Tennis to Win.

KING, Billie Jean.

Item Number: 102431

New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1970.

First edition of Billie Jean King’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Billie Jean King on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Korn. Drawings by Gerald McConnell. Written with Kim Chapin. Foreword by Gladys M. Heldman.

Billie Jean King is a 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.