TitleMrs.
Name:Billie Jean
Surname:King
Nationality:USA  USA
Date of Birth:22/11/1943
Function:Player
 
Biography:
Women's rights pioneer; Wimbledon singles champ 6 times; U.S. champ 4 times; first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year (1971); beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs 6-4,6-3,6-3, in “Battle of the Sexes” to win $100,000 at Astrodome in 1973; founded the Women's Sports Foundation in 1974; captained the U.S. Olympic team in 1996 and 2000.
 
Related Database Events:
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Tennis20/9/1973
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Tennis3/10/1971
Tennis29/8/1968

         
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