Billie Jean King
‘Today feels like a holiday’: WNBA, NFL and tennis stars react to Brittney Griner’s release
Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian jail was welcomed by her fellow athletes on Thursday morning
Guardian sport
08, Dec, 2022 @3:10 PM
Former Wimbledon champions line up on Centre Court to celebrate centenary
Billie Jean King, Roger Federer, Björn Borg and Venus Williams among 26 tennis legends to mark occasion
Haroon Siddique and agency
03, Jul, 2022 @5:19 PM
All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King review – a true gamechanger
The tennis superstar and first openly lesbian professional writes candidly about a career that led the way for women’s sports as we know them
Tim Adams
12, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
All In by Billie Jean King review – game, set and match
A vivid and inspiring autobiography by the woman who took on the tennis establishment and won
Fiona Sturges
04, Sep, 2021 @6:30 AM
Billie Jean King: 'I want girls to go after money. It gives empowerment' | Tumaini Carayol
Fifty years after she helped form a breakaway women’s tour, the Fed Cup is being renamed the Billie Jean King Cup. The champion and campaigner talks to Tumaini Carayol about the honour and that historic moment in 1970
Tumaini Carayol
17, Sep, 2020 @1:35 PM
US Open champion Andreescu pays tribute to King and fellow trailblazers
US Open champion has written an open letter to Billie Jean King and other pioneers who campaigned for the rights of female tennis players
Guardian sport
10, Sep, 2020 @2:21 PM
Unraveling Athena review – a frank serving of women's lives in tennis
Sentimentality, cheerleading and a blur of talking heads mar this otherwise interesting portfolio of reflections
Leslie Felperin
09, Jul, 2020 @12:00 PM
The greatest female tennis player of the last 50 years: the fans' verdict
Who is the best of the best? Our writers have had their say this week. Now it’s time to hear from our readers
Guardian readers and Paul Campbell
04, Jul, 2020 @7:00 AM
First woman to beat a man at PDC world darts overwhelmed by response
Billie Jean King leads wave of tributes to Fallon Sherrock after ‘gamechanging’ victories
Josh Halliday
22, Dec, 2019 @4:32 PM
Billie Jean King: ‘There was a lot riding on that match – 90m people were watching’
The tennis legend on the dress she wore during the epic ‘battle of the sexes’ match in 1973
As told to Leah Harper
26, Nov, 2019 @1:00 PM
What links Billie Jean King, Clive Lloyd and Eddie Edwards? The Weekend quiz
From the Canyon of Heroes to the New Hebrides, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz
Thomas Eaton
21, Sep, 2019 @6:00 AM
Billie Jean King and other top athletes call for end to 'discriminatory' testosterone policy
Athletes sign letter demanding ‘no woman be required to change her body to participate in women’s sport’
Kate O’Halloran
11, Jul, 2018 @6:01 AM
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