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Also Known As Billie Jean Moffitt
Born November 22, 1943 (age 81) • Long Beach • California
Founder World Team Tennis
Awards And Honors French Open • U.S. Open • Wimbledon Championships • Australian Open • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) • International Tennis Hall of Fame (1987)
Role In women’s rights movement • Battle of the Sexes

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Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Australian tennis player
Navratilova, Martina
Martina Navratilova
Czech American tennis player
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
American tennis player
Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden
American tennis player
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Swiss tennis player
Margaret Smith Court
Margaret Court
Australian athlete
Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall
Australian tennis player
Jacques Brugnon
French tennis player
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
American tennis player
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
American tennis player
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
American tennis player
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
American tennis player
Don Budge
Don Budge
American tennis player
Jack Kramer
American tennis player
Connolly, Maureen
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player
Indian tennis champion Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Indian tennis player
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
German tennis player
René Lacoste
French tennis player
Lew Hoad
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