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Billie Jean King

USA Age 82 164 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1968–1983

Billie Jean King represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 2. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 684–161 and 68 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

Elo peak

2437 (100th percentile)

Singles record

684–161 (80.9%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,966,487

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

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

Singles Titles (68)

Billie Jean King singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1968	24	1	1	—	—	—	—	Wimbledon
1969	25	5	—	—	1	4	—	Dublin, Durban, South African Open, Stockholm 2, Pacific Southwest Championships
1970	26	5	—	—	1	4	—	Durban, Richmond, Italian Open, Wembley, Sydney International
1971	27	17	1	—	1	15	—	Boston, Chattanooga, Hamburg Open, Houston, Indianapolis, Kitzbuhel, Long Beach, Louisville, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Rochester, San Francisco, Wembley, West Kirby, San Diego, US Open
1972	28	11	3	—	—	8	—	Bristol, Charlotte, Indianapolis Indoors, Nottingham Round Robin, 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	—	1	4	—	Akron, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Washington Open, US Open
1975	31	2	1	—	—	1	—	Sarasota, Wimbledon
1977	33	6	—	—	—	6	—	London, Phoenix, Port Washington, San Antonio, San Juan, São Paulo Open
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		68	8	—	4	56	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

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	4	27	85.2%	—	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	161	845	80.9%	—	—

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	3	10	70.0%	—	—	—	—	11	1	12	91.7%	5	0	5	100.0%	23	4	27	85.2%
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	29	180	83.9%	120	37	157	76.4%	200	36	236	84.7%	213	59	272	78.3%	684	161	845	80.9%

Advanced Stats

Billie Jean King advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	24	1865	141.1	—	—	—	—	-83	-273	+141	87.2%	+2.72	6–2 (75%)	—	—	+1.76
1969	25	2056	154.1	—	—	—	—	+176	-365	+42	75.5%	+2.11	12–5 (71%)	—	—	-3.94
1970	26	2181	166.1	—	—	—	—	+139	-229	+41	75.0%	+2.11	11–5 (69%)	0–1	—	-9.32
1971	27	2303	170.6	—	—	—	—	+240	-117	+9	84.6%	+2.55	20–4 (83%)	16–4 (80%)	116.1	-6.69
1972	28	2378	173.1	—	—	—	—	+144	-67	+84	82.1%	+2.37	13–3 (81%)	8–7 (53%)	102.1	-8.75
1973	29	2349	168.6	—	—	—	—	+152	-82	+159	82.7%	+2.42	8–5 (62%)	9–5 (64%)	100.8	-4.79
1974	30	2327	171.4	—	—	—	—	+153	-73	+195	81.8%	+2.54	10–2 (83%)	3–2 (60%)	104.2	-4.13
1975	31	2383	170.4	—	—	—	—	+23	—	+118	83.1%	+2.53	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	—	-3.54
1976	32	2330	114.1	—	—	—	—	+56	—	—	50.0%	-0.13	—	1–0	—	-0.17
1977	33	2398	165.2	—	—	—	—	+131	-139	+131	76.9%	+1.69	16–1 (94%)	5–0 (100%)	111.5	-4.03
1978	34	2340	168.0	—	—	—	—	+43	—	+158	73.7%	+1.86	2–6 (25%)	3–1 (75%)	93.1	-4.35
1979	35	2187	156.8	—	—	—	—	+73	—	+137	71.4%	+1.51	8–8 (50%)	9–4 (69%)	94.9	-3.13
1980	36	2154	165.7	—	—	—	—	+100	+123	+193	69.4%	+1.09	9–6 (60%)	11–4 (73%)	100.8	-3.60
1981	37	2045	121.5	—	—	—	—	+104	—	—	44.4%	-0.67	—	—	—	-0.50
1982	38	1943	150.6	—	—	—	—	-7	+197	+304	56.2%	+0.42	12–7 (63%)	7–5 (58%)	98.0	-2.28
1983	39	2059	156.0	—	—	—	—	-44	—	+231	79.3%	+1.93	2–2 (50%)	0–2	—	-1.14
Career		2437	170.6	—	—	—	—	+122	-123	+121	77.4%	+2.02	131–59 (69%)	74–36 (67%)	111.0	-7.08

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Billie Jean King Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS	W-L Win %
1968	24	—	SF	W	F	W	20–2 (91%)
1969	25	F	QF	F	QF	—	15–4 (79%)
1970	26	—	QF	F	—	—	8–2 (80%)
1971	27	—	—	SF	W	—	10–1 (91%)
1972	28	—	W	W	W	—	17–0 (100%)
1973	29	—	—	W	R16	—	8–1 (89%)
1974	30	—	—	QF	W	—	9–1 (90%)
1975	31	—	—	W	—	—	7–0 (100%)
1977	33	—	—	QF	QF	—	6–2 (75%)
1978	34	—	—	QF	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1979	35	—	—	QF	SF	—	9–2 (82%)
1980	36	—	QF	QF	—	—	6–2 (75%)
1982	38	QF	R32	SF	R128	—	8–4 (67%)
1983	39	R32	—	SF	—	—	6–2 (75%)
W-L		8–3 (73%)	19–5 (79%)	65–10 (87%)	36–6 (86%)	5–0 (100%)	133–24 (85%)

WTA 500

Billie Jean King WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	SDG	SPB	WAS	BER	CAN	LOS	PAC	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF	8–1 (89%)
1970	26	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	5–1 (83%)
1971	27	W	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	10–2 (83%)
1972	28	—	BR	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1974	30	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1978	34	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1979	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1981	37	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1982	38	—	—	—	R32	R32	SF	—	—	R64	3–4 (43%)
W-L		4–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	5–2 (71%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	9–2 (82%)	1–1 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	38–15 (72%)

WTA 250

Billie Jean King WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	BUE	CIN	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MC	MEL	MIA	NAP	NWP	QUE	ITA	STO	TKY	WAS	AKR	ALB	AUS	BEC	BIR	BOS	BOU	BRI	BRI	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHI	CHR	COL	DEN	DET	DUB	DUR	POR	FOR	FOR	FUL	HIL	HOB	JAC	JER	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	SÃO	SAR	SOU	SUR	TUC	VEN	WEM	WES	W-L Win %
1968	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20–2 (91%)
1969	25	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	35–9 (80%)
1970	26	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	34–8 (81%)
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	94–12 (89%)
1972	28	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Champion (first place)	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	66–11 (86%)
1973	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	R16	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48–11 (81%)
1974	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	F	BR	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38–6 (86%)
1975	31	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–4 (80%)
1976	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1977	33	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40–4 (91%)
1978	34	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–6 (80%)
1979	35	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25–9 (74%)
1980	36	R16	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31–11 (74%)
1981	37	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1982	38	—	—	—	SF	R64	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15–11 (58%)
1983	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14–2 (88%)
W-L		5–3 (62%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	6–2 (75%)	8–5 (62%)	11–4 (73%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	16–5 (76%)	4–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	13–0 (100%)	8–2 (80%)	4–1 (80%)	7–1 (88%)	8–0 (100%)	14–1 (93%)	5–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	10–0 (100%)	20–5 (80%)	3–2 (60%)	3–1 (75%)	8–1 (89%)	5–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	13–5 (72%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	9–1 (90%)	18–3 (86%)	4–0 (100%)	10–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	7–1 (88%)	6–2 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	5–3 (62%)	4–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	4–1 (80%)	3–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	10–3 (77%)	4–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	2–2 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	1–1 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	3–2 (60%)	4–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	15–5 (75%)	25–3 (89%)	4–1 (80%)	8–2 (80%)	4–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	20–3 (87%)	7–2 (78%)	5–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	10–1 (91%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	11–1 (92%)	5–0 (100%)	504–112 (82%)

WTA Finals

Billie Jean King WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	WTA	W-L Win %
1972	28	BR	—	2–2 (50%)
1974	30	SF	—	2–1 (67%)
1978	34	—	RR	0–3 (0%)
1980	36	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
1983	39	—	SF	2–1 (67%)
W-L		4–3 (57%)	4–6 (40%)	8–9 (47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: 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.

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 ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Virginia Wade	GBR	#2	2,325	1,179	865	314	73.4%	$1,542,278	53	3	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Evonne Goolagong	AUS	#1	2,482	896	736	160	82.1%	$1,399,431	85	7	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Evert	USA	#1	2,617	1,404	1,246	158	88.7%	$8,896,195	154	18	0	1969–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Wendy Turnbull	AUS	#3	2,207	917	586	331	63.9%	$2,769,024	18	0	0	1968–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Jaeger	USA	#3	2,265	353	262	91	74.2%	$1,379,066	11	0	0	1979–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Hana Mandlikova	AUS	#3	2,316	711	518	193	72.9%	$3,340,959	27	4	0	1977–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Martina Navratilova	USA	#1	2,683	1,649	1,419	230	86.1%	$21,626,089	167	18	3	1972–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Conchita Martínez	ESP	#2	2,263	955	676	279	70.8%	$11,527,977	33	1	9	1988–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Tracy Austin	USA	#1	2,522	429	341	88	79.5%	$2,092,380	30	2	0	1977–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Jana Novotna	CZE	#2	2,240	711	510	201	71.7%	$11,249,284	24	1	2	1986–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Margaret Court	AUS	#6	2,520	677	613	64	90.5%	—	93	11	0	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Coco Gauff (active player)	USA	#2	2,176	401	287	114	71.6%	$36,836,617	12	2	4	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Billie Jean King?: Billie Jean King is 82 years old, born on November 22, 1943.
Which country does Billie Jean King represent?: Billie Jean King represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
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 Slam singles titles has Billie Jean King won?: Billie Jean King has won 8 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1975.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Billie Jean King won?: TennisDB does not group any of Billie Jean King's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Billie Jean King won?: Billie Jean King has won 68 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent 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 161 losses (80.9%).
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.
Which seasons of Billie Jean King's career appear in TennisDB?: Billie Jean King appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1983.
On which surface does Billie Jean King have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Billie Jean King's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 84.7% (200–36).
Who has Billie Jean King faced most often?: Billie Jean King's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 34–6 across 40 meetings.