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Tennis Royalty. Perhaps the most complete all-court tennis player in the history of the game and one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, Billie Jean King was known for her unparalleled court speed, forceful net game, and fierce competitiveness. She dominated the tennis scene from 1966-1975, earning 32 of her 39 Grand Slam titles ...
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 ...
Billie Jean King, née Billie Jean Moffitt 2 le 22 novembre 1943 à Long Beach ( Californie ), est une joueuse de tennis américaine, dont la carrière s'étend de 1959 à 1983 en simple et jusqu'en 1990 en double. Considérée comme l'une des plus grandes joueuses de tous les temps 3, King a remporté 129 titres, dont douze titres du Grand ...
Billie Jean King. Billie Jean King (o.s. Moffitt, s. 22. marraskuuta 1943 Long Beach, Kalifornia, Yhdysvallat) [2] on yhdysvaltalainen tennispelaaja ja ensimmäisiä naispuolisia tennisammattilaisia. Hän kilpaili vuodet 1959–1983 ja voitti urallaan yhteensä 39 Grand Slam -turnausta: 12 kaksinpelissä, 16 nelinpelissä ja 11 sekanelinpelissä.
Sep 5, 2023 · Equal pay was a long battle fought by the same women playing the game, including the legendary Billie Jean King. Amna Nawaz spoke with King at the U.S. Open as the tournament marked 50 years since ...
Nov 8, 2023 · In the summer of 1966, King won her first of six Wimbledon singles titles and began a three-year run ranked number one in the world. Said Court, “Billie Jean is the greatest competitor I’ve ...
Testifying in Washington. Billie Jean King had spent the 1960s and early 1970s campaigning tirelessly for parity for women in sports, and in 1972, she turned her focus toward helping to pass Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in all federally funded school programs, including sports.
