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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 that she did not take the match seriously because it was a mere exhibition. Using ...
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On May 13, 1973, during the early years of the women’s liberation movement, tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Margaret Court face off in a $10,000 winner-take-all challenge match.
Her only losses were to Martina Navratilova in 1975, Billie Jean King in 1968, and Mary Carter Reitano in 1959. Court's overall win-loss record at the French Championships/French Open was 47–5 (90.3%) in 10 years (1961–1966, 1969–1971, 1973).
NoDateTournamentLocation14-01-1958Albury Easter Tournament204-10-1958Junee Open Tournament322-01-1960406-06-1960Victorian Hard Court ChampionshipsMay 13, 2021 · But King’s biggest rival, Margaret Court, accepted Riggs’ offer. Court was guaranteed $5,000 and another $5,000 if she won.
May 13, 2024 · On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs easily beat Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the “Mother’s Day Massacre”.
Mar 27, 2020 · None other than longtime Outsports bête noire Margaret Court. It was The Misogynist vs. The Homophobe. Long before Alien vs. Predator, this was the original “Whoever wins…we lose.”
5 days ago · That year she lost to 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, in a much-publicized match. Court was the top woman player in the world in 1962–65, 1969–70, and 1973 and placed in the top five in 1961, 1966, 1968, 1971–72. Court retired from the game in 1976, and three years later she was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
