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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.
Jul 17, 2024 · 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. King was athletically inclined from an early age.
Tennis Royalty. Greatness on the Court. With 39 Grand Slam titles to her name, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon, Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She held the world #1 ranking in women’s tennis for six of the ten years from 1966 through 1975. BJK’s Legacy.
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.
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).
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 ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Billie Jean King became the top-ranked women's tennis player by 1967. In 1973, she formed the Women's Tennis Association and famously defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes."
Aug 17, 2021 · An Autobiography. By Billie Jean King with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers. Billie Jean King isn’t interested in being a legend — she’s interested in succession. Her latest memoir ...
King was a co-founder of World TeamTennis. King was born Billie Jean Moffitt (she married lawyer Larry King in 1966) and was raised in Long Beach, California. King was a local phenomenon, beginning her competitive play on Long Beach public courts before attending Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then California State University Los ...
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.
