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Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles.King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups.For three years, she was the U.S. captain in the Federation Cup.
An influential visionary who is both highly respected and strikingly innovative, Billie Jean King’s legacy is ever-evolving. BJK Foundation. 90 Million Viewers Battle of the Sexes. In 1973, 90 million people worldwide watched Billie Jean King defeat Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes,” 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Jun 11, 2024 · Billie Jean King. Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, Long Beach, California, U.S.) is an American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women’s professional tennis beginning in the late 1960s. In her career, she won 39 major titles, competing in both singles and doubles.
In 1966, Billie Jean King achieved the goal she set for herself as a young girl when she was ranked #1 in the world in women’s tennis. She held the #1 ranking for five additional years (1967-1968, 1971-1972, and 1974).
Billie Jean King was born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. Her father, Bill, was a fire fighter and her mother, Betty, was a homemaker. An athlete from a young age, King played basketball and softball as a child. Her younger brother, Randy, went on to pitch in Major League Baseball.
Nov 22, 2023 · Ilana Kloss was a 10-year-old ball kid in Johannesburg, South Africa when Billie Jean King -- three months before winning her first Wimbledon title in 1966 -- asked if she wanted to hit some tennis balls. “That was the day I decided to be a professional tennis player -- and there wasn’t even a professional tour yet,” Kloss said Tuesday ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Women’s tennis great Billie Jean King was born in California in 1943. The first female athlete to earn more than $100,000 in prize money in a single season, King was also the first woman to be ...
2017: Billie Jean King is the subject of Battle of the Sexes, a Fox Searchlight film starring Emma Stone as Billie Jean and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs. 2018: Served as a Grand Marshal of the New York City Pride March. 2018: Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss join the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group.
Aug 13, 2021 · Write to Cady Lang at cady.lang@timemagazine.com. Tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses athletes’ struggles with mental health, the fight for equal pay and her new memoir, "All In."
Jul 15, 2023 · The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond. Billie Jean King, winner of 39 major ...
