billie jean king

     

In 2006 the National Tennis Center in New York was renamed in her honor

Trivia about billie jean king

  • In 1973 she helped found, & also served as first president of, the Women's Tennis Association
  • This American woman was the first to win 20 Wimbledon titles
  • She trounced Bobby Riggs in a 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match
  • Between 1966 & 1975, this woman won the Wimbledon singles 6 times & beat Bobby Riggs
  • Winning 1971's Virginia Slims Thunderbird Tennis tournament, she broke the $100,000 total for a year, a women's first
  • In 1971 this tennis player became the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one yeat
  • Elton John's song "Philadelphia Freedom" was a tribute to this tennis star & her team
  • A heralded 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" ended 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in her favor
  • Tennis champ Jean
  • In 1963 she appeared in her first Wimbledon singles title match under her maiden name, Moffitt
  • She--yes, she--was known as "King of the Court"

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