How tall is Billie Jean King?

Billie Jean King's listed height is 164 cm (5'5"). She is taller than about 55% of women in the United States.

Where 164 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 55% of women in the United States born in 1943 (average 163.1 cm).

About Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King, born Billie Jean Moffitt, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She was born on 22 November 1943 in Long Beach. She is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice.

King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. In 1973, at age 29, she won the Battle of the Sexes tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs. She founded the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation, and she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2020 the Federation Cup was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup in her honor.

At a listed 164 cm (5'5"), King has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and, in 2024, a Congressional Gold Medal. She is married to Ilana Kloss.

Frequently asked

How tall is Billie Jean King in feet and inches? Billie Jean King is 5'5" tall, which is 164 cm, 64.6 inches or 1.64 m.

Is Billie Jean King tall for women in the United States? At 164 cm she is taller than about 55% of women in the United States born in 1943, whose average height is 163.1 cm.

Sources

• Billie Jean King on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Billie Jean King on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 164 cm.
• Billie Jean King on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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