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Billie Jean King Bio Details
Full name
Billie Jean King
Maiden name
Billie Jean Moffitt
Gender
Female
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Title IX, the battle of the sexes.
On 20th September 1973 Billie Jean King faced off against Bobby Riggs, the 1939 men’s Wimbledon champion, in the famous 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match. Embracing the spectacle of the match, King was carried onto the court in a golden litter carried by 4 muscular men, and Riggs rode in on a rickshaw pulled by a team of women. King beat Riggs in straight sets before an estimated television audience of 50 million viewers.
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Billie Jean King's parents:
Billie Jean King's father is Bill Moffitt Billie Jean King's mother is Betty Moffitt
Billie Jean King's grandparents:
Billie Jean King's grandfather was William D. Moffitt Jr. Billie Jean King's grandmother was Blanche Moffitt
Billie Jean King's great grandparents:
Billie Jean King's great grandmother was Elizabeth Campbell Billie Jean King's great great grandfather was Duncan Campbell Jr. Billie Jean King's 3x great grandfather was Duncan Campbell
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Wimbledon Singles Winners
1968
Other people in this association:
Sir Andy Murray 2016
Sir Andy Murray 2013
Martina Hingis 1997
Wimbledon Singles Winners
1975
Other people in this association:
Sir Andy Murray 2016
Sir Andy Murray 2013
Martina Hingis 1997
Wimbledon Singles Winners
1973
Other people in this association:
Sir Andy Murray 2016
Sir Andy Murray 2013
Martina Hingis 1997
Wimbledon Singles Winners
1972
Other people in this association:
Sir Andy Murray 2016
Sir Andy Murray 2013
Martina Hingis 1997
Ilana Kloss Bio Details
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Ilana Kloss
Gender
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