This article shows the main career statistics of former tennis player Billie Jean King.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runners-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1963 Wimbledon Grass Margaret Court 3–6, 4–6Loss 1965 U.S. Championships Grass Margaret Court 6–8, 5–7Win 1966 Wimbledon Grass Maria Bueno 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Win 1967 Wimbledon (2) Grass Ann Haydon-Jones 6–3, 6–4Win 1967 U.S. Championships Grass Ann Haydon-Jones 11–9, 6–4Win 1968 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2↓ Open Era ↓Win 1968 Wimbledon (3) Grass Judy Tegart-Dalton 9–7, 7–5Loss 1968 US Open Grass Virginia Wade 4–6, 2–6Loss 1969 Australian Open Grass Margaret Court 4–6, 1–6Loss 1969 Wimbledon Grass Ann Haydon-Jones 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Loss 1970 Wimbledon Grass Margaret Court 12–14, 9–11Win 1971 US Open (2) Grass Rosemary Casals 6–4, 7–6(5–2)Win 1972 French Open Clay Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3Win 1972 Wimbledon (4) Grass Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3Win 1972 US Open (3) Grass Kerry Melville Reid 6–3, 7–5Win 1973Wimbledon (5) Grass Chris Evert 6–0, 7–5Win 1974US Open (4) Grass Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 1975 Wimbledon (6) Grass Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runners-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1961 Wimbledon Grass Karen Hantze Susman Jan Lehane Margaret Court 6–3, 6–4Win 1962 Wimbledon (2) Grass Karen Hantze Susman Sandra Reynolds Price Renée Schuurman 5–7, 6–3, 7–5Loss 1962 U.S. Championships Grass Karen Hantze Susman Maria Bueno Darlene Hard 6–4, 3–6, 2–6Loss 1964 Wimbledon Grass Karen Hantze Susman Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 2–6Win 1964 U.S. Championships Grass Karen Hantze Susman Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 3–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 1965 Australian Championships Grass Robyn Ebbern Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 2–6, 3–6Win 1965 Wimbledon (3) Grass Maria Bueno Françoise Dürr Janine Lieffrig 6–2, 7–5Loss 1965 U.S. Championships (2) Grass Karen Hantze Susman Carole Caldwell Graebner Nancy Richey Gunter 4–6, 4–6Loss 1966 U.S. Championships (3) Grass Rosemary Casals Maria Bueno Nancy Richey Gunter 3–6, 4–6Win 1967 Wimbledon (4) Grass Rosemary Casals Maria Bueno Nancy Richey Gunter 9–11, 6–4, 6–2Win 1967 U.S. Championships (2) Grass Rosemary Casals Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Donna Floyd Fales 4–6, 6–3, 6–4↓ Open Era ↓Loss 1968 French Open Clay Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones 5–7, 6–4, 4–6Win 1968 Wimbledon (5) Grass Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones 3–6, 6–4, 7–5Loss 1968 US Open (4) Grass Rosemary Casals Maria Bueno Margaret Court 6–4, 7–9, 6–8Loss 1969 Australian Open (2) Grass Rosemary Casals Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 4–6, 4–6Loss 1970 French Open (2) Clay Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 1970 Wimbledon (6) Grass Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3Win 1971 Wimbledon (7) Grass Rosemary Casals Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–2Win 1972 French Open Clay Betty Stöve Winnie Shaw Nell Truman 6–1, 6–2Win 1972 Wimbledon (8) Grass Betty Stöve Judy Tegart-Dalton Françoise Dürr 6–2, 4–6, 6–3Win 1973 Wimbledon (9) Grass Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–1, 4–6, 7–5Loss 1973 US Open (5) Grass Rosemary Casals Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–3, 3–6, 5–7Win 1974 US Open (3) Grass Rosemary Casals Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–6, 6–7, 6–4Loss 1975 US Open (6) Clay Rosemary Casals Margaret Court Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–2, 6–7Loss 1976 Wimbledon (2) Grass Betty Stöve Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–3, 5–7Win 1978 US Open (4) Hard Martina Navratilova Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–4Win 1979 Wimbledon (10) Hard Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 6–3, 6–2Loss 1979 US Open (7) Hard Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 3–6Win 1980 US Open (5) Hard Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver Betty Stöve 7–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runners-up) By winning the 1968 Australian Championships title, King became the 7th player to complete the mixed doubles career Grand Slam. ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1966 Wimbledon Grass Dennis Ralston Margaret Court Ken Fletcher 6–4, 3–6, 3–6Win 1967 French Championships Clay Owen Davidson Ann Haydon-Jones Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–1Win 1967 Wimbledon Grass Owen Davidson Maria Bueno Ken Fletcher 7–5, 6–2Win 1967 U.S. Championships Grass Owen Davidson Rosemary Casals Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2Win 1968 Australian Championships Grass Dick Crealy Margaret Court Allan Stone walkover↓ Open Era ↓Loss 1968 French Open Clay Owen Davidson Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 1–6, 4–6Win 1970 French Open (2) Clay Bob Hewitt Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 3–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 1971 Wimbledon (2) Grass Owen Davidson Margaret Court Marty Riessen 3–6, 6–2, 15–13Win 1971 US Open (2) Grass Owen Davidson Betty Stöve Rob Maud 6–3, 7–5Win 1973 Wimbledon (3) Grass Owen Davidson Janet Newberry Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–2Win 1973 US Open (3) Grass Owen Davidson Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–3, 3–6, 7–6Win 1974 Wimbledon (4) Grass Owen Davidson Lesley Charles Mark Farrell 6–3, 9–7Loss 1975 US Open Clay Fred Stolle Rosemary Casals Richard Stockton 3–6, 6–7Win 1976 US Open (4) Clay Phil Dent Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5Loss 1977 US Open (2) Clay Vitas Gerulaitis Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 1978 Wimbledon (2) Grass Ray Ruffels Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 2–6, 2–6Loss 1978 US Open (3) Hard Ray Ruffels Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–7Loss 1983 Wimbledon (3) Grass Steve Denton Wendy Turnbull John Lloyd 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 5–7

Grand Slam tournament timelines

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Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also Singles performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam or Olympic final

Women's doubles

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Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Mixed doubles

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Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Grand Slam singles records

Australian Championships/Open

King's overall win–loss record at the Australian Championships/Open was 16–4 .800 in 5 years (1965, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1983). (Her win total does not include any first round byes.)

King was 1–1 in finals, 2–1 in semifinals, and 3–1 in quarterfinals.

King was 5–1 in three set matches, 11–3 in two set matches, and 1–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

King was seeded all 5 years she entered the tournament. Seeded #1 overall in 1969 (losing finalist), 1968 (champion). Seeded #2 foreign in 1965 (semifinalist). Seeded #7 overall in 1983 (lost 2nd round). Seeded #9 overall in 1982 (quarterfinalist).

King was 6–3 .667 against seeded players and 10–1 .909 against unseeded players.

Versus #1 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 0–1 (Margaret Court (1965)). Versus #2 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 0–2 (Chris Evert 1982, Margaret Court (1969)). Versus #3 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 2–0 (Ann Haydon-Jones (1969), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1968)). Versus #4 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 1–0 (Robyn Ebbern (1965)). Versus #6 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 1–0 (Karen Krantzcke (1969)). Versus #7 seeds (domestic, foreign, or overall), King was 2–0 (Barbara Potter (1982), Margaret Court (1968)).

Against her major rivals at the Australian Championships/Open, King was 1–0 versus Kerry Melville Reid, 1–0 versus Judy Tegart-Dalton, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–0 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 1–2 versus Margaret Court, and 0–1 versus Chris Evert.

French Championships/Open

King's overall win–loss record at the French Championships/Open was 22–6 .786 in 7 years (1967–1970, 1972, 1980, 1982). (Her win total does not include any first round byes but does include one walkover.)

King was 1–0 in finals, 1–1 in semifinals, and 2–4 in quarterfinals. She failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1982 when she lost to Lucia Romanov in the third round.

King was 3–3 in three set matches, 19–3 in two set matches, and 1–0 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

King was seeded all 7 years she entered the tournament. Seeded #1 in 1968 (semifinalist), 1967 (quarterfinalist). Seeded #2 in 1980 (quarterfinalist), 1970 (quarterfinalist), 1969 (quarterfinalist). Seeded #3 in 1972 (champion). Seeded #10 in 1982 (lost third round).

King was 5–3 .625 against seeded players and 17–3 .850 against unseeded players.

Versus #1 seeds, King was 1–0 (Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1972)). Versus #5 seeds, King was 0–2 (Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (1980), Nancy Richey Gunter (1968)). Versus #6 seeds, King was 1–0 (Virginia Wade (1972)). Versus #7 seeds, King was 1–1 (win: Helga Niessen Masthoff (1972); loss: Helga Niessen Masthoff (1970)). Versus #8 seeds, King was 1–0 (Maria Bueno (1968)). Versus #16 seeds, King was 1–0 (Gail Sheriff Chanfreau Lovera (1967)).

Against her major rivals at the French Championships/Open, King was 1–0 versus Virginia Wade, 1–0 versus Maria Bueno, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–1 versus Helga Niessen Masthoff, 0–1 versus Lesley Turner Bowrey, and 0–1 versus Nancy Richey Gunter.

Wimbledon

King's overall win–loss record at Wimbledon was 96–15 .865 in 21 years (1961–1975, 1977–1980, 1982–1983). (Her win total includes one walkover but does not include any first round byes.)

King was 6–3 in finals, 9–5 in semifinals, and 14–6 in quarterfinals. King failed to reach the quarterfinals only once, in 1961 during her first Wimbledon. After receiving a bye during the first round, King lost to the fifth seed, Yola Ramírez Ochoa, in the second round.

King was 23–7 in three set matches, 73–8 in two set matches, and 5–1 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

King was seeded 18 times out of 21 years. (Wimbledon seeded 8 players from at least 1961 through 1976, 12 players in 1977, and 16 players from 1978 through the end of King's career.) Seeded #1 in 1974 (quarterfinalist), 1968 (champion), 1967 (champion). Seeded #2 in 1973 (champion), 1972 (champion), 1971 (semifinalist), 1970 (losing finalist), 1969 (losing finalist). Seeded #3 in 1975 (champion) and 1964 (semifinalist). Seeded #4 in 1966 (champion). Seeded #5 in 1980 (quarterfinalist), 1978 (quarterfinalist), 1977 (quarterfinalist), 1965 (semifinalist). Seeded #7 in 1979 (quarterfinalist). Seeded #10 in 1983 (semifinalist). Seeded #12 in 1982 (semifinalist). Unseeded in 1963 (losing finalist), 1962 (quarterfinalist), 1961 (lost second round).