“The main thing Billie Jean had was a passion,” said her ex ... A pair of examples came in the last two rounds of King’s 1971 US Open title run. In the semis, playing Chrissie Evert for ...

Tennis legend and champion for equity Billie Jean King is the grand marshal for the 136th Rose Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Billie Jean King won a dozen Grand Slam singles titles ... athlete to earn $100,000 in prize money in a year ($117,000 in 1971), and President Richard Nixon called to congratulate her.

She nimbly got into the car marked “Grand Marshal,” a dusty blue, 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, and sat beside her wife, ...

King likened Clark's arrival in the WNBA to the arrival of 16-year-old tennis sensation Chris Evert at the 1971 US Open ...

From launching the PWHL to expanding the Cup’s global reach, Billie Jean King’s year was a testament to her relentless ...

Billie Jean King said (via WTA). "Chrissie did that for tennis in 1971. I was there, so I can tell you all about it." Notably, in 1971, at just 16 years old, Evert made waves by winning 30 of 32 ...

Women's sports had a colossal presence at the 2024 FN Achievement Awards, as Billie Jean King, Angel Reese and Gabby ... to get a signature sneaker in 1971. "I played this guy, I don't know ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships ... King became the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in prize money in a year (1971), and President Richard Nixon called to ...

Billie Jean King, with her distinctive dark hair ... that in 1970 she joined the Virginia Slims Tour for women, and in 1971 became the first woman athlete to earn over $100,000 in prize money.