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	Billie Jean King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King said that she decided to play on the tour in 1982 and 1983 solely because she needed money to pay the attorneys who defended her in that lawsuit and that she really did not want to play at age 38 and 39.
		Versus #7 seeds, King was 8-0 (Wendy Turnbull (1983), Olga Morozova (1975), Kerry Reid (1973), Virginia Wade (1972), Francoise Durr (1971), Karen Krantzcke (1970), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1968), Maria Bueno (1963)).
		Versus #2 seeds, King was 3-0 (Rosie Casals (1971), Ann Haydon Jones (1967), Maria Bueno 1965).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billie_Jean_King (3319 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22 1943 in Long Beach California United States she is considered to be one the greatest female tennis players and female in history.
		Billie Jean King is the only woman win U.S. singles titles on all 4 on which it has been played (grass indoor and hard.) She is one of 8 players to hold a singles title each of the Grand Slam in tennis events.
		Billie Jean King was inducted the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport Rhode Island in 1987.
	www.freeglossary.com /Billie_Jean_King (519 words)

	Billie Jean King - MSN Encarta
		Billie Jean King, born in 1943, American tennis player, whose intense competitiveness, outspoken support for better treatment of women players, and victory, in 1973, over former men's star Bobby Riggs in an exhibition match were all instrumental in increasing the popularity of women's tennis.
		King was also successful at the United States championships (renamed U.S. Open at the beginning of the so-called open era in 1968), winning the singles title four times (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974) and the doubles title five times (1964, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1980).
		King was an advocate for equal treatment for women in sports, and her defeat of Bobby Riggs in an exhibition match in 1973 proved to many people that women could compete with men in athletics.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559878/Billie_Jean_King.html (432 words)

	Billie Jean King
		Billie Jean Moffitt was born in Long Beach, California, in 1943.
		When she was 18 in 1962, Billie Jean suprisingly defeated the world's leading women's tennis player, Margaret Smith Court, at Wimbleton.
		Billie Jean won the Wimbleton singles tournament in 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, and 1975.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/100import/king.html (299 words)

	Wimbledon - The Official Website of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, Wimbledon
		And if that were not enough, Billie Jean was the winner of the most talked-about tennis match ever, the so-called ‘Battle of the Sexes’; at the Houston Astrodome in September 1973, when she defeated Bobby Riggs in three straight sets.
		Billy Jean competed for the last time at Wimbledon in 1983 when, aged 39, she reached the semi-finals before falling to the teenager, Andrea Jaeger, 6-1, 6-1.
		Her record in the development of women’s tennis is unmatched, and Billie Jean King remains deeply involved in the sport as a former captain of the US Fed Cup team and a respected commentator.
	www.wimbledon.org /en_GB/about/history/billiejean_king.html (728 words)

	WTT : Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		King, one of the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history, is recognized for spearheading the women's movement in tennis and for her life-long struggle for equality in women's tennis.
		King was awarded the prestigious Philippe Chatrier Award, the International Tennis Federation’s highest honor, recognizing individuals for their contribution to tennis and was one of six inaugural inductees into the Court of Champions at the USTA National Tennis Center.
		King is the only woman to win U.S. Open singles titles on all 4 surfaces on which it has been played (grass, clay, carpet, and hard.) She’s also one of only eight women to hold a singles title in each of the Grand Slam events.
	www.wtt.com /about/billie.asp (596 words)

	Billie Jean King
		Billie Jean was born November 22, 1943, making her exactly twenty years old on that day in '63 when JFK was assassinated.
		Billie Jean attended California State University, Los Angeles, and in 1960, at the age of seventeen, she was already ranked among the world's top-ten players.
		Billie Jean entered the court seated on a throne, while Riggs was carried in by beautiful girls.
	home.earthlink.net /~nuttbait/billie_jeanking.htm (1766 words)

	BookRags: Billie Jean King Biography
		Billie Jean (Moffit) King was born on November 22, 1943, in the southern California city of Long Beach.
		Billie Jean Moffit married attorney Larry King in 1968 and turned professional the same year that the championships at Wimbledon were opened to professionals as well as amateurs.
		King is an investor in Discovery Zone, a chain of children's "play lands" which promotes the equal athletic abilities of boys and girls.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/billie-jean-king (709 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> King, Billie Jean
		King achieved her goals, winning her first championship at the age of fifteen and going on to set a record for wins at Wimbledon, with twenty titles.
		King has worked toward these goals throughout her career, and because of her work tennis has become a different sport than it was when eleven-year-old Billie Jean Moffitt of Long Beach bought her first racket.
		King admitted the affair to the press, but called it a "mistake" and hid behind her marriage, pointedly stopping short of acknowledging that she was a lesbian.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/king_bj.html (1149 words)

	ESPN.com: Billie Jean won for all women
		She was born Billie Jean Moffitt on Nov. 22, 1943 in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of a firefighter father and homemaker mother.
		In 1966, King (by now she had married law-student Larry King) won her first singles Wimbledon title and was ranked No. 1, the first of three straight years at the top.
		King believes that she was born with a destiny to work for gender equity in sports and to continue until it's achieved.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016060.html (1262 words)

	Billie Jean King Bio
		King empowered women and educated men when she defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the greatest moments in sports history – the Battle of the Sexes in 1973.
		King was awarded the prestigious Philippe Chatrier Award, the International Tennis Federation’s highest honor, recognizing individuals for their contribution to tennis and was one of six inaugural inductees into the Court of Champoins at the USTA National Tennis Center.
		King is the only woman to win U.S. Open singles titles on all 4 surfaces on which it has been played (grass, clay, carpet, and hard.) She’s also one of only 8 women to hold a singles title in each of the Grand Slam events.
	www.springfieldlasers.com /bjkBio.htm (1798 words)

	WIC Biography - Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billie Jean Moffit was born on November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California.
		In her early years she was an exceptional softball player; yet, Billie Jean knew that there was no significant future for a woman in softball.
		Billie Jean King spoke out for women and their right to earn comparable money in tennis and other sports.
	www.wic.org /bio/bking.htm (171 words)

	Tribute to Billie Jean King - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		The 27-year-old King knew the tour's credibility was at stake in the showdown between the feminist and America's budding sweetheart in the 1971 U.S. Open semifinals at Forest Hills.
		King was raised in a religious family and struggled with her sexuality.
		King's parents stood by her during the Barnett episode 25 years ago and are "so good now, but boy, it's been a long haul.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/pmupdate/s_445847.html (1032 words)

	Fool.com: TMF Interview: Billie Jean King [Special] July 3, 2002
		Billie Jean King won a record 20 Wimbledon titles and 71 singles titles over the course of her career.
		Billie Jean King: Well, I can tell you in 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar.
		Billie Jean King: (Laughs) Dumbest investments are the dot-com's, but I knew it was a dumb investment and I didn't care.
	www.fool.com /Specials/2002/02070300king.htm (1749 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billie Jean King was 29 years old and Bobby Riggs was 55.
		Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to win $100,000 in one season.
		Billie Jean King spoke for women rights and their right to earn the same amount of money as men in tennis and other sports.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/king5.htm (226 words)

	Billie Jean King
		I chose to do my report on Billie Jean King, because I thought her name was cool and I was interested in what she did to make her famous.
		Billie Jean Moffit married Larry King, an attorney, in 1968.
		In 1975, King won her sixth Wimbledon singles championship, but she announced that she was no longer going to play in major events because injuries in her knees were trying to heel.
	www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /00_01/WH/alw/alw.htm (426 words)

	WTT : Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billie Jean King was born Nov. 22, 1943 and grew up in Long Beach, Calif., where her father, Bill, worked for the Long Beach Fire Department and her mother, Betty, was a homemaker.
		Billie Jean's brother, Randy Moffitt was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for 13 years (pitched with the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays).
		At age 11, Betty picked Billie Jean up from a free tennis lesson at Houghton Park in Long Beach and Billie told her "I am going to be No. 1 in the world." Betty thought that was nice and then reminded Billie Jean she had homework to complete and piano lessons to practice.
	albie.wtt.com /about/billie1.asp (1169 words)

	Billie Jean King Interview - August 28, 2006
		BILLIE JEAN KING: I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
		BILLIE JEAN KING: I'd just like to uplift the coaching area and the teaching, because the teachers are in the trenches every day.
		BILLIE JEAN KING: Yes, so we all knew that was baloney, so we all went through that.
	www.tennis-x.com /story/2006-08-29/k.php (2985 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| Wimbledon History \| Wimbledon legends: Billie-Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		King competed 22 times in 23 years and played a record 265 matches at the All England Club.
		It is away from the court that King has had her greatest, and continuing, influence.
		She was a prime mover in the creation of her sport's ruling body, the Women's Tennis Association, and the creation of a professional tour in 1970.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742111.stm (287 words)

	Billie Jean King
		In her early years she was an exceptional softball player, but her parents introduced her to tennis, the game that would change her life forever.
		In 1967 Billie Jean was named "Outstanding Female Athlete of the World".
		Billie Jean was the first female athlete to win over $100,000 prize money in a single season.
	www.classicdykes.com /billie_jean_king.htm (197 words)

	ITA - 1995 Inductee Billie Jean King
		Billie Jean Moffitt King (b.1943), winner of 39 Grand Slam titles, is one of the world's great sports heroes.
		Frustrated by "shamateur" tennis, King was a leader in the movement that opened competition to professionals in 1968.
		King retired from competition in 1984 but remained an indomitable force in tennis.
	www.wm.edu /tenniscenter/king.html (423 words)

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		Billy Jean King demonstrates the fundamentals of tennis, including the serve, forehand, backhand, the volley and playing doubles.
		Billie Jean King Autographed "vs Chris Evert"; Black and White 8" x 10" Phot...
		Her name might be King but she is undeniably the queen of tennis--not only because she dominated the sport for more than two decades, but also because...
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	Billie Jean King. By June Thomas - Slate Magazine
		In her prime, King had an almost scary charisma and an unparalleled way with grand gestures: A hammy appeal to the gods would be answered by a clap of thunder, a cry for help would result in a bird swooping low over the court.
		Perhaps Billie Jean was a ringleader because she craved the collegiality of team sports.
		In 2001, Eliza Truitt asked, "Why don't women tennis players wear shorts?" When she was still in her 20s, Billie Jean King was known as "the old lady"; June Thomas wondered why today's champions are so young.
	www.slate.com /id/2148629 (1253 words)

	Billie Jean King
		King, Billie Jean, 1943–;, American tennis player, b.
		Long Beach, Calif. Her original name was Billie Jean Moffitt.
		King, Bille Jean - King, Bille Jean (Bille Jean Moffitt) tennis Birthplace: Long Beach, Calif. Born: 11/22/43...
	www.infoplease.com /id/A0827674 (343 words)

	Billie Jean King - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Billie Jean King - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		King, Billie Jean, born in 1943, American tennis player, whose intense competitiveness, outspoken support for better treatment of women players, and...
		This 1973 Los Angeles Times article takes an amused look at the highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” between women's tennis champion Billie Jean...
	encarta.msn.com /Billie_Jean_King.html (105 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On October 24, 2002, tennis legend Billie Jean King will visit Cedar Crest College to receive an honorary degree, work with young athletes from the Lehigh Valley, and celebrate the achievements women have made in sports in the years since her landmark defeat of Riggs.
		King will come to Cedar Crest College to receive an honorary degree for her work in promoting women in sports.
		The general public is invited to the honorary degree ceremony and “Celebration of women in Sports” event on Thursday, October 24 at 7:15 p.m.
	www.avca.org /news/BJKing-NW10-16-02.html (398 words)

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