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Billie Jean KingTennis Player
Born: 22 November 1943 Birthplace: Long Beach, California Best known as: Tennis champion Name at birth: Billie Jean Moffit Billie Jean King dominated women's tennis for nearly two decades, retiring from professional play in 1984. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1962, beating top-seeded Margaret Smith. King won 20 Wimbledon titles, 6 of them singles. In 1973 she played men's player Bobby Riggs, who had publicly proclaimed no woman could beat him (the previous year he had beaten Court). The stunt was dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes," and when King trounced Riggs she became a feminist icon. Since retiring she's worked as a coach, television commentator and businesswoman. Extra credit: In 1981 her longtime secretary, Marilyn Barnett, brought a palimony lawsuit against King and their love affair became public. King won the suit. Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on Billie Jean King from Infoplease:
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