USTA Press Release, April 7, 2022 The USTA today announced that Billie Jean King will attend the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifying tie featuring the U.S. and Ukraine April 15-16 in Asheville, N.C., and King and her partner, Ilana […]
VILNIUS, June 15, 2021 (SA Press Release) Team South Africa made a perfect start to their Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Group III tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania on Tuesday. South Africa thumped their African counterparts Namibia 3-0 in their first […]
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Christiane Amanpour, host of Amanpour, CNN International’s nightly global affairs program, welcomed tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King and three-time major titlist Andy Murray, both champions for women’s sports, on her show for […]
ITF Press Release, June 5, 2019 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced Billie Jean King, former World Number One, 4-time Fed Cup winner and 4-time US Fed Cup Captain, pioneer for inclusion and equality and founder of the WTA, […]
AO Press Release, January 13, 2018 Tennis legend and tireless human rights campaigner Billie Jean King was named Australian Open Woman of the Year. The accolade was announced by Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley at the announcement of #Open4All, a wide-ranging equality, diversity and inclusion […]
International Blog – Michael Dickens “Battle of the Sexes,” a fictionalization of the 1973 exhibition tennis match between World No. 1 Billie Jean King and ex-champion and serial hustler Bobby Riggs, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, opened to much […]
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