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