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WEBSchedule confirmed for 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals and Davis Cup Final 8. Thailand and Hong Kong, China win promotion from Asia/Oceania II. Malaga to host both the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Finals.
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional …
WEB3 days ago · From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota Star Tribune and Sally Jenkins, of The Washington Post, pose for a photo with Billie Jean King, right, before the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, …
How Billie Jean King changed the game - Tennis.com
WEBNov 2, 2023 · “Take me back to the country clubs!” Kings yelled back sarcastically. “But I loved it. At last I was a pro. Pay for play.” Tennis would soon leave the country clubs for good, and follow King...
Canada powers into first Billie Jean King Cup final; faces ... - WTA Tennis
WEBNov 11, 2023 · Leylah Fernandez pulled off upset wins in singles and doubles at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Saturday, leading Canada to a historic first appearance in the Billie Jean King Cup championship tie.
Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come - The …
WEBJul 15, 2023 · Fifty Years Ago, Billie Jean King Won Equal Pay — but She’s Not Done Yet. The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight...
As she marks her 80th birthday, the enduring legacy of Billie Jean King
WEBNov 22, 2023 · Ilana Kloss was a 10-year-old ball kid in Johannesburg, South Africa when Billie Jean King -- three months before winning her first Wimbledon title in 1966 -- asked if she wanted to hit some tennis balls.
Emma Raducanu leads Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
WEBApr 14, 2024 · Emma Raducanu has clinched Britain’s berth in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by taking the last six points of a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) victory against Diane Parry of France for an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying round.
US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal …
WEBAug 29, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising never to stop fighting to maintain that hard-won progress.
The Official Website of Billie Jean King
WEBBillie Jean King. With 39 Grand Slam titles to her name, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon, Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She held the world #1 ranking in women’s tennis for six of the ten years from 1966 through 1975.
Stakusic, Fernandez power Canada to 1st-ever Billie Jean King …
WEBNov 12, 2023 · Canada defeated Italy to capture its first Billie Jean King Cup title on Sunday, thanks to straight-sets singles victories by Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez.
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