Billie Jean King

...a successful year, as the sophomore captured the Section II tennis championship before moving on to the state tournament at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. "Since I was about 5, my dad would wake me up and we would go practice before school,"...

...significant date in women's tennis. After more than a decade fighting for a better deal for her fellow female players, Billie Jean King called more than 40 of the world's top women to a meeting at the Gloucester Hotel just days before the start of Wimbledon....

...gays got downright angry about my silence. But pressure is the last thing that would make me want to 'join' a community." Billie Jean King Unfortunately, the tennis pro's 1981 outing was not her choice; she was forced out when her former female lover sued...

...Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man." Jason Collins made history in April of 2013 by coming out, making him the first openly-gay professional male athlete in a major sport. Collins is a free agent who has played for the Washington...

...Kastles as they try to continue their historic winning streak on par with the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers and co-founder Billie Jean King on how it all began four decades ago. Interviews with Bob and Mike Bryan, John McEnroe, Mardy Fish, Leander Paes and many...

...I knew who Berry Friedan was but I had never read her books and so I started by reading all of these key texts. Billie Jean King is an executive producer on this movie and from just one conversation with her you can get so many ideas of books that you want...

...a fund-raising website, www.savetheunitedstates.org. The conservancy is calling out the troops. Tennis hall of famer Billie Jean King, the author David Macaulay, and Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona have joined the fight to save the ship. Susan Gibbs,...

...Open Mixed Doubles event. In the men’s final of the 2013 U.S. Open National Playoffs held this past weekend at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Damon Gooch of Maryland defeated Richard Del Nunzio of Forest Hills, 6-3, 6-0. Finalist, Del Nunzio,...

...to all four Grand Slams. ESPN International – the home of tennis’ Grand Slam events in the Caribbean and in Spanish-speaking Latin America– will air over 70 hours of live Wimbledon coverage to 35 million homes on its multiple television networks throughout...