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  1.                                  earned a college scholar-
  2.                                  ship to the University of
  3.                                  California at Los Angeles
  4.                                  (UCLA). In 1965, Arthur 
  5.                                  won the NCAA singles
  6.                                  championship. 
  7.  
  8. During his professional career, Arthur won 
  9. 51 tournaments and was the worldΓÇÖs 
  10. Number 1-ranked player in 1975. He often
  11. represented the United States as a member 
  12. of the Davis Cup team (which competes
  13. against other countries). From 1981 to 1985,
  14. Arthur was the non-playing captain of the 
  15. Davis Cup team. 
  16.  
  17. In 1979, Arthur had a heart attack and 
  18. was forced to retire from tennis the 
  19. next year. After his career, he became