[austinrunner]

Margaret Court won the rivalry 21-13. King won their first match, in one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history. Court then won 9 consecutive matches, all in straight sets. They finished their rivalry by splitting the next 24 matches.

Grand Slam matches: Court 6-4
Grand Slam finals: Court 5-1

Grass: Court 14-7
Clay: Tied 1-1
Hard: King 4-2
Indoor: Court 4-1

1962 ranking year
Wimbledon (Grass) 2R King 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Haverford (Grass) SF Court 6-4, 6-2
Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange (Grass) Court 6-3, 6-4

1963 ranking year
Wimbledon (Grass) F Court 6-3, 6-4

1964 ranking year
Wimbledon (Grass) F Court 6-3, 6-4
Federation Court, Philadelphia (Grass) F Court 6-2, 6-3

1965 ranking year
New South Wales Championship, Sydney (Grass) F Court 6-4, 6-3
Federation Cup, Melbourne (Grass) F Court 6-4, 8-6
Australian Championships, Melbourne (Grass) SF Court 6-1, 8-6
U.S. Championships (Grass) F Court 8-6, 7-5

1966 ranking year
South African Championships, Johannesburg (Hard) F King 6-3, 6-2
Wimbledon (Grass) SF King 6-3 6-3

1968 ranking year
Western Australia Championships, Perth (Grass) F King 6-1, 6-4
Australian Championships, Melbourne (Grass) F King 6-1, 6-2

1969
Australian Championships, Brisbane (Grass) F Court 6-4, 6-1
Wills Open, Bristol (Grass) F Court 6-3, 6-3
Howard Hughes Open, Las Vegas (Hard) SF King 8-6, 6-8, 6-4

1970
International Tennis Players Association Open, Philadelphia (Indoor) F Court 6-3, 7-6(12)
Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Tournament, Dallas (Indoor) F Court 1-6, 6-3 11-9
Dunlop International, Sydney (Grass) F King 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
South African Open, Johannesburg (Hard) F Court 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Natal Open, Durban (Hard) F King 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Wimbleldon (Grass) F Court 14-12, 11-9

1971
Rothman's Grass Court Championships, London (Grass) F Court 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Rothman's North of England Championships, Hoylake (Grass) SF King 6-2, 7-5

1972
Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships, Newport (Grass) F Court 6-4, 6-1
U.S. Championships (Grass) SF King 6-4, 6-4
Four Roses Premium Tennis Classic, Charlotte (Clay) F King 6-2, 6-2
Golden Gate Pacific Coast Tennis Classic, Oakland (Hard) F Court 6-4, 6-1
Virginia Slims Phoenix Thunderbird, Phoenix (Hard) F King 7-6(5-1), 6-3

1973
Virginia Slims, Indianapolis (Indoor) SF King 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
Virginia Slims, Chicago (Indoor) F Court 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Virginia Slims of Massachusetts, Boston (Indoor) F Court 6-2, 6-4
Commerce Union Bank Classic (Virginia Slims), Nashville (Clay) F Court 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

[austinrunner]

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[Rollo]

Bump

[dgobie]

Sometime after Billie Jean lost to Evonne Goolagong in the 1971 Wimbledon semifinals, she said, "I'm head and shoulders above her and everyone else. Now I just have to prove it." Does anyone know where this quote appeared?

[dgobie]

I think this comment was made towards the end of the year, when Evonne got the number one world ranking and Billie Jean was placed at number two. Of course, this was before computer rankings, so the year-end world rankings were selected by journalists. Can anyone help me locate this quote?