"Golf Legend" Billie Jean King Hand Signed 5.5X8.5 B&W Photo Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction "Golf Legend" Billie Jean King Hand Signed 5.5X8.5 B&W Photo.
This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
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Billie Jean King
(
née
Moffitt
; born November 22, 1943) is an American former
World No. 1
professional
tennis player
. King won 39
Grand Slam
titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She won the singles title at the inaugural
WTA Tour Championships
. She often represented the United States in the
Federation Cup
and the
Wightman Cup
. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, she was the United States' captain in the Federation Cup. King is an advocate for gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice. In 1973, at age 29, she won the "
Battle of the Sexes
" tennis match against the 55-year-old
Bobby Riggs
. She was also the founder of the
Women's Tennis Association
and the
Women's Sports Foundation
. She was also instrumental in persuading cigarette brand
Virginia Slims
to sponsor women's tennis in the 1970s and went on to serve on the board of their parent company
Philip Morris
in the 2000s. Regarded by many in the sport as one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time, King was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1987. The Fed Cup Award of Excellence was bestowed on her in 2010. In 1972, she was the joint winner, with
John Wooden
, of the
Sports Illustrated
Sportsman of the Year
award and was one of the
Time
Persons of the Year in 1975. She has also received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
and the
Sunday Times
Sportswoman of the Year lifetime achievement award. She was inducted into the
National Women's Hall of Fame
in 1990, and in 2006, the
USTA National Tennis Center
in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2018, she won the
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
.