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Also Known As Billie Jean Moffitt
Born November 22, 1943 (age 82) • Long Beach • California
Founder World Team Tennis
Awards And Honors Wimbledon Championships • U.S. Open • Australian Open • French Open • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) • International Tennis Hall of Fame (1987)
Role In women’s rights movement • Battle of the Sexes

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