Trailblazers: Billie Jean King

Source file: Tennis_Books_Collection_Trailblazers_-_Billie_Jean_King.pdf.txt

Domain: history / trailblazers

Tier: reports/tier-3-niche-specialty

Used in artifact: artifacts/reports/tier-3-niche-specialty.md

Abstract

Profile of Billie Jean King — 39 Grand Slam titles, founder of the WTA, winner of the Battle of the Sexes.

Key points

Won 39 Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles, and mixed).
Founder of the Women's Tennis Association in 1973.
Won the Battle of the Sexes against Bobby Riggs in 1973.
Title IX advocate and LGBTQ+ rights pioneer.
Captain of the US Fed Cup team for many years.

Raw dump (first ~1000 words)

Previous page: Top row, from left: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers holds the Wightman Cup in 1925; Billie Jean King serving at the 1974 U.S. Open; Althea Gibson, a reluctant but unforgettable pioneer, had reason to smile after winning the 1957 U.S. women's singles championship. Middle row, from left: Stefanie Graf following her 1993 victory in the Virginia Slims Championships at Madison Square Garden; Chrissie Evert, right, congratulates Martina Navratilova, who has just won their 1978 Wimbledon singles final; Esther Mary Vergeer, champion and ambassador of wheelchair tennis. Bottom row, from left: Louise Brough, winner of four Wimbledon singles titles; Serena and Venus Williams, three-time Olympic gold medalists in women's doubles, shown here in 2012; Angela Mortimer, left, and Christine Truman after Angela won their 1961 Wimbledon final. OceanofPDF.com A NOTE TO THE READER CHAPTER ONE ORIGINS 1874�1914 CHAPTER TWO THE INCOMPARABLE YEARS 1915�1940 CHAPTER THREE THE WAR YEARS 1940�1950 CHAPTER FOUR THE ACHIEVERS 1950�1958 CHAPTER FIVE TENNIS SAYS YES! TO THE PROS 1959�1969 CHAPTER SIX BIRTH OF A PRO TOUR