Billie Jean King won all four ... of the Sexes' match against Bobby Riggs in 1973. The American is also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). King was honoured with the lifetime ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is officially etched into ... as a champion of women's rights. That same year, King defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" match, a watershed moment ...

Just ask Billie Jean King, who became recipient No ... ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ it was more than just you beating Bobby Riggs. You were fighting for equal pay for women and all these young ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King has some ... in 1973 when she defeated Bobby Riggs in the famed “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. Dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights, King fought hard off court ...

Billie Jean King has ... Winter/Getty Images King won 39 Grand Slam titles throughout her career, changing the world of sports along the way. She defeated Bobby Riggs in a 1973 match known as ...

Tennis legend and feminist pioneer Billie Jean King added another first to her ... Her 1973 exhibition victory over Bobby Riggs in the televised “Battle of the Sexes” match was a watershed ...

Billie Jean King ... the same year that she beat Bobby Riggs in the historic ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis showdown. In 1974, King created the Women’s Sports Foundation, two years after ...

Tennis pioneer Billie Jean ... King's other entertainment credits include being an executive producer of "The Battle of the Sexes," a 2013 documentary on her 1973 match against Bobby Riggs ...

April 7 (UPI) --Tennis legend Billie Jean King has become the ... Slims Circuit and World Team Tennis. King is perhaps best known for defeating Bobby Riggs in the 1973 tennis exhibition match ...