Battle of the Sexes tennis match

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historical event sports event tennis exhibition match

The Battle of the Sexes tennis match was a landmark 1973 exhibition in which Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs, becoming a cultural flashpoint in the fight for gender equality in sports.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → sports event → tennis exhibition match →
alsoKnownAs	King vs. Riggs Battle of the Sexes →
attendance	over 30000 → over 30000 spectators →
broadcastOn	ABC →
city	Houston NERFINISHED →
commentator	Howard Cosell →
country	United States →
culturalImpact	landmark in the fight for gender equality in sports → symbol of the women's liberation movement →
date	1973-09-20 →
describedAs	Battle of the Sexes →
featuredPlayerAge	Billie Jean King was 29 years old → Bobby Riggs was 55 years old →
featuredPlayerRanking	Billie Jean King was top-ranked female player →
finalScore	6–4, 6–3, 6–3 →
format	best-of-five sets →
hasParticipant	Billie Jean King → Bobby Riggs →
hasTheme	feminism → gender equality in sports → women's rights →
location	Houston Astrodome →
loser	Bobby Riggs →
loserGender	male →
notableFor	influencing public perceptions of women's athletic ability → massive media coverage → pitting a leading female tennis champion against a former male champion →
organizer	World Tennis →
precededBy	Mother's Day Massacre match between Bobby Riggs and Margaret Court →
prizeMoney	100000 US dollars →
promoter	Jerry Perenchio →
setScore	6–3 → 6–4 →
state	Texas →
subjectOf	2017 film Battle of the Sexes → numerous books and documentaries →
surface	hard court →
televisionAudience	over 50 million in the United States → over 90 million worldwide → tens of millions →
tookPlaceInVenue	Houston Astrodome →
type	mixed-gender tennis match →
winner	Billie Jean King →
winnerGender	female →
year	1973 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billie Jean King → Billie Jean King →	knownFor
Emma Stone ("Battle of the Sexes") → Ludacris ("Battle of the Sexes") →	notableWork
Battle of the Sexes tennis match ("King vs. Riggs Battle of the Sexes") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of the Sexes tennis match ("Battle of the Sexes") →	describedAs
Billie Jean King ("Battle of the Sexes tennis match vs Bobby Riggs") →	event
Houston Astrodome ("1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match") →	hostedEvent
Bobby Riggs ("Battle of the Sexes (1973 tennis match)") →	notableEvent
All In: An Autobiography ("1973 Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs") →	notableEventCovered
Bobby Riggs ("Battle of the Sexes tennis match against Billie Jean King") →	notableFor
Billie Jean Moffitt ("Battle of the Sexes (1973 tennis match vs. Bobby Riggs)") →	notableMatch
All In: An Autobiography →	subject