Billie Jean King Birthday Special: Lesser-Known Facts About the American Tennis Legend and a Pioneer of Women슬롯사이트™s Sports

Tennis legend and 39-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King celebrates her 77th birthday on November 22, 2020 (Sunday). King, a former American Tennis player and women슬롯사이트™s No 1, is celebrated as a pioneer in women슬롯사이트™s sports, gender equality and social justice. She is also regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all-time. Jean remains the only women to have won the US Open title in four different surfaces. In 2006, the USTA National Tennis Center was renamed to USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to honour her for her contribution to tennis, sports in general, society and women슬롯사이트™s sports. As she celebrates her 77th birthday, take a look at some of the lesser-known facts about her.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Serena Williams Reveals What 슬롯사이트˜Went Wrong슬롯사이트� on Way to Meeting Daughter Olympia.

Born in 1943 in an athletic family, Jean King took to sports at a young age and excelled at baseball and softball. But she had to shift to tennis at the age of 11 after her parents suggested she play a more 슬롯사이트˜ladylike sport.슬롯사이트� She turned professional 1959 and won her first Grand Slam title in 1961 in women슬롯사이트™s doubles at Wimbledon. Billie Jean King completed a career Grand Slam in 1972 after winning the French Open. King won 20 career titles at Wimbledon 슬롯사이트� six singles titles, 10 in women슬롯사이트™s doubles and four in mixed doubles. Take a look at some interesting facts about Billie Jean King.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Jannik Sinner, 19-Year-Old, Becomes Youngest in 12 Years to Clinch ATP Title.

• Billie Jean Moffitt was born to Bill and Betty in Long Beach, California on November 22, 1943
• She took up tennis at the age of 11 even though she had excelled in baseball and softball after her parents suggested she play a more 슬롯사이트˜ladylike sport슬롯사이트�
• Jean King was denied a college scholarship despite excelling in tennis as she was a female
• Billie Jean King won 39 grand slam titles in her career, 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles
• She was engaged to Larry King during her school days at the age of 19 and married him later in 1965
• In 1972, Billie Jean King was named as the 슬롯사이트˜Sportsperson of the Year슬롯사이트� making her the first female athlete to be honoured with the title
• She founded the Women슬롯사이트™s Tennis Association (WTA) in 1973 and the Women슬롯사이트™s Sports Foundation in 1974
• In the same year, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of Sexes in what remains one of the greatest moment in sports슬롯사이트� history
• Billie Jean King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 for her contribution to tennis and for pioneering women슬롯사이트™s professional tennis
• Billie Jean King was honoured with the renaming of the USTA National Tennis Center after her name in 2006
• In 2009, Billie Jean King was awarded the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation슬롯사이트™s highest civilian honour making her the first female athlete to be honoured with the award
• She also acted in several movies like슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯사이트˜Law & Order슬롯사이트�, 슬롯사이트˜The Odd Couple슬롯사이트�, 슬롯사이트˜Ugly Betty슬롯사이트� and 'Fresh off the Boat슬롯사이트�

King ended her tennis career with 129 singles titles, 12 in Grand Slams and 78 WTA titles. In addition to 12 Grand Slams in singles, King also won 16 majors in women슬롯사이트™s doubles and 11 Grand Slams in mixed doubles. She was also part of seven Fed Cup-winning teams as a player and three more as a non-playing captain.

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