May 2, 1981 – Acknowledges that she is a lesbian after Marilyn Barnett files a palimony ... is rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Center is the home of the ...

When they arrive at college, they feel the same way. But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King, only a handful can do so. That’s unfortunate, because King ...

Hillary Clinton, Bernice King, more stars celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination Before Battle of the Sexes, watch the original Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs tennis match Battle ...

Billie Jean King started the Women's Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She's turned that investment into $100 million and a half century of helping girls and women achieve their dreams ...

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will begin in Malaga this week in a closer partnership with the Davis Cup and with some added attention given to the victims of the deadly floods that recently devastat ...

Sports trailblazer and iconic tennis player Billie Jean King joins TODAY to discuss the “Billie Jean King Cup,” the largest ...

Billie Jean King won a dozen Grand Slam singles titles, including six Wimbledon championships and four U.S. crowns. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent ...

King will celebrate the 50th anniversary of ... the federation resulted in a landmark $24 million settlement in 2022. “Billie doesn’t have just one meeting. She’d check in and follow up ...

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals get underway in Antalya, Turkiye on Monday and here are the stats and facts you need to know ...

2. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1961. Billie Jean King during the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, 1982. / Bob Martin/GettyImages King won her first Wimbledon title in 1961—just ...

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 ...

Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: ...