Billie Jean King made her professional tennis debut in ... King is remembered best for what she did that night in Houston. At 79—she turns 80 this month—she’s a certified feminist icon ...

“Billie Jean always credited my father with being ... about how an iconic instructor taught the forehand. While King will turn 80 on November 22, the curious 11-year-old will be right there ...

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 ...

Tennis icon Billie Jean King will be honored next week as the first female athlete with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for ...

Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold ... King has long been a trailblazer for gender equality in sports and society. The 80-year-old's relentless advocacy for equal pay in ...

Her work has previously appeared in CBS Essentials and The Daily Northwestern. When Billie Jean King beat men’s tennis star Bobby Riggs in a match called “the Battle of the Sexes" 50 years ago ...

Listeners will hear from Billie Jean King as she explains her decision with eight other women to demand equality for female tennis players Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE.

LONDON — Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu have pulled out of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers for their respective teams.

Tracy Austin was honoured by the WTA at a charity event attended by Hall of Famers Pam Shriver and Billie Jean King, held in Indian Wells. The recognition took place at the annual WTA reception ...

In 2014, she founded the Billie Jean King Foundation, a non-profit that creates ... titles and 20 career victories at Wimbledon, the 80-year-old Long Beach native is said to be one of the greatest ...

On March 10, 2024, tennis legend Billie Jean King and baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani met at the Los Angeles Dodgers facility, uniting their storied sports careers. King, deeply moved by Ohtani ...

Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu have pulled out of next week’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers for their respective teams.