Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"
Object Details
- date made
- 1973
- user
- King, Billie Jean
- designer
- Tinling, Teddy
- maker
- Tinling, Teddy
- Description (Brief)
- Tennis dress, worn by American professional tennis player Billie Jean King (b, 1943.) The dress, designed by Teddy Tinling, London, was worn by King in her famous exhibition match against male competitor Bobby Riggs known as "The Battle of the Sexes." King handily won the nationally televised event, held in Houston, Texas on September 20, 1973.
- King has won over 129 singles matches in her career, including 12 Grand Slam singles titles. She was the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and has been an influential advocate for the sport of tennis and women's rights.
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- name of sport
- Tennis
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- Women
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Gift of Billie Jean King
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1992.0122.01
- accession number
- 1992.0122
- catalog number
- 1992.0122.01
- Object Name
- tennis outfit
- dress, tennis
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26 in x 16 in; 66.04 cm x 40.64 cm
- overall, mounted: 30 1/2 in x 16 1/2 in x 12 in; 77.47 cm x 41.91 cm x 30.48 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_748896