2. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1961. Billie Jean King during the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, 1982. / Bob Martin/GettyImages King won her first Wimbledon title in 1961—just ...

When they arrive at college, they feel the same way. But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King, only a handful can do so. That’s unfortunate, because King ...

Billie Jean King made her professional tennis debut in Cannes, in the South of France, in the spring of 1968. That sounds like a suitably glamorous birthplace for such a storied pro career ...

Sports trailblazer and iconic tennis player Billie Jean King joins TODAY to discuss the “Billie Jean King Cup,” the largest ...

Billie Jean King started the Women's Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She's turned that investment into $100 million and a half century of helping girls and women achieve their dreams ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks during a press conference before watching the first day of the Billie Jean King Cup competition between the US and Ukraine at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships and four U.S. Open titles. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent players as Martina Navratilova ...

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will mark the conclusion of the 2024 women’s tennis season. The 12-team tournament will be played across eight days in Malaga, Spain and will feature many of the ...

(Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images) Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from Canada's team in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Tennis Canada said in a news release that Andreescu, from Mississauga ...

Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Encourage Donations for Spanish Flood Recovery Efforts MALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in ...

Billie Jean King won a dozen Grand Slam singles titles, including six Wimbledon championships and four U.S. crowns. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent ...

Recommended Videos The Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, along with the ITF, “are donating to the Cruz Roja, and we encourage all our fans and followers to contribute as well.” The ITF did ...