To be sure, that’s the hook of the film “Battle of the Sexes,” which tells the story of the famous primetime tennis match ...

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Billie Jean King during ... then from 1980–1981. 8. King won the Battle of the Sexes in 1973. In 1973, King defeated tennis player Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Riggs was a self ...

But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King ... and was more consequential, than King’s tennis match against Bobby Riggs on September 20, 1973.

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships and four U.S. Open titles. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent players as Martina Navratilova ...

Billie Jean ... beat Bobby Riggs and fought for equal prize money in tennis. Along the way, she won 39 Grand Slam titles during her career. The next milestone for King, 80, will be receiving ...

King will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation by honoring the 1999 U.S. women’s World Cup champions, PWHL and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter and the 2024 WNBA rookie class ...

She remained friends with “Battle of the Sexes” opponent Bobby Riggs off the court until ... is rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Center is the home of ...

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