Billie Jean King's push for equal prize money in 1973 will be celebrated at US Open When King won the US Open in 1972, she didn’t follow with the usual remarks about hoping to win again the next ...

That led the U.S. Tennis Association to make the 1973 U.S. Open the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors. The 50th anniversary of that achievement will be ...

Billie Jean King’s push for equal prize money in 1973 will be celebrated at US Open by BRIAN MAHONEY, Associated Press - 08/25/23 8:29 AM ET ...

That led the U.S. Open to become in 1973 the first sporting event to offer equal pay, and the 50th anniversary of that is being celebrated at this year's event.

When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn't follow with the usual remarks about hoping to win again the next year. Instead, she threatened to not play at all the following year and ...

When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn’t follow with the usual remarks about hoping to win again the next year.

When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn't follow with the usual remarks about hoping to win again the next year.

Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios will mimic the clash between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome in ...

In 1973, the US Open became the first of the four Grand Slams tournaments to offer the same purse for men and women at $25,000 per champion. This year, the tournament is celebrating 50 years of ...