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Useless Tennis Fact Day 16

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Post by JuliusHMarx Thu 16 Feb 2012, 2:32 pm

When Arthur Ashe won the 1968 US Open he received no prize money. The runner-up, Tom Okker, received $14,000

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Post by sirfredperry Thu 16 Feb 2012, 3:06 pm

Had Ashe not turned pro at this stage, or what?

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Post by JuliusHMarx Thu 16 Feb 2012, 3:13 pm

Yeah, he refused payment because he still wanted to play in the US Davis Cup team, so they gave the winner's money to Okker instead.

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Post by lydian Thu 16 Feb 2012, 4:45 pm

Like it...good research!
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Post by laverfan Thu 16 Feb 2012, 4:54 pm

Under USTA control, Ashe just got his per diem, while Okker got the prize money for second place, IIRC.

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