Handsome Eight, 205, 220, 223
Hanekom, Christopf, 338–39
Hanks, Carol, 115
Hard, Darlene, 115
Hard Road to Glory, A (Ashe), 488–89, 501–2, 506–8, 511–12, 514, 534–35, 540–41, 551–53, 566, 567, 580, 582, 614, 621
reviews of, 551–53
sales of, 553
TV documentary, 535
Hardwick, Derek, 393
Hardwick, Mary, 25
Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, 626
Harmon, Rodney, 291, 292–94, 353, 506, 524, 528, 627
Harris, Charles F., 501, 508, 534–35
Harris, Donald and Kate, 553
Harris, Francis, 508
Harris, Franco, 398
Harris, James, 398
Hart, Gary, 534
Hartford, 304, 366, 401, 430
Hartman, Skip, 627
Har-Tru surface, 387–88
Harvard AIDS Institute, 596
Harvard Medical School, 583
Harvard University, 75
Hawaii, 402, 404, 486
Hawes, Tom, 49
Hawke, Neil, 152
Hayes, Bob, 192
Hayes Hospital Foundation, 596
Hazzard, Walt, 85, 91–92, 95, 125, 280, 536
HBO, 482, 489, 502, 527, 569, 571, 577, 579, 580, 587, 614, 615
Head, 259–60, 262, 577
Ashe as commercial spokesperson, 259–60, 265, 404, 430, 461, 495, 562
rackets, 259–60, 404, 430, 461
Head, Howard, 259
Healy, Jane, 575
Heavyweight Championship of Tennis, 367
Heckler, Margaret, 547
Heldman, Gladys, 253, 320
Helen Hayes MacArthur Award, 596
Helms, Jesse, 559
Hemispheres, 507
Henderson, Edwin B., The Negro in Sports, 488
Hennessy, John, 249
Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, 172
Hertzog, Dr. Albert, 270
Hesse, Herman, 350, 691n9
Steppenwolf, 350
Hewitt, Bob, 115, 250, 334–35, 368, 373
Heyman, Allan, 297, 348
high school tennis, 24, 35, 49–50
Ashe and, 49, 52–65, 66–82
desegregation of, 35–36
Hillebrand, John, 113–14
Hilton Head Island, 317–18, 406, 429, 513, 559
Hines, Henry, 365
Hispanics, 84
Hoad, Lew, 96, 338
Hobson-Miller Paper Company, 243
hockey, 164
Hoffman, Dustin, 343
Holecek, Milan, 126
Holladay, Terry, 404
Holmberg, Ron, 183, 189
Holmes, Ernie, 398
Holmes, Tally, 22
home rule, 97
Hong Kong, 241
Honolulu Davis Cup Classic, 266
Hooper, Chip, 291, 292, 482, 524, 528
Hopman, Harry, 188, 200, 236
Horn, Welby, 56
Horn, Wilfred, 330
horse racing, 507
Horwitz, Dick, 67
Houghton Mifflin, 308, 352, 363
Houser, George, 211
Houston, 95, 164, 167, 304, 317, 525
Howa, Hassan, 340
Howard University, 24, 177, 422, 442, 555
Howard University Mississippi Project (HUMP), 285
Howard University Press, 501, 534–35
Hudlin, Dick, 23, 27, 67, 68–71, 73, 76, 78, 82, 88, 116, 345, 663n2
Hudson, Rock, 548, 606
Hudson Valley Tennis Club, 553
Hughes, Langston, 584
Humphrey, Hubert, 212
Hungary, 127, 128–29
Hunger Project, 514
Hunt, Lamar, 205, 239, 271, 284, 314, 617
Hunt, Sam, 628
hunting, 344–45
Hutchins, Paul, 223
Hutchinson, Dr. John III, 451–52, 503
Ikei, Susan, 92–93, 103–4, 105
immigration, 2
independent pros, 242, 297
Ashe as, 242–56, 257–71
India, 121, 298, 355
caste system, 362
Davis Cup competition, 121, 235, 355–57, 362, 481
Indianapolis, 194, 195
Indonesia, 241
inner-city tennis programs, 193, 198, 202, 229, 285, 290, 299, 342, 399, 505, 513–14, 523, 525, 554–56, 616, 625, 626
Inside Tennis, 624
International Award for Valor in Sport, 454
International Commercial Resources, 443
International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), 96–97, 185, 203–4, 251, 270, 300, 304, 309, 313, 315, 324, 348, 393, 394, 513
apartheid issue, 251–52, 268, 270
Grand Prix circuit, 271–73, 276–77, 297
1972 London agreement, 297–98
Pilic Affair and, 309–13
professional tennis vs., 96–97, 203–4, 234, 242–43, 252, 269–77, 296–98
registered player category, 97, 204, 225, 234, 239, 242, 252, 258
WCT vs., 271–72, 276–77, 284–85, 296–98
International Management Group (IMG), 258, 554, 555
International Olympic Committee (IOC), 209–10, 230, 513
Olympic Order, 613
International Tennis Hall of Fame, 425, 523–24, 529, 613
Ashe’s induction into, 529–31, 712n25
International Tennis Players Association (ITPA), 248–51, 255
apartheid issue, 249–51, 267–68
interracial dating, 92–93, 103–5, 306–8, 349
interracial play, 24–25, 73, 162, 189
first Wimbledon, 115–16
of 1940s, 24–31
of 1960s, 64–65
1973 South African Open, 329–38
Interscholastic Tennis Championship, 35–36, 42, 56–57, 79–80
of 1959, 57
of 1960, 63–65, 73
of 1961, 79–80
Inter-Zone, 121, 141
in vitro fertilization, 505, 520
Iran, 107, 357
1973 Davis Cup competition, 107–8
1980 hostage crisis, 465
Ireland, 235, 496, 510
Davis Cup competition, 512–13
Irvin, Monte, 46
Islam, 166, 167, 345
Israel, 455, 465
Italian Open, 281, 284, 351
of 1969, 247
of 1971, 281
of 1973, 309, 310
of 1974, 348
of 1975, 371, 372
of 1978, 435
Italian Tennis Federation, 310, 348, 351
Ivory Coast, 288, 289
Jackson, Donald, 232
Jackson, Jesse, 280, 422, 434, 521, 522, 533, 539–40, 609
Jackson, Maynard, 318
Jackson, Mississippi, 177, 318–19
Jackson, Stonewall, 6, 608, 618–19
Jamaica, 345
James, Joseph, 581
Jamison, Sandra, 502, 512
Japan, 92, 241, 365, 471
Davis Cup competition, 519, 520
Järryd, Anders, 483, 518
Jaycees, 238–39
jazz, 427
Jenkins, Sally, 577–78
Jenkins, Wilbur, 82
Jenner, Caitlyn, 626
Jet, 36, 397, 414, 532
Jews, 6, 9, 350
Jim Crow, 4, 5–11, 19–20, 23, 24, 28, 38–39, 43, 48, 52, 55, 68, 76–77, 79–80, 90, 92, 100, 105, 110, 112, 118, 131, 161–62, 189, 231, 332, 343, 399, 608
Joey Bishop Show, The, 228
Johannesburg, 250, 264, 298, 325–38, 355, 367, 368, 391, 421, 422, 566
Johannesburg Star, 329
Johansson, Kjell, 437
John Henry “Pop” Lloyd Humanitarian Award for Service to the Youth of America, 613
John Marshall High School, 63, 149
Johnson, Beverly, 397, 412, 414
Johnson, Bobby, Jr., 42, 43, 283, 571
Johnso
n, Conrad, 339
Johnson, Jack, 166, 307, 506, 535
Johnson, Lyndon, 143, 176, 206, 212
Johnson, Magic, 568, 572, 578, 582, 583, 596
Johnson, Marques, 398
Johnson, Oscar, 26–27, 36, 67, 71
Johnson, Rafer, 75, 80, 85, 86
Johnson, Dr. Robert, Sr., 27–30, 34–50, 71, 88, 101, 111, 116, 117, 157, 158, 225, 290, 291, 334, 363, 382, 411, 485, 571
Ashe and, 37–50, 51–65, 66–68, 72, 75, 76, 79, 81–82, 283, 530
court behavior and ethics, 43–44
death of, 283
Lynchburg program, 27–30, 34–50, 51–65, 79, 81, 283
Johnson, Ronald S., 579
Johnson, Sadie, 7–8
Johnson, Willard, 86
Johnson, Willy, 7–8
Johnston Trophy, 132
Jones, Alex, 574
Jones, Ann Haydon, 530
Jones, Dr. Georgeanna Seegar, 505
Jones, Dr. Howard, 505
Jones, James Earl, 535
Jones, K. C., 165, 210, 398
Jones, Mack, 164
Jones, Phyllis, 104–5
Jones, Quincy, 566
Jones, Sam, 165
Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, 505
Jordan, Barbara, 322, 384
Jordan, Michael, 537
Jorgensen, Gordon, 478, 532
Joseph, Jackie, 584
Junior Davis Cup, 55, 73, 80, 81, 101
Junior tennis, 27, 67, 73, 290
Ashe and, 56–65, 66–82, 100–101
development programs, 23, 27–30, 34–50, 51–65, 67, 79, 81, 162, 193, 522–23, 554–55
Lynchburg, 27–30, 34–50, 51–65, 79, 81, 283
NJTL, 193, 290, 292, 299, 461, 487, 505, 513, 521–26, 534, 536, 548, 555, 590, 616, 625, 626
See also specific tournaments and venues
Kachel, Chris, 444
Kain, Bob, 364, 554
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 58, 64–65, 74, 80–81
Kamiwazumi, Jun, 373
Kansas City, 205, 555
Kaposi sarcoma, 547, 561
Karenga, Ron, 172
Kaskel, Howard, 262
Kaunda, Kenneth, 274
Keldie, Ray, 312
Kelleher, Bob, 88, 107, 115, 118, 120, 121, 136, 173, 203, 225, 237, 241–42
Kelso, Doug, 139
Kemron, 561
Kennedy, Edward, 299, 450, 454, 463, 464, 465, 597
Kennedy, Ethel, 299, 464
Kennedy, Joey, 53
Kennedy, John F., 76, 206, 334, 602
Kennedy, Ray, 508
Kennedy, Robert F., 206, 212–13, 299, 464
Ashe and, 212–13
assassination of, 213
Kennedy, Rose, 235
Kenney, Walter T., Sr., 581–82, 609
Kentucky Derby, 507
Kenya, 273–74, 322, 561
Kenyatta, Jomo, 274
Kerridge, Hugh, 215
Kerzner, Sol, 469
Khanna, R. H., 356
Kiamesha tournament, 204
Killanin, Lord, 496
Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 52
King, Billie Jean, 297, 312, 313, 314, 317–18, 380, 396, 406, 426, 431, 459, 507, 599, 625, 626, 627
Ashe and, 314, 317–18, 384, 527–28, 538–39, 588–89, 611
“Battle of the Sexes,” 316–18, 396
1975 Wimbledon, 380, 384
King, Coretta Scott, 521
King, Elton, 36
King, Larry, 313
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 143, 174, 176–79, 322, 333, 359, 361, 362, 560, 564
Ashe and, 211–12
assassination of, 206, 211, 213
King, Rodney, 580
King, Dr. Thomas, 602
Kingston, Jamaica, 345
Kiphuth, Bob J. H., 496
Kiphuth Fellowship, 496–98
Kitzbühel tournament, 446
Klosterkemper, Horst, 392–93
Knapp, Barbara, 33
Koch, Thomas, 185, 191, 194, 195, 201, 218, 223, 242, 252, 268
Kodes, Jan, 241, 247, 300, 312–13, 406, 435, 436, 684n51
Koop, C. Everett, 545, 548
Koornhof, Piet, 321, 336, 340, 341, 421
Koppel, Ted, 565
Korean War, 88
Kormoczy, Suzy, 129
Kornheiser, Tony, 431–32
Krajicek, Richard, 589
Kramer, Jack, 96–97, 234, 271, 285, 296–97, 300, 317, 351, 372, 376, 383
Kranepool, Carole, 448
Krickstein, Aaron, 519, 526, 527, 531
Krieger, Lawrence, 233
Kriek, Johan, 528–29
Krog, Rauty, 367
Ku Klux Klan, 6, 77, 522
Lacy, Sam, 128
Lagos tournaments, 400–401, 504
Lakewood Country Club, St. Petersburg, 244
Lall, Premjit, 235
Lamb, Peter, 434
Laney, Al, 25
Laos, 241
La Quinta tournament, 536
Lara, Marcelo, 196, 197, 198, 676n6
Lash, David, 50
Las Vegas, 226–27, 304–5, 367
Las Vegas Open, 257
Las Vegas Tennis Classic, 404
Laurel Wreath Award, 536
Laver, Rod, 60, 67, 114, 137, 148, 155, 203, 215, 219, 245, 254–56, 266, 268, 272, 276, 277, 298, 299, 300, 303–5, 314, 347, 363, 369, 375, 388, 395, 399, 402, 404, 430, 530, 578, 596, 662n13
Ashe vs., 60, 216, 222–23, 236, 251, 254–55, 278–79, 294, 366, 367, 401, 684n3
1969 U.S. Open, 254–55
1969 Wimbledon, 251
Lawlor, Alex, 260
Lawrence benefit tournament, 202
Leconte, Henri, 491, 527
Le Coq Sportif, 430, 461, 487, 514, 529, 562, 577
Lee, Robert E., 6, 70, 619, 622
Lendl, Ivan, 444, 473, 485, 509–10, 527, 536
Lenoir, Bill, 64, 73
Leonard, Sugar Ray, 578
Levinsohn, Ross, 571
Levinson, Daniel J., 460, 703n29
The Seasons of a Man’s Life, 460–61
Lewis, John, 176, 559
Lewis, Oliver, 507
LGBT community, 396, 527, 547, 606
Liberace, 606
Liberia, 443
Life magazine, 32, 147, 232
profile on Ashe, 229, 230
Lincoln, Abraham, 610
Lincoln University, 27
Lindner, Kenny, 367
linesmen, 156, 301, 380
black, 301
Lipsyte, Robert, 232, 279, 575, 698, 615
Liston, Sonny, 166
Litsky, Frank, 201
Liuzzo, Viola, 176
Llewellyn, Sydney, 47, 291
Lloyd, John, 374
Löfdahl, Ingrid, 306
London, 108–14, 126–28, 177, 215, 235, 248–51, 310, 311, 325, 350, 373–84, 391, 444, 527, 587
1972 agreement, 297–98
racism, 112, 151
London Observer, 462
London Sunday Times, 335
London Times, 249
Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, 20–21, 120, 221–22, 253–54, 496
Look magazine, 170
Lorge, Barry, 456, 508, 540, 551, 562, 578
Los Angeles, 27, 83–85, 119, 135, 157, 159, 213, 406, 463
1984 Olympics, 513
racism, 84, 86–87, 90–96, 143–44
Rodney King beating, 580
UCLA tennis, 74–76, 83–110, 111–38, 157–59, 178, 182
Watts riot, 135, 143, 171, 176
Los Angeles Lakers, 165
Los Angeles Rams, 24, 398
Los Angeles Sentinel, 95
Los Angeles Tennis Club, 119, 301
Los Angeles Times, 167
Louis, Joe, 22, 24, 155, 166, 175, 389, 506
Loving v. Virginia, 306
Loyo-Mayo, Joaquín, 197, 676n6
Lozano,
Jorge, 472, 526
Luke, Sherrill, 86
lunch counter sit-ins, 62
Lupica, Mike, 599
Lutz, Bob, 204, 213, 219, 220, 221, 225, 237, 240, 249, 250, 253, 260, 267, 272, 276, 282, 299, 302, 343, 349, 401, 402, 407, 434, 472, 474, 596
Lynch, Hugh III, 48, 59
Lynchburg junior development program, 27–30, 34–50, 51–65, 79, 81, 283
court behavior and ethics, 43–44
Ma, Andrew, 159
MacCall, George, 123, 136, 137, 141, 142, 147, 148, 157, 168, 173, 178, 182, 184–87, 189, 196–99, 205, 206, 218, 239, 243, 266
MacKay, Barry, 36, 156, 285, 528, 607
Macon, Georgia, 269
Maddox, Lester, 196
Madison Square Garden, 278, 438–40, 607
Madison Square Garden Challenge, 205
Madison Square Garden Open, 245
of 1969, 245–46
Madrid, 247
magazine ads, 260
Maggie Walker High School, 52–54, 60, 67, 70, 76
Mahoney, Margaret, 584
Major League Baseball, 164, 165, 272, 302, 365, 398
Malaga, Bob, 276
Malcolm X, 178, 229, 559
Man, Alrick H., Jr., 26
Mandarino, José Edison, 185, 186, 191, 218
Mandela, Nelson, 328, 341, 359, 362, 564–67, 580, 591, 626
Ashe and, 566–67
release from prison, 564–67
Mandela, Winnie, 341
Mandelstam, Rodney, 73, 664n12
Mandeville, Eddie, 545, 553, 571, 603
Manzarek, Ray, 87
Maoris, 150, 270
Mao Tse–tung, 274
Mapplethorpe, Robert, 607
Marble, Alice, 25, 26, 32
March Against Fear, 177–79
March on Washington, 121
Marks, John, 438–39
Marmion, Harry, 624
Marsh, Henry, 582
Marshall, John, 345, 672n2
Marshall, Thurgood, 174, 418, 610
Martin, Alastair, 255, 268
Martin, Marvin, 563
Martini and Rossi Player of the Year award, 399
Marx, Barbara, 98
Maryland, 51, 52, 56, 63, 169
Maryland Junior Championships, 51, 56, 63
Masters, Geoff, 368
Mathabane, Mark, 329–31, 337, 565
Kaffir Boy, 329–30, 565
Mattera, Don, 329, 332–33, 341, 421, 566
“Anguished Spirit—Ashe,” 341
Maud, Bob, 300, 338
Mayer, Alex, Sr., 492
Mayer, Gene, 483, 484, 487, 491, 492, 495, 498–99
Mayer, Sandy, 300, 312, 483, 484
Mays, Willie, 46, 47, 154, 192
McCarthy, Claire, 6
McCormack, Mark, 258
McCullough, William J., 425
McDaniel, Jimmie, 24–25
McDermott, Barry, 478
McEnroe, John, 387, 396, 433, 434, 439, 466, 467, 468–69, 490, 498, 508, 509, 523, 527, 528, 531, 589, 627
Ashe and, 439–40, 469–81, 483–87, 490–92, 498–500, 516–19, 591
court misbehavior and tantrums, 472–87, 517–20
Davis Cup competition, 468, 470–87, 490–92, 495, 498–500, 512–13, 516–19, 532, 536