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Billie-Jean King - U.S.A. - Wimbledon 1983 (Semi-Finalist)

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 30 June 1983

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Monday, 22 November 1943
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Long Beach, U.S.A.

INTERNATIONAL
U.S.A.
- Championship Performances
  Australian: Winner 1968. Runner-up 1969.
  French: Winner 1972. Semifinal 1968.
  Wimbledon: Winner 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975. Runner-up 1969, 1970. Semifinal 1971, 1982, 1983.
  U.S.: Winner 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974. Runner-up 1968. Semifinal 1979.

Billie-Jean KING - U.S.A. - Wimbledon 1983 (Semi-Finalist)

LAST 16. WIMBLEDON 1983
JENNIFER MUNDEL beat HANA MANDLIKOVA 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA beat CLAUDIA KOHDE-KILSCH 6-1, 6-2
BARBARA POTTER beat LISA BONDER-KREISS 7-5, 6-4
ANDREA JAEGER beat CARLING BASSETT-SEGUSO 6-4, 6-3
VIRGINIA WADE beat EVA PFAFF 3-6, 7-6, 7-5
YVONNE VERMAAK beat VIRGINIA RUZICI 6-3, 6-2
BILLIE JEAN KING beat WENDY TURNBULL 7-5, 6-3
KATHY JORDAN beat KATHY RINALDI-STUNKEL 6-2, 6-4
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QUARTERFINALS
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA beat JENNIFER MUNDEL 6-3, 6-1
ANDREA JAEGER beat BARBARA POTTER 6-4, 6-1
YVONNE VERMAAK beat VIRGINIA WADE 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
BILLIE JEAN KING beat KATHY JORDAN 7-5, 6-4
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SEMIFINALS
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA beat YVONNE VERMAAK 6-1, 6-1
ANDREA JAEGER beat BILLIE JEAN KING 6-1, 6-1
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FINAL
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA beat ANDREA JAEGER 6-0, 6-3
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(Photograph above taken at Wimbledon 1983)