Ashe, ash, Arthur (1943-1993), a tennis player, became the first African American to win the United States men's national singles championship. He won the title in 1968. In that same year, he played on the winning U.S. Davis Cup team (see Davis Cup). In 1975, Ashe became the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles championship in England. Ashe retired from competition in 1980.