Billie Jean King Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Billie Jean King
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Monday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Saturday
BIRTHPLACE
Long Beach, California, United States
AGE
81 Years 1 Months 23 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS
FEATURES
Blue eye and dark brown hair.
Physical Stats
WAIST
N/A
Hip
N/A
DRESS SIZE
N/A
HEIGHT
5'4''(feet & inches)
1.6256 meters
162.56 cm
WEIGHT
61 kg
134.2 lbs
Billie Jean King Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Betty Moffitt
BROTHER(S) NAME
Randy Moffitt
Billie Jean King Marriage, Affairs and Children
AFFAIR
Ilana Kloss
SPOUSE
Larry King (1965-1987)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
U.S. Championships (1959)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Battle of the Sexes (1973)
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About Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a professional tennis player was born on 22nd November. She won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. In the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup, she often represented the United States. In seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups, She was also a member of the victorious United States team. She remains captain for three years in Federation Cup.
Career of Billie Jean King
20 career titles a record won by Billie Jean King at Wimbledon, six singles, 10 women's doubles, and four mixed doubles. 51 Grand Slam singles events played by her from 1959 through 1983. 129 singles titles, won by Billie Jean King, and her total career prize money was US$1,966,487. She had her first grand slam debut in 1959 When she was 15 years old at the U.S. Championships. At the Philadelphia and District Women's Grass Court Championships, Billie Jean King won her first adult tournament title by defeating in the quarterfinals to Karen Hantze Susman.
Achievements of Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King achieved so many achievements, in 1967 she achieve Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, in 1972 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, in 1973 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, in 1999 Arthur Ashe Courage Award
, Glamour Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 2014 Shorty Award for Athlete.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Billie Jean King
- She has won 39 Grand Slam championships overall in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles, including 12 Grand Slam singles titles.
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) founder is Billie Jean King, and also the first president of women's tennis association.
- Billie Jean King became the first woman commissioner in professional sports, As she was the head of the World Team Tennis (WTT) League.
- Billie Jean King fight for the not equal money awarded and this will took 34 years to reach execution.
- "Battle of the Sexes" Bobby Riggs remained her friend until his death, in 1995 due to prostate cancer he died.
- She makes her tennis debut in 1959. In 1961 Billie Jean King won her first Wimbledon title, in doubles with Karen Hautze.
- Billie Jean King is the first female athlete who wins $100,000 in a single year.
- She fights or threatens for the prize money to get equal with the men's prize money.
- She gets retirement from professional tennis in 1984.
- On August 12, 2009, she receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Does Billie Jean King takes alcohol? NA.
- Is Billie Jean King in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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