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Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles .
Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, Long Beach, California, U.S.) is an American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women’s professional tennis beginning in the late 1960s. In her career, she won 39 major titles, competing in both singles and doubles.
Many happy returns to WTA trailblazer Billie Jean King, who celebrates her 80th birthday today, Nov. 22, 2023. One of the greatest players of all time, King won 129 singles titles throughout her career, including 12 Grand Slam singles titles. She completed the career Grand Slam in singles when she won Roland Garros in 1972.
Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. Her busy schedule is reminiscent of the summer of 1973, when a 29-year-old King established the WTA, won the Wimbledon triple crown in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, achieved equal pay at the U.S. Open and beat self-proclaimed chauvinist ...
King was born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California, to parents Bill and Betty.
Billie Jean King is "80 years young" today, and the veritable firebrand says she's has no plans to slow down. The tennis legend, equality advocate and WTA founder toasted her milestone...
Ilana Kloss was a 10-year-old ball kid in Johannesburg, South Africa when Billie Jean King -- three months before winning her first Wimbledon title in 1966 -- asked if she wanted to hit some tennis balls.
Billie Jean King is losing patience. Maybe that’s what happens when you’re 80 years old and the actuarial tables say time is running short.
Billie Jean King was born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. Her father, Bill, was a fire fighter and her mother, Betty, was a homemaker. An athlete from a young age, King played basketball and softball as a child.
Billie Jean emerged as a talent to watch when in 1958, she won her age bracket in the Southern California championship. In 1959, Billie Jean turned pro, and former women’s tennis great Alice Marble became her coach.