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Apr 2, 2014 · 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 claimed three U.S....
Aug 25, 2023 · Nearly 50 years after her historic match against Bobby Riggs, Billie Jean King says she immediately knew it was a monumental moment. On Sept. 20, 1973, King, who was the No. 1 women’s player in...
Bobby Riggs has three distinct chapters in his fascinating tennis career: The prosperous amateur years, the rebellious professional years, and the hustler/promoter years.
Sep 20, 2013 · Billie Jean King’s straight-set victory over self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs reverberated far beyond the world of tennis.
Oct 27, 1995 · The irrepressible chauvinist Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon champion who in 1973 reached a dual zenith of tennis fame and infamy as the 55-year-old braggart who was throttled by Billie Jean...
Oct 19, 2017 · Riggs was US junior champion at 17 and senior national clay-court champion one year later. In 1939, when he was 21, he was runner-up at Roland Garros, where he was beaten by Don McNeill in the final. At Wimbledon that summer, however, Riggs was unstoppable.
Oct 26, 1995 · The irrepressible chauvinist Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon champion who in 1973 reached a dual zenith of tennis fame and infamy as the 55-year-old braggart who was throttled by Billie Jean...
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