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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.
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.
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...
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 19, 2017 · Riggs played in three successive finals, beating Welby Van Horn and Francis Kovacs in 1939 and 1941 respectively and losing to McNeill in 1940. With good money to be earned as a professional, Riggs left the amateur ranks in 1941.
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...
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.
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 19, 2017 · Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King faced Bobby Riggs in a tennis match that held importance for King and generations of female athletes that followed.
