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9 de may. de 2024 · Bobby Riggs, American tennis player best known for the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match, which he lost to Billie Jean King.
- Helen Wills
Helen Wills was an outstanding American tennis player who...
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Battle of the Sexes, exhibition tennis match between Billie...
- Helen Wills
13 de may. de 2024 · The first Battle of the Sexes match between Margaret Court and Bobby Riggs on May 13, 1973 may have ended in Riggs’ favor, but its legacy extends far beyond the tennis court.
13 de may. de 2024 · On this day in 1973, in tennis’ first so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Court 6-2, 6-1 in Ramona, California. Some background: Riggs was a U.S. tennis star who was ranked as the top American amateur in 1939, and later the top professional in 1946 and 1947.
13 de may. de 2024 · On this day, May 13, 1973, former world No 1 and professional player Bobby Riggs, then 55, easily defeated the world No 2 in women’s tennis, Margaret Court, 6-2 6-1 in a prequel of the Battle of the Sexes, known as “Mother’s Day Massacre”. At the time, this win proved Riggs right in his personal crusade against equal pay ...
Hace 4 días · Billie Jean King, American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women’s professional tennis. In her career she won 39 major titles, competing in both singles and doubles. She was also known for defeating Bobby Riggs in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match in 1973.
Hace 4 días · Court lost a heavily publicised and U.S.–televised challenge match to a former world No. 1 male tennis player, the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, on 13 May 1973, in Ramona, California. Court was the top-ranked women's player at the time, and the New York Times claimed [14] that she did not take the match seriously because it was a mere ...
