Ranks No. 1 in the world for women’s tennis and holds that ranking for 1967-68, 1971-72 and 1974 ... public tennis courts renamed the Billie Jean Moffitt King Tennis Center. The facility is now called ...

The Australian won 3 of her 4 Open Era finals in straight sets, including a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Billie Jean King in 1969 ... to the Australian Open title in 1971 marked the first time that ...

2007 — Serena Williams def. Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-2. 2006 — Amelie Mauresmo def. Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-1, 2-0, retired. 2005 — Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.

1971 — Margaret Smith Court def. Evonne Goolagong, 2-6, 7-6 (0), 7-5. 1970 — Margaret Smith Court def. Kerry Melville, 6-1, 6-3. 1969 — Margaret Smith Court def. Billie Jean Moffitt King ...

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The Aussie great won the first Open Era edition of the event in 1969, defeating Billie Jean King in the final, before completing successful title defences in 1970 and 1971. After missing 1972 due to ...

The Australian claimed the first ‘Australian Open’ title by defeating leading rival Billie Jean King in 1969 and then saw off compatriot ... ‘threepeat’ by defeating Evonne Goolagong in the 1971 final ...

LONDON (AP) — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will move from Spain to China for the next three years. Shenzhen will host the women’s teams tournament from 2025-27, organizers said on Thursday.

Billie Jean King darts across a makeshift stage at the El Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga, where she's hosting the first-ever Power of Women's Sports Summit. She's launching tennis balls ...

Billie Jean King darts across a makeshift stage at the El Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga, where she's hosting the first-ever Power of Women's Sports Summit. She's launching tennis balls into ...