Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that investment into $100 million ...
2. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1961. Billie Jean King during the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, 1982. / Bob Martin/GettyImages King won her first Wimbledon title in 1961—just ...
“What makes me happy is creating opportunities and dreams for others,” King told The Associated ... landmark $24 million settlement in 2022. “Billie doesn’t have just one meeting.