Billie Jean King made her professional ... the “tour” wasn’t really a thing yet. King signed with the first dual-gender pro circuit, the National Tennis League. While the NTL was ...

Billie Jean King during the Lawn ... in 1990 by being inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. 10. She became a global mentor for UNESCO. King’s influence extends far beyond the ...

New tennis players and fans learn about King every year when watching the US Open. The USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King ...

Serena Williams was inducted into the 2024 class of the National Women's Hall of Fame, and for this milestone, she was honored by Billie Jean King through an X post. The legendary American tennis ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation ... helping lay the foundation for the current U.S. women’s national team to receive the same pay and working ...

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek will join Poland’s squad for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after initially planning to miss the ...

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to the ...

2006 – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, is rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Center is the home of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation ... helping lay the foundation for the current U.S. women’s national team to receive the same pay and working ...