BILLIE JEAN KING
Billie Jean King
Born: 22 November 1943 Long Beach, California
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach,
California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand
Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam
mixed doubles titles. She is generally considered to be one of the greatest
female tennis players and female athletes in history. King has been an outspoken
advocate against sexism in sports and society. The tennis match for which the
public best remembers her is the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she
defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's champion who had been one of the
leading male players in the 1930s and 1940s.
Billie Jean King
Born: 22 November 1943 Long Beach, California
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach,
California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand
Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam
mixed doubles titles. She is generally considered to be one of the greatest
female tennis players and female athletes in history. King has been an outspoken
advocate against sexism in sports and society. The tennis match for which the
public best remembers her is the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she
defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's champion who had been one of the
leading male players in the 1930s and 1940s.