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 ...

Along came Billie Jean, just at the moment ... formed World Team Tennis. In early 1975, Seventeen magazine polled its readers and found that King was the most admired woman in the world.

Billie Jean King started the Women's ... We need to continue to do that for women's sports." King and the “Original Nine” helped market the early women's professional tennis circuit, and ...

Raducanu is set to team up with Katie Boulter when Great Britain face Germany in the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Friday ...

Emma Raducanu has been backed to play a starring role for Great Britain on her return from injury at the Billie Jean King Cup ...

“Billie doesn’t have just one ... We need to continue to do that for women’s sports.” King and the ‘Original Nine’ helped market the early women's professional tennis circuit, and ...

Naomi Osaka, known for her tennis prowess and sense of humor, faced an early end to her season due to injuries. While the WTA ...

Hosts Spain must overcome an Iga Swiatek-powered Poland side if they are to avoid an early exit from the Billie Jean King Cup ...

Jodie Burrage has gone through her own injury nightmare this summer and has given some advice to compatriot Emma Raducanu as ...

Sep 4, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Daniil Medvedev waves to fans while leaving the court after hiatus match against Jannik ...

Billie Jean King won ... "Open" era in 1968, King turned pro. This time she received more than a trophy for winning Wimbledon. She was on her way to earning $1,966,487 in career prize money.