Tennis legend Billie Jean King poses alongside the 2025 Rose Parade ... 1970 she joined the Virginia Slims Tour for women, and in 1971 became the first woman athlete to earn over $100,000 in ...

Billie Jean King, with her distinctive dark hair ... that in 1970 she joined the Virginia Slims Tour for women, and in 1971 became the first woman athlete to earn over $100,000 in prize money.

Ranks No. 1 in the world for women’s tennis and holds that ranking for 1967-68, 1971-72 and 1974 ... public tennis courts renamed the Billie Jean Moffitt King Tennis Center. The facility is now called ...

2023 — Aryna Sabalenka def. Elana Rybakina, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. 2022 — Ashleigh Barty def. Danielle Collins, 6-3 7-6 (2). 2021 — Naomi Osaka def. Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-3. 2020 — Sofia Kenin def. Garbiñe ...

The Aussie great won the first Open Era edition of the event in 1969, defeating Billie Jean King in the final, before completing successful title defences in 1970 and 1971. After missing 1972 due to ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be hosted in Shenzhen, China from this year until 2027, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. It will be the first ...

Billie Jean King darts across a makeshift stage at the El Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga, where she's hosting the first-ever Power of Women's Sports Summit. She's launching tennis balls ...

LONDON (AP) — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will move from Spain to China for the next three years. Shenzhen will host the women’s teams tournament from 2025-27, organizers said on Thursday.