Billie Jean King supports men's and women's unity in tennis

(AP)—Here was Billie Jean King's initial reaction when she saw Roger Federer's tweets suggesting that the men's and women's professional ...

Billie Jean King Led a Revolution in Women's Sports - Teen Vogue

Tennis star Billie Jean King challenged America to create more opportunities for women and LGBTQ people in sports and other aspects of ...

Billie Jean King targets gender unity | Reuters

Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, who founded the Women's Tennis Association 35 years ago, says her real dream was to bring men's and women's players' unions ...

Billie Jean King, pioneer of equality in sports - EL PAÍS English

In 1973, this tennis player Billie Jean King stood up: either women and men would receive the same prize at the US Open, or she, ...

Serving up a revolution: Billie Jean King and the dawn of the WTA

A group of more than 50 women tennis professionals found themselves gathered in the newly opened Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.

Shine The Light: Billie Jean King's Fight For Everyone

... men and women, an accomplishment that transcends to this day. Firmly ... Billie Jean and her professional tennis team. Taupin responded ...

How to feel about Billie Jean King's support for talks with Saudi ...

The women's tennis tour will inevitably go to Saudi Arabia. American great Billie Jean King said as she urged the WTA to push for social change ...

Women's Equal Rights in Sports | Billie Jean King

In the 1960s and 1970s, the tournament payouts for women tennis players were significantly lower than those received by the male players. ... support of each ...

Billie Jean King: 'Be ahead of your time – that's what you have to do'

The tennis champion's lifelong fight for equality and freedom is celebrated in a new film about the Battle of the Sexes.

Billie Jean King Cup announces global partnership with e.l.f Beauty

The Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, the Women's World Cup of Tennis, has announced a new multi-year global partnership with elf Beauty.

US Open: Billie Jean King interview - YouTube

The legendary Billie Jean King visits the Prime Video tennis studio at the US Open. In her insperational interview she discusses what it was ...

Life Story: Billie Jean King - Women & the American Story

Billie Jean Moffitt was born in 1943 in Long Beach, California. When she was 11 years old, she started playing tennis on the free public courts in her hometown.

The Possibility of Unity: Roger Federer reignited Billie Jean King's ...

“One voice, women and men together, has long been my vision for tennis. The WTA on its own was always Plan B.” Significantly, King was ...

Billie Jean King Remembers 'Battle Of The Sexes' - NPR

If they walked up to a male, they would just say thanks for what you did for tennis. And it's interesting: I think people perceive women that ...

Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss are the most powerful out LGBTQ ...

For someone who in the Sixties and Seventies was told no men would ever support female athletes, who was outed against her will and who lost ...

tennis – People's World

Since 1988, the maximum temperature at the major tennis tournaments has risen by nearly 5 degrees F. Read more · Billie Jean King ...

Another Tennis Leader Supports Idea of Merging Women's and ...

“Nice to see the unity for a change.” Navratilova said she had long supported a merger, as has the WTA founder Billie Jean King. “But the ...

Beyond the Court: Billie Jean King's Triumph in The Battle of the Sexes

He would say of women's tennis “…it stinks…. you can see some pretty legs but it's night and day compared to the men's game.” To “prove” male ...

Life's Work: An Interview with Billie Jean King

Tell me about the founding of the WTA Tour. When tennis became a pro sport, in 1968, the women wanted to have one association with the men, but they just ...

ATP and WTA players back Federer's calls for merger - SportsPro

Andrea Gaudenzi and Billie Jean King also welcome plan for uniting men's and women's tennis. ... player relief programme to support lower ...