Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Sports Icon, Equality Champion, Founder of

@BJKLInitiative

@adidas

Global Ambassador. All In available now.

bit.ly/3e4o7eJJoined April 2009

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547.3K Followers

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Thank you to

@toryburch

for the incredible

@BJKCup

winners' jackets. This is the first time ever the winning team has received a jacket. #BJKCupFinals #BJKCup

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Billie Jean King Cup

@BJKCup

An iconic moment

@BillieJeanKing presents the @swiss_tennis squad with @toryburch winner's jackets

#BJKCupFinals | @torysport

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The Champions! 🏆 🎉 #BJKCupFinals #BJKCup

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Congratulations to Switzerland, winners of the 2022

@BJKCup

! 🇨🇭 And cheers to Australia, whose play was incredible as well. 🇦🇺 This Women's World Cup of Tennis just keeps getting better.

@swiss_tennis

#BJKCup #BJKCupFinals

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Billie Jean King Cup

@BJKCup

SWITZERLAND ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS

#BJKCupFinals

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@BillieJeanKing

Happy birthday to the 2021

@usopen

Women's Singles champion,

@EmmaRaducanu

! She is the first qualifier to ever win a Grand Slam. 🎉 Hope to see her healthy and back on the court soon.

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I love talking to the younger generations. These

@BJKCup

Ball Kids are wise beyond their years. #BJKCupFinals

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This winning team. 💙 #BJKCupFinals

ilanakloss and 2 others

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 11

Daisy Bates was born on this day in 1914. She ran a civil rights newspaper, and in 1957, she organized the Little Rock Nine, a group of 9 black students who wanted the right to attend an all-white high school. #RememberHerName #HistoryMatters

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Jazz the Professor

@LikeButta3

Nov 11

#OTD Daisy Bates (Nov 11, 1914 – Nov 4, 1999). Civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, lecturer who mentored the the Little Rock 9, beginning with the the federal court case, Aaron v. Cooper, which set the stage for the 1957 desegregation of Central HS. #History

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 11

I was named after my father, Willis Jefferson Moffitt, who bravely served in the

@USNavy

in World War II. So many #veterans devoted their lives in service to their country. We owe them our gratitude, not just today, but every day. #VeteransDay

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Could not love the

-designed winner's jacket for the

@BJKCup

any more than I do. 🧵🪡 My thoughts on "Wimbledon white" as well.

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CNN Sports

@cnnsport

Nov 8

"My generation, we always worried because we wore all white all the time. And it's what you wear underneath that's important for your menstrual period." @BillieJeanKing’s "pet peeve" is Wimbledon’s "horrible" all white uniform policy

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@BillieJeanKing

Nov 9

We have inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr to thank for WiFi, GPS, & Bluetooth. She pioneered the technology that would go on to power these systems. "The mother of WiFi" would have turned 108 years young today. 📷: Alamy #HistoryMatters #RememberHerName

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@BillieJeanKing

Nov 9

It was special to celebrate our dear friend Kate Clinton's birthday together in Glasgow. 🎉 Happy birthday! Kate, we love you more. 💜💙💜

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Congratulations to

, the 2022

singles champion! 🏆

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Tennis Channel

@TennisChannel

Nov 8

Best performance of her career!

@CaroGarcia defeats Sabalenka without facing a break point to win the #WTAFinals singles title!

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Congratulations to

and Veronika Kudermetova, the 2022

@WTAFinals

Doubles Champions!

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Tennis Channel

@TennisChannel

Nov 8

What a finish!

@elise_mertens and Veronika Kudermetova erase a 2-7 deficit in the super tiebreak to become the #WTAFinals doubles champions!

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 7

So happy to have arrived in Scotland for the

@BJKCup

! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BJKCup #BJKCupFinals

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So excited to share the jacket the winners of the

@BJKCup

will receive. Designed by

@toryburch

, it represents ambition, gender equality, and love, and the blue color is my favorite. Can't wait to see which country will take these home. 💙 #BJKCup #BJKCupFinals

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Billie Jean King Cup

@BJKCup

Nov 7

Introducing the 'Billie Blue' winner’s jacket by @ToryBurch

The jacket will be awarded to the winners of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals

#BJKCupFinals | @ToryBurchFdn | @BillieJeanKing

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Nov 6

We enjoyed a very special day on Saturday celebrating the wedding of our godson, Sky King, and his wife Caroline. Congratulations to the Kings! 🥂 The best is yet to come.

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Congratulations to the

@astros

, the 2022 #WorldSeries champions!

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MLB

@MLB

Nov 6

Soak it in, Houston. You're #WorldSeries champions.

Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 5

It was 54 years ago today when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. Her historic election helped make it easier for many Black women to do the same. #RememberHerName

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 3

Proud to call this legend, this champion, and this fighter my friend. Thinking of you,

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Official

On this day in 1975, Chris Evert becomes the first ever No. 1 ranked player in the @WTA. She would hold the No. 1 spot for a total of 260 weeks.

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 2

Civic Duty ✅ #VoteEarly🗳️

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Good luck to the next generation of tennis. These juniors are so much fun to watch!

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ITF

@ITFTennis

Nov 1

Ready to rule the world

The 2022 Davis Cup Juniors and Billie Jean King Cup Juniors by BNP Paribas Finals are under way in Antalya, Turkey

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 2

Happy birthday to the Aussie great, Ken Rosewall. 🇦🇺 Ken won 23 majors, 8 of those in singles.

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The

announcers are doing a terrific job with the #WTAFinals.

, and others, keep up the great work that is making the tournament so much fun to follow. 👏

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Nov 1

Congratulations to Starr Andrews, who made history over the weekend

@SkateCanada

when she became first Black woman to win the Grand Prix medal. Keep going for it,

@Skating_Starr

! #SeeItBeIt

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Oct 31

Good luck to all the players, the city of Forth Worth, Texas and all those involved with the 2022 Hologic

@WTAFinals

. Let the excitement begin! #WTAFinals

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wta

@WTA

Oct 29

The singles groups are SET in Fort Worth

Which #WTAFinals match-ups are you most looking forward to?

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Billie Jean King

@BillieJeanKing

Oct 31

A very sweet Baby Jean King. Terrific costume, Lilah! 🎃👏 #HappyHalloween

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Happy Halloween to those celebrating. You’ve tagged me some terrific costume photos over the years, and these are a few of my favorites. If you’re dressing up as Bobby Riggs or me this year, don’t forget to tag me. I would love to see it. 🎃🎾👻🎾