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  1. Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 sports film directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

  2. In tennis, "Battle of the Sexes" describes various exhibition matches played between a man and a woman, or a doubles match between two men and two women in one case. The term is most famously used for an internationally televised match in 1973 held at the Houston Astrodome between 55-year-old Bobby Riggs and 29-year-old Billie Jean King , [4 ...

    • May 13, 1973
  3. May 3, 2024 · Battle of the Sexes, exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs that took place on September 20, 1973, inside the Astrodome in Houston. The match was something of a spectacle as the in-her-prime King defeated the 55-year-old Riggs in three straight sets, but the event nevertheless was a significant moment in the second ...

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  4. Sep 19, 2017 · Learn how tennis legend Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs faced off in a historic 1973 match that proved women were capable professional athletes. Find out how King, who spearheaded the formation of a new tour and threatened to boycott tournaments, made women's sports history at the Battle of the Sexes.

    • colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
    • Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
  5. Sep 19, 2017 · How Billie Jean King Won the Battle of the Sexes, as Told in 1973. 4 minute read. By Lily Rothman. September 19, 2017 9:00 AM EDT. T he tennis match the world was watching this week in 1973...

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  6. Sep 22, 2017 · Ninety million people tuned into “The Battle of the Sexes,” and 44 years later Emma Stone and Steve Carrell are bringing the match to the big screen. The movie details both the on-court...

  7. Select Page. Battle of the Sexes. A courageous advocate for gender equality for women from a young age, Billie Jean King accepted a challenge to play a match against former number 1-ranked tennis player Bobby Riggs. In doing so, she launched her fight for parity into the worldwide limelight.

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