How tall is Arthur Ashe?

Arthur Ashe's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 87% of men in the United States.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 87% of men in the United States born in 1943 (average 176.6 cm).

About Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born on 10 July 1943 in Richmond and remained an amateur before the advent of the Open Era in tennis.

Ashe won three Grand Slam singles titles and two in doubles. He was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only Black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. A serve-and-volley player with a powerful serve, he won the WCT Finals in 1975, was ranked world No. 1 by several publications that year and peaked at world No. 2 in the ATP computer rankings in May 1976. He retired in 1980.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Ashe stood that height while competing. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. He died on 6 February 1993, aged 49, and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Frequently asked

How tall is Arthur Ashe in feet and inches? Arthur Ashe was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is Arthur Ashe tall for men in the United States? At 185 cm he was taller than about 87% of men in the United States born in 1943, whose average height is 176.6 cm.

Sources

• Arthur Ashe on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Arthur Ashe on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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