Billie Jean

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Billie Jean is the given name of Billie Jean King, the pioneering American tennis champion and gender equality advocate.

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instanceOf human
awardReceived International Tennis Hall of Fame induction
National Women’s Hall of Fame induction
Presidential Medal of Freedom
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943-11-22
dateOfEvent 1973-09-20
educatedAt California State University, Los Angeles
endTime 1987
ethnicGroup American of European descent
event Battle of the Sexes tennis match vs Bobby Riggs
familyName King
givenName Billie Jean
grandSlamDoublesTitles 16
grandSlamMixedDoublesTitles 11
grandSlamSinglesTitles 12
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
handedness right-handed
knownFor Battle of the Sexes tennis match
advocacy for Title IX in the United States
founding the WomenSports Foundation
founding the Women’s Tennis Association
pioneering gender equality in sports
languagesSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam United States Fed Cup team
United States Wightman Cup team
notableWork Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes
occupation social activist
sports commentator
tennis coach
tennis player
opponentInMatch Bobby Riggs
partner Ilana Kloss
placeOfBirth Long Beach, California, United States
plays right-handed
positionHeld captain of United States Fed Cup team
founder of Women’s Tennis Association
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender female
sexualOrientation lesbian
sport tennis
spouse Larry King
startTime 1965
wonTournament Australian Open – Women’s Singles
French Open – Women’s Singles
US Open – Women’s Singles
Wimbledon Championships – Women’s Singles

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