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 canonical 45
Billie Jean King was 29 years old 1
Billie Jean King was top-ranked female player 1

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instanceOf author ⓘ
feminist ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports activist ⓘ
tennis player ⓘ
advocacyArea LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ
Title IX enforcement ⓘ
equal pay in sports ⓘ
australianOpenSinglesTitles 1 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
familyName King ⓘ
formerWorldNo1 yes ⓘ
founded WomenSportsFoundation ⓘ
Women’s Tennis Association ⓘ
foundingYearOfWTA 1973 ⓘ
frenchOpenSinglesTitles 1 ⓘ
fullName Billie Jean King self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ
marriageEndToLarryKing 1987 ⓘ
marriageStartToLarryKing 1965 ⓘ
notableWork All In: An Autobiography ⓘ
occupation tennis commentator ⓘ
opponentInBattleOfTheSexes Bobby Riggs ⓘ
plays right-handed, one-handed backhand ⓘ
retired 1983 ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sexualOrientation lesbian ⓘ
singlesTitles 129 ⓘ
sport tennis ⓘ
spouse Larry King ⓘ
turnedPro 1968 ⓘ
usOpenSinglesTitles 4 ⓘ
venueOfBattleOfTheSexes Houston Astrodome ⓘ
wimbledonSinglesTitles 6 ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

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King → hasNotableBearer → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King → fullName → Billie Jean King self-link ⓘ
Sportsman of the Year award → notableRecipient → Billie Jean King ⓘ
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award → hasNotableRecipient → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Battle of the Sexes tennis match → hasParticipant → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Battle of the Sexes tennis match → winner → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Battle of the Sexes tennis match → featuredPlayerRanking → Billie Jean King ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billie Jean King was top-ranked female player
Battle of the Sexes tennis match → featuredPlayerAge → Billie Jean King ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billie Jean King was 29 years old
Women’s Tennis Association → foundedBy → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Women’s Tennis Association → hasNotableFounder → Billie Jean King ⓘ
WomenSportsFoundation → foundedBy → Billie Jean King ⓘ
WomenSportsFoundation → founder → Billie Jean King ⓘ
All In: An Autobiography → author → Billie Jean King ⓘ
All In: An Autobiography → subject → Billie Jean King ⓘ
All In: An Autobiography → workOf → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Bobby Riggs → opponent → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center → namedAfter → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center → associatedWith → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean Moffitt → birthNameOf → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean Moffitt → marriedName → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Houston Astrodome → notableEventParticipant → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Angel City FC → owner → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Super Bowl LVI → coinTossParticipant → Billie Jean King ⓘ
California Hall of Fame → inducteesInclude → Billie Jean King ⓘ
United States Fed Cup team → namedAfterCompetitionRenaming → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Larry King → spouse → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: Larry King (attorney)
Larry King → associatedWith → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: Larry King (attorney)
Larry King → marriagePartner → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: Larry King (attorney)
Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes → author → Billie Jean King ⓘ
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Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes → workOf → Billie Jean King ⓘ
World Tennis → hasNotableAssociation → Billie Jean King ⓘ
2017 film Battle of the Sexes → characterRole → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Sexes
2017 film Battle of the Sexes → portrayedBy → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Sexes
this entity surface form: Billie Jean King – Emma Stone
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative → hasFounder → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative → namedAfter → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative → foundedBy → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative → associatedWith → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Philadelphia Freedom → inspiredBy → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Philadelphia Freedom → dedicatedTo → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Randy Moffitt → sibling → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Randy Moffitt → relative → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Ilana Kloss → partnerInBusinessWith → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Ilana Kloss → spouseOrPartner → Billie Jean King ⓘ
King is a surname → hasNotableBearer → Billie Jean King ⓘ
subject surface form: King (surname)
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year → notableWinner → Billie Jean King ⓘ
Arthur Ashe Courage Award → notableRecipient → Billie Jean King ⓘ
National Women’s Hall of Fame → hasNotableInductee → Billie Jean King ⓘ