BillieJeanKing started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check NEW YORK -- BillieJeanKing started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that ...
2. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1961. BillieJeanKing during the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, 1982. / Bob Martin/GettyImages King won her first Wimbledon title in 1961—just ...