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US Open. W (1940) Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) [4] was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. [3] He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1918-1995) Who Was Bobby Riggs? Bobby Riggs became the world's No. 1 amateur tennis player after winning the singles, doubles and mixed-doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1939, and he later...
Aug 25, 2023 · Riggs, who died in 1995, was a top tennis player in the 1940s who won Wimbledon once and the U.S. Open twice. He was famously outspoken in his belief that King would not be able to beat him....
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May 9, 2024 · Battle of the Sexes. Bobby Riggs (born February 25, 1918, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died October 25, 1995, Leucadia, California) was an American tennis player who was one of the top-ranked players in the United States in the 1930s and ’40s but who was best known for the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes,” a match in which he was defeated by ...
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Sep 20, 2013 · Bettmann / Getty Images. Despite losing much of his prime to World War II, Bobby Riggs was once considered the best tennis player in the world. In 1939 he won the men’s singles, doubles and...
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Jan 8, 2024 · Firmly on the other side of the gender equality question was Bobby Riggs, a long-retired pro who knew a thing or two about winning. In 1939, at only 21 years old, Riggs had achieved his first world No. 1 ranking; that year, he had claimed all three major titles at Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championship (now the U.S. Open) for good measure.
Riggs was a world top 10 ranked player (1937-39) who won two U.S. National Men’s Singles Championships in 1939 and 1941 and a mixed doubles title in 1940. He was part of the 1938 United States Davis Cup Championship team that defeated Australia at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia. When he turned professional in 1941, he captured ...
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