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2. Billie Jean King - Wikipedia

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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 .

3. Billie Jean King | Biography, Titles, & Facts | Britannica

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   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.

4. The Official Website of Billie Jean King

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   With 39 Grand Slam titles to her name, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon, Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She held the world #1 ranking in women’s tennis for six of the ten years from 1966 through 1975.

5. Billie Jean King - National Women's History Museum

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   One of the greatest tennis players of all time and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient for her advocacy for women in sports and LGBTQ rights, Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam titles in her tennis career and led the fight for equal pay in tennis.

6. Billie Jean King - HISTORY

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   Women’s tennis great Billie Jean King was born in California in 1943. The first female athlete to earn more than $100,000 in prize money in a single season, King was also the first woman to...

7. Biography - Billie Jean King Enterprises

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   A six-time world number 1 ranking, 39 Grand Slam titles, a crusader for social justice and equality, and the founder of the WTA, Billie Jean King’s accomplishments are many.

8. Billie Jean King - Movie, Quotes & Career - Biography

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   Billie Jean King became the top-ranked women's tennis player by 1967. In 1973, she formed the Women's Tennis Association and famously defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the...

9. Facts About Billie Jean King | Billie Jean King

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   Discover her remarkable achievements, awards, and distinctions to understand how Billie Jean King earned her place in history. 1967: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year selection. 1971: First female athlete in any sport to earn more than $100,000 in prize money in a single season ($117,000).

10. Billie Jean King - International Tennis Hall of Fame

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    When it comes to selecting one memorable passage in the magnanimous career of Billie Jean King, which would you choose? The record 20 championships won at Wimbledon. Defeating Bobby Riggs in the famed Battle of the Sexes. The first woman in the history of sports to win $100,000 in a single year.

11. Billie Jean King took tennis equity to the top of sport. She ...

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    Billie Jean King (center) with Lindsay Davenport (second from left) after Team USA won the 2000 Federation Cup. They are joined by Lisa Raymond (left) Jennifer Capriati (right) and Monica Seles ...