United States
Billie Jean King
Key facts
- Height
- 168 cm
- Born
- 22 November 1943
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- WTA
- Born in
- Long Beach
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Wta tourUnited States | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 1983 Wta tourUnited States | 33 | 25 | 2 | – | 3 | 52 | 19 | 383 | 267 | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| 1982 Wta tourUnited States | 48 | 27 | 1 | – | 1 | 63 | 52 | 555 | 523 | 12 | 12 | – | 2 |
| 1981 Wta tourUnited States | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 10 | 19 | 125 | 156 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 1980 Wta tourUnited States | 56 | 40 | 3 | – | 3 | 88 | 41 | 684 | 555 | 17 | 8 | – | – |
| 1979 Wta tourUnited States | 52 | 38 | 2 | – | 3 | 84 | 34 | 637 | 461 | 14 | 11 | – | 1 |
| 1978 Wta tourUnited States | 36 | 26 | – | – | 3 | 57 | 21 | 417 | 274 | 5 | 5 | – | 1 |
| 1977 Wta tourUnited States | 62 | 56 | 7 | – | 9 | 113 | 32 | 774 | 502 | 5 | 8 | 7 | – |
| 1976 Wta tourUnited States | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 98 | 62 | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| 1975 Wta tourUnited States | 27 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 10 | 326 | 175 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
| 1974 Wta tourUnited States | 63 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 110 | 27 | 763 | 426 | 5 | 10 | – | – |
| 1973 Wta tourUnited States | 74 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 131 | 30 | 942 | 564 | 16 | 9 | – | 1 |
| 1972 Wta tourUnited States | 101 | 88 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 179 | 39 | 1,207 | 691 | 15 | 17 | – | – |
| 1971 Wta tourUnited States | 127 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 232 | 44 | 1,597 | 903 | 22 | 11 | – | 2 |
| 1970 Wta tourUnited States | 61 | 50 | 5 | – | 9 | 105 | 33 | 779 | 480 | 1 | 10 | 2 | – |
| 1969 Wta tourUnited States | 80 | 66 | 11 | – | 17 | 137 | 42 | 1,030 | 660 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| 1968 Wta tourUnited States | 54 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 98 | 20 | 691 | 406 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Career17 seasons | 900 | 728 | 83 | 9 | 125 | 1,523 | 473 | 11,033 | 7,146 | 123 | 156 | 14 | 7 |
Game log, 1984 Wta tour
| Game | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Indoors: Round robin v Hana MandlikovaL 0-2 25 July | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sydney Indoors: Round robin v Pam ShriverL 0-2 25 July | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sydney Indoors: Round robin v Manuela Maleeva FragniereL 1-2 25 July | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
Splits, Wta tour
| Split | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 728 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 172 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 353 of 476 | 476 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 375 of 424 | 424 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rosie CasalsOpponent · won 42 of 50 | 50 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Virginia WadeOpponent · won 23 of 33 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| Francoise DurrOpponent · won 25 of 32 | 32 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ann JonesOpponent · won 23 of 28 | 28 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – |
| Chris EvertOpponent · won 7 of 27 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | 0.0 |
| Kerry ReidOpponent · won 20 of 27 | 27 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
| Nancy RicheyOpponent · won 17 of 26 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Margaret CourtOpponent · won 10 of 22 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Betty StoveOpponent · won 18 of 21 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 | – |
| Julie HeldmanOpponent · won 15 of 18 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
| Martina NavratilovaOpponent · won 7 of 18 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dianne FromholtzOpponent · won 8 of 16 | 16 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| Karen KrantzckeOpponent · won 14 of 16 | 16 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Evonne GoolagongOpponent · won 12 of 15 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – |
| Lesley HuntOpponent · won 12 of 12 | 12 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Wendy TurnbullOpponent · won 11 of 12 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Wendy OvertonOpponent · won 10 of 11 | 11 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Judy TegartOpponent · won 9 of 10 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kristien ShawOpponent · won 10 of 10 | 10 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Virginia RuziciOpponent · won 7 of 10 | 10 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Helen GourlayOpponent · won 9 of 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pam TeeguardenOpponent · won 9 of 9 | 9 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Mary Ann EiselOpponent · won 8 of 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Valerie ZiegenfussOpponent · won 8 of 8 | 8 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Helga MasthoffOpponent · won 3 of 7 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Sharon Walsh PeteOpponent · won 7 of 7 | 7 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Tracy AustinOpponent · won 2 of 7 | 7 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 0.9 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ann Kiyomura HayashiOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.2 |
| Betty Ann GrubbOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Cecilia MartinezOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Hana MandlikovaOpponent · won 2 of 6 | 6 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Janet NewberryOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Marcie LouieOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Pam ShriverOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Renata TomanovaOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sue BarkerOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| Sylvia HanikaOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Barbara PotterOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bettina BungeOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Esme EmmanuelOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kathy KuykendallOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Kerry HarrisOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Laura RossouwOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Lita LiemOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Mima JausovecOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 0.4 | – | 0.2 | – |
| Nell TrumanOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Olga MorozovaOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Wendy GilchristOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Anne SmithOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Greer StevensOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 0.8 | – | 0.3 | – |
| Jill CooperOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kathy JordanOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Laura DupontOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mareen Louie HarperOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Patti HoganOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Peaches BartkowiczOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 50 matchesRosie Casals 42-8
- 33 matchesVirginia Wade 23-10
- 32 matchesFrancoise Durr 25-7
- 28 matchesAnn Jones 23-5
- 27 matchesChris Evert 7-20
- 27 matchesKerry Reid 20-7
Wins-losses for King. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).