Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King - On this day
11 months ago

May 1, 1981: The day Billie Jean King publicly came out as gay

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history....
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Lleyton Hewitt
3 years ago

Lleyton Hewitt celebrates Hall of Fame induction on his birthday

Legendary Aussie Lleyton Hewitt will be inducted into the International Hall of Fame...
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Chris Oddo
Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova
3 years ago

“We are still fighting for recognition” – Evert explains why her rivalry with Navratilova is the biggest in tennis

Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova played each other 80 times over 16 years....
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Simon Cambers
Naomi Osaka, Breonna Taylor mask
3 years ago

Osaka named among SI’s Sportspersons of the Year – An honor special for so many reasons

Naomi Osaka is one of Sports Illustrated's Sportspersons of the Year for 2020,...
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Ricky Dimon
Simona Halep - Prague victory
3 years ago

WTA announces rebranding with new tournament names and new logo

In a sign of the growing co-operation between the men's and women's tours,...
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Simon Cambers
WTA players $1 bill
4 years ago

How a $1 bill propelled women’s tennis into prominence

On September 23, 1970, nine women -- including Billie Jean King -- signed...
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Simon Cambers
Billie Jean King (US Open 2019)
4 years ago

History made as Fed Cup renamed to honour Billie Jean King

The Fed Cup has been renamed to honour the legendary champion and campaigner...
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Carrie Dunn
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4 years ago

Lifting the mood: Tennis Majors’ Top 30 Lockdown stars (Part 4, from 15 to 11)

As the tennis world begins to come out of lockdown, we celebrate those...
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Tennis Majors
Let apart by men who did not belive in themselves, women had to fight to make their own tennis tour growing.
4 years ago

The WTA: how women got their revenge and their rights

In the final episode of our trilogy about the roots of tennis' divided...
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Paul Bonnaud
Open Era - Major Features
4 years ago

1968, Open era: The moment tennis opted to become a modern sport

With seven governing bodies and unity still seemingly impossible, tennis has never been...
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Jérémy Baudu
Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic during the 2018 Hopman Cup
4 years ago

Federer calls for ATP-WTA merger, King, Nadal and others support the idea

Roger Federer wondered on Twitter this Wednesday if it would be possible to...
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Geoffrey Steines
Logo WTA
4 years ago

WTA : Role, chairman, structure, all you need to know about the governing body of women’s tennis

The WTA is the governing body for women's tennis. Here are all the...
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Tennis Majors