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September 21, 2019 – The city of Long Beach, California, opens the Billie Jean King Main Library. The building is located in the new $533 million Civic Center. The City Council voted unanimously ...

“The main thing Billie Jean had was a passion,” said her ex-husband, Larry King. “She was always thinking about how she was going to play and what she was going to do.” As one repeated ...

Under the eaves of the Billie Jean King Main Library, a few unhoused people huddle. But Richardson is energized. He is talking about the Los Angeles Olympics. “I think 2028 is a huge opportunity ...

Hillary Clinton, Bernice King, more stars celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination Before Battle of the Sexes, watch the original Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs tennis match Battle ...

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will begin in Malaga this week in a closer partnership with the Davis Cup and with some added attention given to the victims of the deadly floods that recently devastat ...

Billie Jean King made her professional tennis debut in Cannes, in the South of France, in the spring of 1968. That sounds like a suitably glamorous birthplace for such a storied pro career ...

In 2006, the US Tennis Association named its main facility in New York City the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded King the Presidential Medal of ...

Recommended Videos The Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, along with the ITF, “are donating to the Cruz Roja, and we encourage all our fans and followers to contribute as well.” The ITF did ...

Former tennis champion and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King was named grand marshal of the 2025 Tournament of Roses ...

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 serving the ball during a match at Wimbeldon, 1970. / Tony Duffy/GettyImages There are four main types of tennis surfaces people can play on: grass, carpet, clay, and the hard court.