Search results
Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) [4] was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. [3] He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.
Aug 25, 2023 · Nearly 50 years after her historic match against Bobby Riggs, Billie Jean King recalls what he told her after she beat him. The tennis legend recalls the humbling words Riggs had for her after...
May 9, 2024 · Bobby Riggs, American tennis player best known for the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match, which he lost to Billie Jean King.
Jan 8, 2024 · Here's the incredible true story of the 1973 exhibition match between feminist icon Billie Jean King and retired tennis legend Bobby Riggs.
Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Riggs became the world's No. 1 amateur tennis player after winning the singles, doubles and mixed-doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1939, and he later claimed three U.S. Pro...
Oct 27, 1995 · The irrepressible chauvinist Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon champion who in 1973 reached a dual zenith of tennis fame and infamy as the 55-year-old braggart who was throttled by Billie Jean...
Oct 19, 2017 · He also holds a unique place in Wimbledon history as the only man to have never lost a match at The Championships and won the gentlemen’s singles, gentlemen’s doubles and mixed doubles in the same year. Riggs played at The Championships only once, in 1939.
Bobby Riggs has three distinct chapters in his fascinating tennis career: The prosperous amateur years, the rebellious professional years, and the hustler/promoter years.
Sep 22, 2017 · Here's what the filmmakers, Emma Stone and Steve Carrell got right—and wrong—about the match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
May 3, 2024 · Battle of the Sexes, exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs that was a landmark moment in the women’s movement.
