How old is Billie Jean King?

Billie Jean King is 82 years old, born on November 22, 1943.

How tall is Billie Jean King?

Billie Jean King is 164 cm / 5'5".

Does Billie Jean King use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Billie Jean King uses a one-handed backhand.

Is Billie Jean King left-handed or right-handed?

Billie Jean King plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Billie Jean King won?

Billie Jean King has won 9 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1975.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Billie Jean King won?

Billie Jean King has won 1 WTA 1000 title. The most recent was Rome in 1970.

How many WTA titles has Billie Jean King won?

Billie Jean King has won 72 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Birmingham in 1983.

What is Billie Jean King's highest WTA ranking?

Billie Jean King's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 2.

What is Billie Jean King's career win-loss record?

Billie Jean King has a career WTA singles record of 684 wins and 160 losses (81.0%).

How much career prize money has Billie Jean King earned?

Billie Jean King has earned at least $1,966,487 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Billie Jean King play professional tennis?

Billie Jean King turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1983.

What is Billie Jean King's best surface?

Billie Jean King's best surface is grass court with a 84.7% win rate (200W-36L).

Who is Billie Jean King's biggest rival?

Billie Jean King's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 34–6 across 40 meetings.

Player data updated: 2026-08-08 13:56 UTC

Billie Jean King

Age 82 164 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand Pro 1968–1983

Billie Jean King competed on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 2. In TennisDB's records, Billie Jean King finished with a career record of 684–160 and 72 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

Elo peak

2438 (100th percentile)

Career record

684–160 (81.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,966,487

Records cover completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's WTA event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Billie Jean King's five most recent WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface
Catherine Tanvier	6-7 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 5, 1983*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R32	Grass
Laura Bernstein	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 3, 1983*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R64	Grass
Andrea Jaeger	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1983*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	SF	Grass
Kathy Jordan	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1983*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	QF	Grass
Wendy Turnbull	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1983*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R16	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Billie Jean King's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rosie Casals	34	6	40	Jun 26, 1983	H2H
Virginia Wade	21	8	29	Mar 13, 1981	H2H
Francoise Durr	22	7	29	Oct 27, 1977	H2H
Kerry Reid	20	8	28	Jun 22, 1979	H2H
Nancy Richey	17	9	26	Apr 1, 1977	H2H

Titles (72)

Billie Jean King titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1968	24	6	2	—	—	4	—	Boston , Hobart , Perth , Salem , Australian Championships , Wimbledon
1969	25	5	—	—	1	4	—	Dublin , Durban , Johannesburg , Stockholm 2 , Los Angeles
1970	26	5	—	1	1	3	—	Durban , Richmond , Wembley , Sydney , Rome
1971	27	17	1	—	1	15	—	Boston , Chattanooga , Hamburg , Houston , Indianapolis , Kitzbuhel , Long Beach , Louisville , Milwaukee , Oklahoma City , Phoenix , Rochester , San Francisco , Wembley , West Kirby , San Diego , US Open
1972	28	10	3	—	—	7	—	Bristol , Charlotte , Indianapolis Indoors , Phoenix , Richmond , San Francisco , Tucson , Roland Garros , US Open , Wimbledon
1973	29	7	1	—	—	6	—	Denver , Indianapolis , Mobile , Nottingham , Phoenix , Tokyo Sillook , Wimbledon
1974	30	6	1	—	—	5	—	Akron , Detroit , New York , San Francisco , Washington , US Open
1975	31	2	1	—	—	1	—	Sarasota , Wimbledon
1977	33	6	—	—	—	6	—	London , Phoenix , Port Washington , San Antonio , San Juan , Sao Paulo
1979	35	2	—	—	—	2	—	Stockholm , Tokyo Sillook
1980	36	3	—	—	—	3	—	Detroit , Houston , Tokyo Sillook
1982	38	1	—	—	—	1	—	Birmingham
1983	39	2	—	—	—	2	—	Beckenham , Birmingham
Total		72	9	1	3	59	—

Career Results

Billie Jean King career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	24	40	5	45	88.9%	—	—
1969	25	58	14	72	80.6%	—	—
1970	26	47	11	58	81.0%	—	—
1971	27	114	15	129	88.4%	—	—
1972	28	89	15	104	85.6%	—	—
1973	29	56	12	68	82.4%	—	—
1974	30	54	8	62	87.1%	—	—
1975	31	23	3	26	88.5%	—	4
1976	32	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1977	33	46	6	52	88.5%	—	2
1978	34	28	12	40	70.0%	—	5
1979	35	36	13	49	73.5%	—	5
1980	36	39	15	54	72.2%	—	6
1981	37	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—
1982	38	26	19	45	57.8%	—	—
1983	39	22	5	27	81.5%	—	—
Career		684	160	844	81.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Billie Jean King career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	24	4	1	5	80.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	26	2	28	92.9%	6	1	7	85.7%	40	5	45	88.9%
1969	25	17	1	18	94.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	26	7	33	78.8%	6	1	7	85.7%	58	14	72	80.6%
1970	26	13	2	15	86.7%	18	5	23	78.3%	8	1	9	88.9%	8	3	11	72.7%	47	11	58	81.0%
1971	27	16	3	19	84.2%	29	5	34	85.3%	28	5	33	84.8%	41	2	43	95.3%	114	15	129	88.4%
1972	28	20	3	23	87.0%	32	6	38	84.2%	22	1	23	95.7%	15	5	20	75.0%	89	15	104	85.6%
1973	29	14	3	17	82.4%	8	3	11	72.7%	12	1	13	92.3%	22	5	27	81.5%	56	12	68	82.4%
1974	30	12	3	15	80.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	9	1	10	90.0%	29	3	32	90.6%	54	8	62	87.1%
1975	31	7	2	9	77.8%	—	—	—	—	11	1	12	91.7%	5	0	5	100.0%	23	3	26	88.5%
1976	32	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1977	33	20	0	20	100.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	12	1	13	92.3%	46	6	52	88.5%
1978	34	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	8	2	10	80.0%	16	8	24	66.7%	28	12	40	70.0%
1979	35	17	3	20	85.0%	—	—	—	—	12	5	17	70.6%	7	5	12	58.3%	36	13	49	73.5%
1980	36	5	1	6	83.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	28	11	39	71.8%	39	15	54	72.2%
1981	37	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	5	9	44.4%
1982	38	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	13	4	17	76.5%	9	9	18	50.0%	26	19	45	57.8%
1983	39	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	16	2	18	88.9%	5	2	7	71.4%	22	5	27	81.5%
Career	—	151	28	179	84.4%	120	37	157	76.4%	200	36	236	84.7%	213	59	272	78.3%	684	160	844	81.0%

Advanced Stats

Billie Jean King advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1968	24	1865	100	98	90	100	87.2%	+2.92	82	82	75	0	0	—
1969	25	2056	100	99	93	99	75.5%	+2.31	89	95	71	0	0	—
1970	26	2180	100	100	97	99	75.0%	+2.30	92	94	69	0	1	—
1971	27	2301	100	100	99	99	84.6%	+2.69	91	94	83	16	4	80
1972	28	2379	100	100	100	100	82.1%	+2.50	95	92	81	8	7	53
1973	29	2350	100	100	99	100	82.7%	+2.62	95	78	62	9	5	64
1974	30	2327	100	100	99	100	81.8%	+2.68	96	100	83	3	2	60
1975	31	2389	100	99	—	100	85.7%	+2.90	98	100	50	2	0	—
1976	32	2334	99	99	—	—	50.0%	-0.13	89	50	—	1	0	—
1977	33	2397	99	99	99	100	76.9%	+1.80	93	92	94	5	0	100
1978	34	2336	99	98	—	100	73.7%	+2.06	99	70	25	3	1	75
1979	35	2185	99	98	—	98	71.4%	+1.70	91	60	50	9	4	69
1980	36	2152	99	99	100	99	69.4%	+1.24	99	65	60	11	4	73
1981	37	2044	99	98	—	—	44.4%	-0.67	92	40	—	0	0	—
1982	38	1942	97	95	99	98	56.2%	+0.42	96	35	63	7	5	58
1983	39	2058	98	95	—	99	79.3%	+2.02	93	86	50	0	2	—
Career		2209	99	99	98	99	77.5%	+2.05	93	80	69	74	35	68

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Billie Jean King Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS
1968	24	—	SF	W	F	W
1969	25	F	QF	F	QF	—
1970	26	—	QF	F	—	—
1971	27	—	—	SF	W	—
1972	28	—	W	W	W	—
1973	29	—	—	W	R16	—
1974	30	—	—	QF	W	—
1975	31	—	—	W	—	—
1977	33	—	—	QF	QF	—
1978	34	—	—	QF	—	—
1979	35	—	—	QF	SF	—
1980	36	—	QF	QF	—	—
1982	38	QF	R32	SF	R128	—
1983	39	R32	—	SF	—	—

WTA 1000

Billie Jean King WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	ROM	CAN
1969	25	—	—	QF	—
1970	26	—	—	W	—
1973	29	—	R16	—	—
1980	36	SF	—	—	—
1982	38	SF	—	—	R32

WTA 500

Billie Jean King WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	SDG	SPB	BER	LOS	SYD
1968	24	—	—	—	R32	—
1969	25	—	—	—	W	SF
1970	26	—	—	SF	—	W
1971	27	W	SF	—	F	—
1972	28	—	BR	—	—	—
1974	30	—	—	—	SF	—
1978	34	—	—	—	R32	—
1979	35	—	—	—	—	R16
1981	37	—	—	—	QF	—
1982	38	—	—	R32	SF	R64

WTA 250

Billie Jean King WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	AUC	BUE	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MC	MEL	NAP	NWP	QUE	STO	TKY	WAS	AKR	ALB	BEC	BIR	BOC	BOS	BOU	BRI	BRI	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHI	CHR	COL	DEN	DET	DUB	DUR	FIL	FOR	FOR	FUL	HIL	HOB	JAC	JER	JOH	KAN	LAS	LON	LON	LOU	MAH	MIL	MIN	MIS	MOB	NAS	NEW	NOT	NOT	OAK	OKL	OLD	ORL	PAL	PER	PER	PHI	PHO	QUI	RIC	ROC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAR	SUR	TUC	VEN	WEM	WES
1968	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	25	—	SF	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—
1970	26	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—
1971	27	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	W	W	—	—	W	BR	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	W	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	W	W
1972	28	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	BR	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—
1973	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	F	BR	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	31	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—
1976	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	33	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	34	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	35	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	36	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	37	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1982	38	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Billie Jean King WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA
1978	34	RR
1980	36	SF
1983	39	SF

Data coverage note: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

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First top 100

Jan 9, 1984

First top 50

Jan 9, 1984

First top 20

Jan 9, 1984

First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Billie Jean King ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	40	13	13	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Billie Jean King's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Virginia Wade	GBR	2	2,322	3	58	1,179	865	314	73.4%	1968-1985	Match log
Evonne Goolagong	AUS	1	2,481	7	85	895	736	159	82.2%	1968-1985	Match log
Chris Evert	USA	1	2,609	18	154	1,385	1,226	159	88.5%	1969-1989	Match log
Wendy Turnbull	AUS	3	2,205	0	18	917	586	331	63.9%	1968-1989	Match log
Hana Mandlikova	AUS	3	2,316	4	25	707	516	191	73.0%	1977-1990	Match log
Conchita Martínez	ESP	2	2,262	1	33	955	676	279	70.8%	1988-2005	Match log
Jana Novotna	CZE	2	2,240	1	24	711	510	201	71.7%	1986-1999	Match log
Margaret Court	AUS	6	2,523	11	95	680	616	64	90.6%	1968-1977	Match log
Andrea Jaeger	USA	3	2,267	0	10	347	257	90	74.1%	1979-1987	Match log
Martina Navratilova	USA	1	2,681	18	167	1,647	1,419	228	86.2%	1972-2005	Match log
Tracy Austin	USA	1	2,502	2	28	427	339	88	79.4%	1977-1994	Match log
Olga Morozova	—	7	2,209	0	38	435	328	107	75.4%	1968-1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Billie Jean King?: Billie Jean King is 82 years old, born on November 22, 1943.
How tall is Billie Jean King?: Billie Jean King is 164 cm / 5'5".
Does Billie Jean King use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Billie Jean King uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Billie Jean King left-handed or right-handed?: Billie Jean King plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Billie Jean King won?: Billie Jean King has won 9 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1975.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Billie Jean King won?: Billie Jean King has won 1 WTA 1000 title. The most recent was Rome in 1970.
How many WTA titles has Billie Jean King won?: Billie Jean King has won 72 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Birmingham in 1983.
What is Billie Jean King's highest WTA ranking?: Billie Jean King's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 2.
What is Billie Jean King's career win-loss record?: Billie Jean King has a career WTA singles record of 684 wins and 160 losses (81.0%).
How much career prize money has Billie Jean King earned?: Billie Jean King has earned at least $1,966,487 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Billie Jean King play professional tennis?: Billie Jean King turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1983.
What is Billie Jean King's best surface?: Billie Jean King's best surface is grass court with a 84.7% win rate (200W-36L).
Who is Billie Jean King's biggest rival?: Billie Jean King's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 34–6 across 40 meetings.