TENNIS PLAYER

Billie Jean King

1943 - Today

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Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billie Jean King is the 8th most popular tennis player (down from 6th in 2019), the 920th most popular biography from United States (down from 706th in 2019) and the most popular American Tennis Player.

In 1973, Billie Jean King became the first woman to win a Grand Slam title. She was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Billie Jean King ranks 8 out of 1,569. Before her are Novak Djokovic, Suzanne Lenglen, René Lacoste, Rod Laver, Martina Navratilova, and Ilie Năstase. After her are Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Roger Federer, and Jimmy Connors.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Billie Jean King ranks 54. Before her are Griselda Blanco, Klaus von Klitzing, Mariss Jansons, Mohammad Khatami, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, and Antonio Tabucchi. After her are Helmut Marko, Johann Deisenhofer, Hanna Schygulla, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Pervez Musharraf, and Peter Zumthor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billie Jean King ranks 920 out of 20,380. Before her are Farrah Fawcett (1947), Roy Orbison (1936), Pete Seeger (1919), Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), and Alfred Kinsey (1894). After her are Alan Shepard (1923), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), George Kennedy (1925), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), and Lon Chaney Jr. (1906).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Billie Jean King ranks 1. After her are Andre Agassi (1970), Jimmy Connors (1952), Helen Wills (1905), Stan Smith (1946), Chris Evert (1954), Arthur Ashe (1943), Venus Williams (1980), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), Shirley Fry (1927), and Serena Williams (1981).

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