wilberforce, Ohio, 42, 51

  Wilder, Douglas, 11, 17, 463, 533, 559, 569, 580, 596, 608, 613, 617, 618, 623

  Wilkerson, John, 525, 526,
527

  Williams, Franklin, 470

  Williams, Joe, 45, 59, 63

  Williams, Owen, 236, 253, 254, 320–24, 326, 327, 336, 337, 342, 356, 358, 361, 421, 434, 617

  Williams, Serena, 525, 590, 627

  Williams, Venus, 525, 590, 627

  Williams College, 79

  Willie, Louis, 558

  Wills Open, Bristol, 248

  Wilmington, Delaware, 43, 49

  Wilson, Harrison, 622

  Wilson, Peter, 312

  Wilson, Woodrow, 576

  Wilson Sporting Goods Company, 25, 51–52, 155, 259

  Wimbledon, 25, 47, 96, 100, 108–10, 121, 144, 155, 179, 183, 203, 271, 296, 363, 370, 473, 524, 525, 536, 548, 568, 584

  aristocracy, 113, 203

  Ashe’s last visit to, 587–90

  Ashe’s statistics, 644

  Ball, 384

  Borg’s win streak, 388

  Centre Court, 112, 127, 203, 216, 251, 352, 372, 373, 375, 379, 380, 498, 588

  first interracial pairing, 115–16

  first Open, 215–17

  gender equity and prize money, 405–6, 407

  of 1957, 47

  of 1958, 57

  of 1963, 110, 111–15

  of 1964, 126–28, 206

  of 1965, 139–40

  of 1967, 200, 203

  of 1968, 203, 214–16, 231

  of 1969, 106, 248–51, 281

  of 1970, 273

  of 1971, 277, 281, 282–84

  of 1972, 296, 297

  of 1973, 308–13

  of 1974, 347, 350–52

  1975 Ashe victory against Connors, 371–86, 387–90, 453

  of 1976, 405–6

  of 1978, 435–36

  of 1979, 444, 704n33

  of 1980, 466, 469

  of 1982, 482

  of 1983, 502, 503, 504

  of 1985, 527–29, 531

  of 1992, 587–90

  of 1993, 592, 614, 622

  of 1994, 526

  of 1996, 589

  Pilic Affair and ATP boycott, 309–13

  Wimbledon Junior championship, 73

  Wingfield, Walter Clopton, 303

  Winn, Billy, 36

  Winnipeg, Manitoba, 201

  winter tennis, 54, 67, 68

  Wise, Lois, 405

  wives, tennis, 349

  Wolf, David, 229

  Women’s Sports Foundation, 595

  women’s tennis, 1–2, 22, 118, 201, 297, 343, 507–8, 524–26, 578, 599

  “Battle of the Sexes,” 316–18, 396

  blacks in, 29–33, 524–26, 536, 590

  celebrity, 396

  equal prize money, 405–7

  Chris Evert and, 347, 396

  gender equity, 314, 316–18, 396, 405–7, 507–8, 524–26, 563

  Althea Gibson and, 29–33, 46–48, 146, 590

  Evonne Goolagong and, 280–81, 298, 396

  mixed doubles, 25–26, 115–16, 201, 316, 318

  of 1940s, 25–26, 29–30

  of 1950s, 31–33

  1973 Wimbledon, 312

  1974 U.S. Open, 354

  1975 Wimbledon, 380

  Pilic Affair and, 312

  South African Open, 298

 

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