Oct 7, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min · 11 segments
In her amazing autobiography *All In*, tennis legend Billie Jean King delivers an intimate self-portrait of a life dedicated to equality, athletic excellence, and social justice. She recounts her…
So like I like to do, I want to outline her career accomplishments and accolades first so we can have a great sense of who she was or who she is.
Throughout her career, Billie Jean won 39 Grand Slam titles, 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles and 11 in mixed doubles.
She won 126 out of 166 career single titles, 42 as an amateur and 84 as a professional and She was ranked number one in the world seven times in 1966, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, and 74.
In 1972, she was a joint winner of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year alongside John Wooden, which was the first for a female athlete.
In 1973, she defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous Battle of the Sexes, which we'll talk about later on, and it literally shook the world.
She was inducted in the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1990.
In 2006, the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
In 2018, she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
She was instrumental in creating the Women's Tennis League, Women's Tennis Association, the World Team Tennis League.
She had a lot of social influence for women, men, anyone facing discrimination, oppression.
So like I like to do, I want to outline her career accomplishments and accolades first so we can have a great sense of who she was or who she is.
Throughout her career, Billie Jean won 39 Grand Slam titles, 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles and 11 in mixed doubles.
She won 126 out of 166 career single titles, 42 as an amateur and 84 as a professional and She was ranked number one in the world seven times in 1966, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, and 74.
In 1972, she was a joint winner of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year alongside John Wooden, which was the first for a female athlete.
In 1973, she defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous Battle of the Sexes, which we'll talk about later on, and it literally shook the world.
She was inducted in the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1990.
In 2006, the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
In 2018, she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
She was instrumental in creating the Women's Tennis League, Women's Tennis Association, the World Team Tennis League.
She had a lot of social influence for women, men, anyone facing discrimination, oppression.
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