This is the historic match that saw Billie Jean King become the first female tennis player to win the Wimbledon singles title in the Open Era. On July 7th, 1968, King faced off against defending champion and former Wimbledon winner, Margaret Court, in a match that lasted three sets
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Billie Jean King 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.