Billie jean king

Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King faced Bobby Riggs in a tennis match that held importance for King and generations of female athletes that followed.

Billie Jean King Has Always Been a Champ For Women's Rights

The history-making tennis star talks to Refinery29 about the Battle of the Sexes film and what it means to make history.

Fifty years after signing one of the most lucrative—and consequential—contract in sports, Billie Jean King is still fighting for more.

Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who is played by Emma Stone in the new movie "Battle of the Sexes," talks about the film, LGBTQ rights and being outed.

The tennis racket used by Billie Jean King during the epic “Battle of the Sexes” match is set to sell for $200,000 at auction. On September 20,...

There have been gains, but attitudes still haven’t changed enough to make sport a welcome place for women.

Billie Jean King, 1976.

Billie Jean King is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women's doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. She was a part of the legendary battle of the sexes.

New York Times journalist Grace Lichtenstein recalls covering the notorious 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.