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	MSN Encarta - Billie Jean King
		King, Billie Jean, 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 (423 words)

	Billie Jean King - Iridis Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California, United States she is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players and female athletes in history.
		Billie Jean King won the triple crown for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in the US and Britain, and in 1972 received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year" award.
		Billie Jean King is the only woman to win U.S. singles titles on all 4 surfaces on which it has been played (grass, clay, indoor, and hard.) She is one of only 8 players to hold a singles title in each of the Grand Slam in tennis events.
	www.iridis.com /glivar/Billie_Jean_King (371 words)

	WTT : Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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 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 Champions at USTA National Tennis Center.
	www.worldteamtennis.com /about/billie.asp (612 words)

	Billie Jean Moffitt King, 1987 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		King won 6 singles, 10 doubles, and 4 mixed doubles between 1961 and 1979, and in 1979 she lengthened another Wimbledon record by appearing in her 27th final, the doubles.
		In 1973 Billie Jean engaged in a "Battle of the Sexes" challenge match, defeating 55-year-old ex-Wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in a heavily publicized and nationally televised extravaganza that captured the nation's fancy and drew a record tennis crowd, 30,472, to Houston's Astrodome.
		King's most important titles were Wimbledon singles, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, and the U.S, singles at Forest Hills 1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974.
	www.tennisfame.com /enshrinees/billiejean_king.html (1225 words)

	King, Billie Jean
		King turned professional after 1968 and became the first woman athlete to win more than $100,000 in one season (1971).
		King and her husband, Larry King (married 1965), were part of a group that founded World Team Tennis (WTT) in 1974.
		King retired from competitive tennis in 1984 and the same year became the first woman commissioner in professional sports in her position with the World Team Tennis League.
	search.eb.com /women/articles/King_Billie_Jean.html (385 words)

	Biography of billy jean king
		Billy Jean King was born on November 22, 1943.
		Billy Jean King (Moffitt) was born on November 22, 1943.
		Billy Jean King blazed the trail for women’s equity on the tennis court.
	ks.essortment.com /billyjeanking_rnbz.htm (837 words)

	Reader's Companion to American History - -KING, BILLIE JEAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		At various times, King's words and actions have placed her in the center of debate over equality between the sexes, amateurism versus professionalism in sports, abortion rights, and gay and lesbian rights.
		King's many campaigns on behalf of women in sports have earned her many accolades from devotees of feminism; nonetheless, she has often displayed a certain ambivalence toward the women's movement.
		King was also placed on the defensive by negative publicity surrounding her private life.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_050100_kingbillieje.htm (603 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)

	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 (932 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		In 1999, King received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in recognition of her work for social change and also became the first woman to be given the NFL Players Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
		King coached the Olympic gold medal-winning 1996 and 2000 U.S. women’s tennis teams and captained the U.S. Fed Cup team from 1995 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2003, leading the United States to the title in 1999 and 2000.
		In 2003, Billie Jean King was one of six inaugural inductees into the Court of Champions at the USTA National Tennis Center.
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=577 (511 words)

	Harvard Gazette: Billie Jean King to receive Radcliffe Medal
		Billie Jean King, a leader for social change both on and off the tennis court, will be presented with the 2002 Radcliffe Medal during ceremonies on Friday (June 7) at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
		King was the driving force behind the women's movement in tennis, challenging the status quo and eventually winning equal prize money for women players.
		King also won the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in 1999 for her fight to bring equality to women's sports.
	www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2002/06.06/06-king.html (567 words)

	Billie Jean King
		Born Billie Jean Moffitt on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California, United States she is considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players and female athletes in history.
		Bille Jean King won the triple crown for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in the US and Britain, and in 1972 received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year" award.
		She received an award from GLAAD, an organisation devoted to reducing discrimination against homo- and bisexuals, in 2001 for "furthering the visibility and inclusion of the community in her work".
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/billie_jean_king.html (385 words)

	Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King
		In 1973 Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three straight sets after he challenged her to a match where he boasted of his superior male attributes.
		Bobby Riggs was a world champion tennis player in 1939 at the young age of sixteen, but his star had faded by the 1950s and his accomplishments were eclipsed by his famous loss to female world tennis champion, Billie Jean King, in a match through which he intended to prove that men were better athletes.
		Billie Jean King rode in on a red velvet litter carried by University of Houston football players in short togas.
	ks.essortment.com /billiejeanking_rvwa.htm (768 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Billie Jean King was born in long Beach California and educated at Los Angeles State College.
		King won the United States women’s singles in 1967, 1971, 1972 and 1974.
		She went on to win the Wimbledon singles in 1967, 1968, 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, women’s doubles in 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1979 and mixed doubles in 1967, 1971, 1973 and 1974.
	www.esatclear.ie /~mrbrennan/billie_jean_king.htm (205 words)

	Wimbledon - The Official Web Site of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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 captain of the US Fed Cup team and a respected commentator.
	www.wimbledon.org /en_GB/about/history/billiejean_king.html (722 words)

	Billie Jean King Articles Archive from 4NEWZ.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Billie Jean King, the owner of 39 grand slam titles and current United States Fed Cup captain, has signed a deal with the NBC to play the part of a judge on...
		New York: Billie Jean King is to switch her tennis whites for a fl robe when she plays the role of a judge in a coming episode of Law and Order, her...
		Rosie pal Billie Jean King said you could tell by looking at O'Donnell's body language that she was "relieved," after the stress of opening night and the...
	www.4newz.net /sports/Billie_Jean_King.html (5839 words)

	Billie Jean King Bio
		King created new in roads for women in and out of sports during her legendary career and she continues to make her mark today.
		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)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Billie Jean King was an ambassador in her own right, as far as women in tennis.
		Billie Jean King also took part in that world famous "Battle of the Sexes" match against Bobby Riggs.
		Her win, in straight sets, proved to women and men around the world that women’s athletics is just as tough as men’s, and that also made women’s tennis more marketable.
	www.farmington.k12.mn.us /3ap70s/king.htm (118 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)

	Jean A. King - Department of Educational Policy and Administration
		Jean A. King, Ph.D. Professor, graduate and undergraduate faculty, appointed 1989
		King, Jean A., Stevahn, Laurie, Ghere, Gail, and Minnema, Jane (In press).
		King, J.A., Stevahn, L., Ghere, G., and Minnema, J. Toward a taxonomy of essential evaluator competencies.
	www.education.umn.edu /EdPA/People/King.html (940 words)

	Knitting Circle Billy Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Billie Jean King was the most influential feminist figure in post-war women's sport." "Her passion for the advancement of women also saw her start womenSports magazine.
		An article previewing the BBC2 television programme 'Billie Jean King: Rogue Champion' to be shown on 11th.
		"King, now 55, began playing tennis as a teenager on public courts in Long Beach, California, where she was brought up.
	myweb.lsbu.ac.uk /~stafflag/billyjeanking.html (382 words)

	New York Daily News - Sports - Filip Bondy: Getting Fed up with Billie Jean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But Billie Jean King is a tennis icon, a symbol of women's empowerment in sports, and unfortunately she's getting a bit nutty.
		King cost her team the competition against Austria, but at least that was Capriati, who can be more than a little temperamental.
		King, who isn't here this year at Wimbledon, is the most powerful woman in U.S. tennis.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/story/97069p-87933c.html (1001 words)

	Billie Jean King brightens city
		In the afternoon Billie Jean was in a talkative mood and when she talks you listen because everything she says is interesting that is, if you can catch it all.
		Billie Jean gives the impression she wants to change the entire world all by herself and after hearing her for a few minutes you get the feeling she'll do it, too.
		Billie Jean is a pioneer in sports, the women's movement and anything else she finds to her liking.
	www.lkwdpl.org /nworth/king.htm (640 words)

	King, Billie Jean -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		King was athletically inclined from an early age.
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9045498 (806 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.
		Her moniker at birth was Billie Jean Moffitt, she became King when she married Larry King (not the radio guy) in '65.
		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.
	home.earthlink.net /~nuttbait/billie_jeanking.htm (1766 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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)

	AllRefer.com - Billie Jean King (Sports, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Billie Jean King 1943–, American tennis player, b.
		Long Beach, Calif. Her original name was Billie Jean Moffitt.
		She began playing tennis at age 11 and enjoyed success from age 15 when she won the S California championship in her age group.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/King-Bil.html (233 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Billie Jean King
		As a teenager, Billie Jean not only fought the elitism of tennis, but she was also aware that girls' sports were valued differently than boys', when the boys' team received funding and the girls had to fend for themselves.
		Billie Jean and Larry married in 1965, and Billie Jean put her husband through law school by playing tennis, which she continued to do with great success, winning all the big tournaments.
		At the end of her career, King was outed as a lesbian, becoming the first woman in professional sports to bear the brunt of a nation's homophobia.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200646 (1107 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)

	WIC Biography - Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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.
		For her contributions to tennis as President of Tennis-America, Billie Jean King was awarded the National Service Bowl.
	www.wic.org /bio/bking.htm (171 words)

	Billie Jean King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Billie Jean King was born in 1943 in Long Beach California.
		During her career she won fame and fortune by leading women's rights but also winning all of tennis' top prizes, including 20 Wimbledon titles (six singles, 10 doubles, and four mixed doubles).
		She acknowledged a relationship with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett, in 1981 after Barnett unsuccessfully sued King, alleging that the latter had promised to support her for life.
	gaysport.ozboxing.org /profiles/billie_jean_king.htm (245 words)

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