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Billie Jean King is an American tennis player born in 1943 who became one of the most dominant and influential figures in the sport's history. She matters because she was a pioneering advocate for gender equality in sports, famously winning the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against Bobby Riggs in 1973 and fighting for equal prize money and opportunities for women athletes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943-11-22
- Works
- 18
Top works
- All In
- How to play mixed doubles
- Tennis love
- Billie Jean King's secrets of winning tennis
- Billie Jean
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938-10-12
- Active to
- 1983-03-28
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1943 births20th-century American LGBTQ people21st-century American LGBTQ peopleAmerican female tennis playersAmerican feministsAmerican lesbian sportswomenAmerican recipients of the Legion of HonourAmerican tennis commentatorsAmerican women sports commentatorsAngel City FC ownersAustralian Championships (tennis) championsBBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award recipients