Billie Jean King

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author feminist human sports activist tennis player

Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player and pioneering advocate for gender equality and social justice in sports.

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Billie Jean King was 29 years old 0 1
Billie Jean King was top-ranked female player 0 1

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Title IX enforcement →
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awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom →
awardReceivedYear 2009 →
birthDate 1943-11-22 →
birthName Billie Jean Moffitt →
birthPlace Long Beach →
surface form: Long Beach, California, United States
coFounded World TeamTennis →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBattleOfTheSexes 1973-09-20 →
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Women’s Tennis Association →
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givenName Billie Jean →
grandSlamDoublesTitles 16 →
grandSlamMixedDoublesTitles 11 →
grandSlamSinglesTitles 12 →
hallOfFameInduction International Tennis Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987 →
handedness right-handed →
honouredBy Billie Jean King National Tennis Center →
knownFor Battle of the Sexes tennis match →
advocacy for gender equality in sports →
pioneering role in professional women’s tennis →
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marriageStartToLarryKing 1965 →
notableWork All In: An Autobiography →
occupation tennis commentator →
opponentInBattleOfTheSexes Bobby Riggs →
plays right-handed, one-handed backhand →
retired 1983 →
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wimbledonSinglesTitles 6 →

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All In: An Autobiography → author → Billie Jean King →
Billie Jean Moffitt → birthNameOf → Billie Jean King →
this entity surface form: Billie Jean King was 29 years old
this entity surface form: Billie Jean King was top-ranked female player
WomenSportsFoundation → foundedBy → Billie Jean King →
Women’s Tennis Association → foundedBy → Billie Jean King →
WomenSportsFoundation → founder → Billie Jean King →
Billie Jean King → fullName → Billie Jean King self-link →
King → hasNotableBearer → Billie Jean King →
Billie Jean Moffitt → marriedName → Billie Jean King →
Houston Astrodome → notableEventParticipant → Billie Jean King →
Bobby Riggs → opponent → Billie Jean King →
Angel City FC → owner → Billie Jean King →
All In: An Autobiography → subject → Billie Jean King →
Battle of the Sexes tennis match → winner → Billie Jean King →
All In: An Autobiography → workOf → Billie Jean King →