Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: ...

Billie Jean King becomes the first female athlete to cross the six-figure ... offers a record $100,000 to the winner of the Avon Circuit Championship. 1980: By now more than 250 women are playing ...

Austin was just 17 years old when she won her first and only WTA Finals title in 1980. The US Open champion dropped just one ...

Quincy Jones has died at age 91. Jones' historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s record-setting “Thriller” to ...

Monica Seles is the only player to win the WTA Finals title before the age of 17. Take a look at the other youngest winners.

Austin was just 17 years old when she won her first and only WTA Finals title in 1980. The US Open champion dropped just one set on her way to reaching the final, defeating Billie Jean King to set up ...

Slovakia has followed up its win over the United States with a 2-0 victory over Australia to reach the semifinals of the ...

Iga Swiatek has beaten Paula Badosa in three sets and Poland has knocked out host Spain 2-0 in the opening round of the ...

Billie Jean King is losing patience. Maybe that’s what happens when you’re 80 years old and the actuarial tables say time is running short. King has been advocating for equality for women for ...

Billie Jean King wants tennis to change its traditional scoring system to attract the next generation of fans. The use of the word “love” to mean zero and points going in a 15-30-40 sequence ...

Learn more The Billie Jean King Cup is underway after several exciting matches at the WTA Finals earlier this month. We've put together everything you need to know about where to watch the Billie ...