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The Billie Jean King Cup finals was the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup international tennis team competition in 2023. The event took place in Seville, Spain, from 7 to 12 November 2023. [3] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles.
"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 3, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco, R&B, funk, and dance-pop. The lyrics ...
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) April 1, 2021 Baseball’s loss was tennis’ gain, with King winning 39 Grand Slam titles – 12 in singles and 27 in doubles.
That bill was first introduced on Sept. 20, 2023, the 50th anniversary of the "Battle of the Sexes," in which King defeated former men's No. 1 Bobby Riggs in the most-watched tennis match of all time.
September 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM. Legendary tennis player and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King became the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, she ...
The name was changed to the Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of former World No. 1 Billie Jean King. [2] [3] The Billie Jean King Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition in terms of the number of nations that compete. [4] [5] The current chair is Katrina Adams. [6]
Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. Date: 10–12 November 2023[2] Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the 2024 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis. These sixteen teams were: 8 losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2023 (Poland having received a wildcard for the finals) 7 winning teams from their Group I zone.