

The Battle of the Sexes
A look at the events leading up to the 1973 tennis match between retired men's champ Bobby Riggs and the current women's Wimbledon winner Billie Jean King.














15 January 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, USA


18 February 1933, Tokyo, Japan

24 July 1932, Hooker, Oklahoma, USA


9 July 1947, San Francisco, California, USA

21 December 1954, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

24 July 1920, New York City, New York, USA


4 November 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA

10 January 1949, Marshall, Texas, USA