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- Arthur was the first
- African-American tennis
- player to win the menΓÇÖs
- singles title at the U.S.
- Open and Wimbledon,
- two of the most important tournaments in
- tennis. He won the U.S. Open as an
- amateur, in 1968, and Wimbledon as a
- professional, in 1975. He also won the
- Australian Open in 1970.
-
- Arthur learned to play tennis where he grew
- up, in Richmond, Virginia. There, he won
- several boysΓÇÖ tournaments. During his high
- school years, Arthur moved to St. Louis,
- Missouri, so that he would have better
- tennis competition. In his senior year of
- high school, he won the national inter-
- scholastic championship and
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