Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for
- Duels of History2024
- Train Like a Girl — Self (archive footage)2022
- Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Battle of the Sexes — Self (archive footage)2013
- The Ultimate Impostor — Himself1979
- Racquet — Charlie1979
- Rickles1975
- Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes1973
- The Odd Couple — Bobby RIggs1970
- Love, American Style — Bobby1969
via TMDB
Key facts
- Full name
- Robert Larimore Riggs
- Country sports
- United States
- Born
- ( 1918-02-25 ) February 25, 1918, Los Angeles, California, US
- Died
- October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25) (aged 77), Encinitas, California , US
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Turned pro
- 1941 (amateur tour 1933)
- Plays
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Int tennis hof
- 1967 ( member page )
- Career record
- 838–326 (71.9%)
- Highest ranking
- No. 1 (1939 , Gordon Lowe )
- French open
- F ( 1939 )
- Wimbledon
- W ( 1939 )
- Us open
- W ( 1939 , 1941 )
- Us pro
- W ( 1946 , 1947 , 1949 )
- Wembley pro
- F ( 1949 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- tennis
- Member of team
- United States Davis Cup team
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Bobby Riggs at 1939 Wimbledon Championships.jpg
- Height
- 1.7
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- end of work period
- 1952-00-00
- date of birth
- 1918-02-25
- date of death
- 1995-10-25
- handedness
- right-handedness
- singles record
- 39–5
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- birth name
- Robert Larimore Riggs
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Bobby Riggs
- Commons category
- Bobby Riggs
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
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