Billie Jean King made her professional tennis debut in ... where she changed history again by beating Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Today, King is remembered best for what she did ...

The world of tennis is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs in the historic "Battle of the Sexes". The exhibition match between King, who was 29 and ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships ... But what is remembered most about her is that she humbled Bobby Riggs. Let's get that match out of the way. Riggs, a 1939 Wimbledon ...

the South African tennis legend and CEO of Billie Jean King Enterprises, Ilana Kloss. “Billie was always very smart,” she tells me. “She knew that when you go into the men's arena, they pay attention ...

In her episode of Desert Island Discs, tennis great Billie Jean King opened up about her experiences ... and her 1973 match against Bobby Riggs, a male player who insisted that a woman could ...

Billie Jean King crushed Bobby Riggs in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) in 1973's "Battle of the Sexes." Yet of all her victories, the one that is remembered most is her beating a 55-year-old man.

Billie Jean King darts across a makeshift stage at the ... to make 100k during a professional competition, defeated Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” a.k.a. the most famous tennis ...

Billie Jean King is widely known for taking down Bobby Riggs in the historic and heavily-hyped tennis match in 1973, which was coined the "Battle of the Sexes." By defeating the Grand Slam ...

Not only does 2023 commemorate the 50th anniversary of equal pay at the U.S. Open as well as Billie Jean King’s victory over Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes, but it reinforces how far ...

Former tennis champion and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King was named grand marshal ... match against former men’s ...

Billie Jean King has accomplished many firsts in her life ... The honor comes just after the 50th anniversary of King’s ...