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AM Billie Jean King Film Interviewees Rev081413

AM Billie Jean King Film Interviewees Rev081413

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Premieres nationwide Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) to commemorate 40th anniversaries of King v. Riggs “The Battle of the Sexes” match, founding of the Women’s Association (WTA) and equal prize money

Film Interviewees (in alphabetical order, updated July 12, 2013)

Peaches Bartkowicz No titles . Career Highlights: • U.S. Hard Court Singles Champion 1967 • Olympic Bronze Women’s Doubles 1968 • 1966: U.S. No. 5 • 1967: U.S. No. 4 • 1968: U.S. No. 7 • 1969: U.S. No. 4 • 1970: U.S. No. 6 Ingrid L öfdahl Bentzer No grand slam titles . Career highlights: • Swedish No. 1: 1973 – 1975 • Swedish Open Champion 1972 Rosie Casals Wimbledon: • Doubles Champion: 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1970, 1972

U.S. Open: • Doubles Champion: 1967, 1971, 1974, 1982 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1975 Hillary Clinton American politician and diplomat : • U.S. Secretary of State, 2009 – 2013 • U.S. Senator for New York, 2001 – 2009 • First Lady of the U.S., 1993 – 2001 Australian Championship/: • Singles Champion: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973

• Doubles Champion: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1963, 1964 French Championships/Open: • Singles: 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973 • Doubles Champion: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 1963, 1965,1970 • Doubles Champion: 1964, 1969 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1975 U.S. National Championships/Open: • Singles: 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973 • Doubles Champion: 1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972 Judy Tegart Dalton Australian Championship/Australian Open: • Doubles Champion: 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1966 French Championships/Open: • Doubles Champion: 1966 Wimbledon: • Doubles Champion: 1969 U.S. National Championships/Open: • Doubles Champion: 1970, 1971 Australian Championship/Open: • Singles Champion: 1982, 1984 : • Singles Champion: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986 • Doubles Champion: 1974, 1975 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 1974, 1976, 1981 • Doubles Champion: 1976 U.S. Open: • Singles Champion: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 No grand slam titles . Career Highlights: • Ranked in World Top 10: 1969 – 1970, 1973 – 1974 • Singles Champion: 1965 • Canadian Open Doubles Champion: 1974

• Champion: 1969 • U.S. Clay Court Doubles Champion: 1974 • Ranked in U.S. Top 10: 1965, 1967 – 1969, 1971 – 1975: • Reached semi-finals of three Grand Slam singles tournaments: 1970 French Open, 1974 Australian Open, 1974 U.S. Open Valerie Jarrett • Senior Adviser to U.S. President Obama • Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs / Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison Sir Elton John English musician, singer -songwriter, composer and pianist; established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992; close friend of Billie Jean King’s since the early 1970s Peach y Kellmeyer No grand slam titles. • First tour director for the Virginia Slims circuit 1973 – 1976 • Organized the first women’s tennis event at Madison Square Garden 1977 • Director of WTA 1981 – 1993 Billie Jean King Australian Championship: • Singles Champion: 1968 • Mixed Doubles Champion 1968 • French Open: • Singles Champion: 1972 • Doubles Champion: 1972 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975 • Doubles Champion: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974 U.S. National Championships/Open: • Singles Champion: 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974 • Doubles Champion: 1964, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1980 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976 Bill ie Jean King’s former husband; co-founded World TeamTennis (WTT) in 1973 with King • Ranked No. 1 in Doubles: 1976 U.S. Open: • Women’s Doubles Champion 1976 French Open: • Women’s Doubles Champion 1976 • Mixed Doubles Champion 1976 World TeamTennis (WTT) • CEO/Commissioner, 2001 – present • Executive Director, 1991 – 2001 • Vice President, 1987 – 1991 Lornie Kuhle ’ trainer at the time of “T he Battle of the Sexes” match

Randy Moffitt Billie Jean King’s brother; f ormer American for the , and Jerry Perenchio (audio only) Sports – responsible for King v. Riggs “The Battle of the Sexes” match and Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier “Fight of the Century” match No grand slam titles , b rother of . Career highlights: • 1970: U.S. No.1 • Ranked in U.S. Top 10: 1965 – 1971 • 1968 U.S. National Indoors Champion • 1969 Canadian Open Champion • 1969 Cincinnati Open Champion • 1966/1970 U.S. Clay Court Championships winner • 1972 South African Open Champion Nancy Richey Australian Championship/Australian Open: • Singles Champion: 1967 • Doubles Champion: 1966 French Championships/Open: • Singles: 1968 Wimbledon: • Doubles Champion: 1966 U.S. National Championships/Open: • Doubles Champion: 1965, 1966 Bobby Riggs (archival) • Wimbledon Champions (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles): 1939 • U.S. National Championships Singles winner: 1939, 1941 • U.S. National Championships Mixed Doubles winner: 1940 Larry Riggs Bobby Riggs’ son Australian Open Champion: • Singles Champion: 2008 French Open: • Singles Champion: 2012 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 2004 U.S. Open: • Singles Champion: 2006 Silver Medal at the Olympic Games 2012 Gloria Steinem (audio only) American feminist and journalist involved in t he women’s liberation movement. Betty St öve French Championships/Open: • Doubles Champion: 1972, 1979 Wimbledon: • Doubles Champion: 1972 • Mixed Doubles: 1978, 1981 U.S. National Championships/Open: • Doubles Champion: 1972, 1977,1979 • Mixed Doubles Champion: 1977, 1978 Australian Open Champion: • Singles Champion: 1972 • Doubles Champion: 1973

French Open: • Doubles Champion: 1973 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 1977 U.S. Open: • Singles Champion: 1968 • Doubles Champion: 1973, 1975 Australian Open Champion: • Singles Champion: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 • Doubles Champion: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010 French Open: • Singles Champion: 2002, 2013 • Doubles Champion: 1999, 2010 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 • Doubles Champion: 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012 U.S. Open: • Singles Champion: 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012 • Doubles Champion: 1999, 2009 Australian Open Champion: • Doubles Champion: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010 French Open: • Doubles Champion: 1999, 2010 Wimbledon: • Singles Champion: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 • Doubles Champions: 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012 U.S. Open: • Singles Champion: 2000, 2001 • Doubles Champion: 1999, 2009 Caroline Wozniacki Australian Open Champion: • Semi Finalist 2011 French Open: • Quarter Finalist 2010 U.S. Open: • Finalist 2009 Ranked No. 1 October 2010 Valerie Ziegenfuss No grand slam titles . Career Highlights: • Olympic Bronze Women’s Doubles 1968 • U.S. Indoors Doubles Champion 1969 • U.S. Hard Court Doubles Champion 1967 • VS of Washington Doubles Champion 1972 • 1969: U.S. No.9 • 1970: U.S. No.7

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