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- Billie Jean King won 12
- Grand Slam singles titles
- during her career, and
- was ranked as the worldΓÇÖs
- Number 1 player five times.
- But more people may remember her as the
- woman who helped womenΓÇÖs professional
- tennis grow.
-
- Billie Jean grew up in California. When she
- was a kid, she played many sports,
- including baseball. She discovered tennis
- when she was 11. In 1961, when she was
- 17, she teamed with Karen Hantze, and the
- two became the youngest team to win the
- doubles title at Wimbledon. Billie Jean went
- on to become one of only eight women to
- win at least one singles title at each of
- the four Grand Slams.
-