Billie Jean King career statistics explained

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

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	width=245	Championship	width=285	Opponent	width=235	Score
Runner-up	1963			3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1965		Margaret Court	6–8, 5–7
Winner	1966			6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	1967	Wimbledon (2)		6–3, 6–4
Winner	1967		Ann Haydon-Jones	11–9, 6–4
Winner	1968			6–1, 6–2
align=center colspan=6	↓ Open Era ↓ (8 titles, 4 runners-up)
Winner	1968	Wimbledon (3)		9–7, 7–5
Runner-up	1968	US Open		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1969		Margaret Court	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	1969	Wimbledon		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1970	Wimbledon	Margaret Court	12–14, 9–11
Winner	1971	US Open (2)		6–4, 7–6
Winner	1972			6–3, 6–3
Winner	1972	Wimbledon (4)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 6–3
Winner	1972	US Open (3)		6–3, 7–5
Winner	1973	Wimbledon (5)		6–0, 7–5
Winner	1974	US Open (4)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	1975	Wimbledon (6)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	width=180	Championship	width=200	Partner	width=200	Opponents	width=160	Score
Winner	1961				6–3, 6–4
Winner	1962	Wimbledon (2)	Karen Hantze Susman		5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1962		Karen Hantze Susman		6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1964	Wimbledon	Karen Hantze Susman		5–7, 2–6
Winner	1964	U.S. Championships	Karen Hantze Susman		3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1965			Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	1965	Wimbledon (3)			6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	1965	U.S. Championships (2)	Karen Hantze Susman		4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1966	U.S. Championships (3)		Maria Bueno Nancy Richey Gunter	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1967	Wimbledon (4)			9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	1967	U.S. Championships (2)	Rosemary Casals		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
align=center colspan=6	↓ Open Era ↓ (10 titles, 8 runners-up)
Runner-up	1968		Rosemary Casals		5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	1968	Wimbledon (5)	Rosemary Casals	Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	1968	US Open (4)	Rosemary Casals	Maria Bueno Margaret Court	6–4, 7–9, 6–8
Runner-up	1969	Australian Open (2)	Rosemary Casals	Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1970	French Open (2)	Rosemary Casals		1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	1970	Wimbledon (6)	Rosemary Casals		6–2, 6–3
Winner	1971	Wimbledon (7)	Rosemary Casals		6–3, 6–2
Winner	1972				6–1, 6–2
Winner	1972	Wimbledon (8)	Betty Stöve	Judy Tegart-Dalton Françoise Dürr	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	1973	Wimbledon (9)	Rosemary Casals	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1973	US Open (5)	Rosemary Casals		6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Winner	1974	US Open (3)	Rosemary Casals	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up	1975	US Open (6)	Rosemary Casals	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up	1976	Wimbledon (2)			1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	1978	US Open (4)		Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	7–6, 6–4
Winner	1979	Wimbledon (10)	Martina Navratilova		5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1979	US Open (7)	Martina Navratilova		5–7, 3–6
Winner	1980	US Open (5)	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.

Outcome	Year	width=180	Championship	width=200	Partner	width=200	Opponents	width=160	Score
Runner-up	1966			Margaret Court Ken Fletcher	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1967				6–3, 6–1
Winner	1967		Owen Davidson	Maria Bueno Ken Fletcher	7–5, 6–2
Winner	1967		Owen Davidson		6–3, 6–2
Winner	1968				walkover
align=center colspan=7	↓ Open Era ↓ (7 titles, 6 runners-up)
Runner-up	1968	French Open			1–6, 4–6
Winner	1970	French Open (2)		Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	1971	Wimbledon (2)	Owen Davidson		3–6, 6–2, 15–13
Winner	1971	US Open (2)	Owen Davidson	Betty Stöve Rob Maud	6–3, 7–5
Winner	1973	Wimbledon (3)	Owen Davidson		6–3, 6–2
Winner	1973	US Open (3)	Owen Davidson	Margaret Court Marty Riessen	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner	1974	Wimbledon (4)	Owen Davidson		6–3, 9–7
Runner-up	1975	US Open			3–6, 6–7
Winner	1976	US Open (4)			3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	1977	US Open (2)		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up	1978	Wimbledon (2)		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1978	US Open (3)	Ray Ruffels	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	1983	Wimbledon (3)			7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(5–7), 5–7

Grand Slam tournament timelines

Singles

Tournament	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77	'78	'79	'80	'81	'82	'83	'84	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	A	A	bgcolor=lime	W	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A/A	A	A	A	A	QF	2R	A	1 / 5	16–4
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	SF	QF	QF	A	bgcolor=lime	W	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	3R	A	A	1 / 7	21–6
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	QF	F	SF	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	F	F	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	A	QF	QF	QF	QF	A	SF	SF	A	6 / 21	95–15
US Open	1R	3R	2R	1R	4R	QF	F	2R	bgcolor=lime	W	F	QF	A	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	3R	bgcolor=lime	W	A	A	QF	A	SF	A	A	1R	A	A	4 / 18	58–14
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	1 / 2	2 / 3	2 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	1 / 2	3 / 3	1 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 0	12 / 51	190–39

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

Tournament	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77	'78	'79	'80	'81	'82	'83	'84	SR
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	A	A	bgcolor=yellow	SF	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A/A	A	A	A	A	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	A	0 / 5
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	F	QF	F	A	bgcolor=lime	W	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	A	A	A	1 / 7
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	Wimbledon	A	A	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	2R	F	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	3R	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	F	2R	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	A	2R	3R	A	10 / 22
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	US Open	A	A	A	F	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	F	F	bgcolor=lime	W	F	bgcolor=yellow	SF	A	A	bgcolor=yellow	SF	F	bgcolor=lime	W	F	QF	QF	bgcolor=lime	W	F	bgcolor=lime	W	A	3R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	5 / 20
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	1 / 1	1 / 2	0 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 3	0 / 2	2 / 3	1 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 2	1 / 1	2 / 3	1 / 2	1 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	16 / 54

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

Mixed doubles

Tournament	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77	'78	'79	'80	'81	'82	'83	'84	SR
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH/NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	1 / 3
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	bgcolor=lime	W	F	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	2 / 6
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	Wimbledon	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	F	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	3R	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	3R	2R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	F	3R	QF	A	3R	F	A	4 / 19
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	US Open	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	A	2R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	A	A	bgcolor=lime	W	A	3R	A	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	F	bgcolor=lime	W	F	F	2R	A	A	2R	2R	3R	4 / 19
align=left bgcolor=#EFEFEF	SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	3 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 4	1 / 2	2 / 2	0 / 3	2 / 2	1 / 2	0 / 2	1 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	11 / 47

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).

King was 31–15 .674 against seeded players. She never lost to an unseeded player (65–0). Her worst loss was to #8 seed Olga Morozova in 1974.

• Versus #1 seeds, King was 4–7 (wins: Chris Evert (1975), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1972), Margaret Court (1966, 1962); losses: Martina Navratilova (1980), Chris Evert (1978, 1977), Margaret Court (1970, 1964, 1963), Maria Bueno (1965)).
• Versus #2 seeds, King was 2–1 (wins: Maria Bueno (1966), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1963); loss: Chris Evert (1982)).
• Versus #3 seeds, King was 6–2 (wins: Tracy Austin (1982), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1973), Virginia Wade (1970), Ann Haydon-Jones (1967, 1963), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1965); losses: Andrea Jaeger (1983), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971)).
• Versus #4 seeds, King was 3–2 (wins: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1975), Chris Evert (1973), Ann Haydon-Jones (1968); losses: Tracy Austin (1979), Ann Haydon-Jones (1969)).
• Versus #5 seeds, King was 0–2 (Ann Haydon-Jones (1962), Yola Ramírez Ochoa (1961)).
• Versus #6 seeds, King was 4–0 (Wendy Turnbull (1982), Rosemary Casals (1972), Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy (1966), Ann Haydon-Jones (1964)).
• Versus #7 seeds, King was 8–0 (Wendy Turnbull (1983), Olga Morozova (1975), Kerry Melville Reid (1973), Virginia Wade (1972), Françoise Dürr (1971), Karen Krantzcke (1970), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1968), Maria Bueno (1963)).
• Versus #8 seeds, King was 3–1 (wins: Judy Tegart-Dalton (1969), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1968), Virginia Wade (1967); loss: Olga Morozova (1974)).
• Versus #14 seeds, King was 1–0 (Sue Barker (1978)).

Against her major rivals at Wimbledon, King was 4–2 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 3–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 3–0 versus Virginia Wade, 3–0 versus Françoise Dürr, 3–1 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 3–1 versus Maria Bueno, 2–3 versus Margaret Court, 2–3 versus Chris Evert, 1–0 versus Christine Truman Janes, 1–0 versus Hana Mandlíková, 1–1 versus Olga Morozova, 1–1 versus Tracy Austin, and 0–1 versus Martina Navratilova.

United States Championships/Open

King's overall win–loss record at the United States Championships/Open was 58–14 .806 in 18 years (1959–1969, 1971–1974, 1977, 1979, 1982). She was 50–11 on grass, 5–2 on hard courts, and 3–1 on clay. (Her win total does not include any first round byes. Her loss total includes two retirements.)

King was 4–2 in finals, 6–1 in semifinals, and 7–3 in quarterfinals.

King was 8–4 in three set matches, 50–10 in two set matches, and 4–1 in deuce third sets, i.e., sets that were tied 5–5 before being resolved.

King was seeded 14 times out of the 18 years she entered the tournament.

• Seeded #1 in 1973 (lost third round), 1972 (champion), 1971 (champion), 1968 (losing finalist), 1967 (champion).
• Seeded #2 in 1974 (champion), 1966 (lost second round).
• Seeded #3 in 1969 (quarterfinalist), 1964 (quarterfinalist), 1963 (lost fourth round).
• Seeded #5 in 1965 (losing finalist).
• Seeded #7 in 1977 (quarterfinalist).
• Seeded #9 in 1979 (semifinalist).
• Seeded #12 in 1982 (lost first round).
• Unseeded in 1962 (lost first round), 1961 (lost second round), 1960 (lost third round), 1959 (lost first round).

King was 12–8 .600 against seeded players and 46–6 .895 against unseeded players.

• Versus #1 seeds, King was 0–3 (Chris Evert (1979 and 1977), Margaret Court (1965)).
• Versus #2 seeds, King was 3–0 (Rosemary Casals (1971), Ann Haydon-Jones (1967), Maria Bueno 1965).
• Versus #3 seeds, King was 1–0 (Ann Haydon-Jones (1965)).
• Versus #4 seeds, King was 1–1 (win: Virginia Wade (1979); loss: Christine Truman Janes (1961)).
• Versus #5 seeds, King was 3–1 (wins: Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1974), Margaret Court (1972), Maria Bueno (1968); loss: Nancy Richey Gunter (1964)).
• Versus #6 seeds, King was 1–2 (win: Rosemary Casals (1974); losses: Nancy Richey Gunter (1969), Virginia Wade (1968)).
• Versus #7 seeds, King was 0–1 (Bernice Carr Vukovich (1960)).
• Versus #8 seeds, King was 1–0 (Virginia Wade (1972)).
• Versus #9 seeds, King was 2–0 (Kerry Melville Reid (1977 and 1972)).

Against her major rivals at the United States Championships/Open, King was 3–1 versus Virginia Wade, 2–0 versus Maria Bueno, 2–0 versus Ann Haydon-Jones, 2–0 versus Rosemary Casals, 1–0 versus Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 1–0 versus Françoise Dürr, 1–1 versus Margaret Court, 1–2 versus Chris Evert, 0–1 versus Christine Truman Janes, and 0–2 versus Nancy Richey Gunter.

Career finals

Singles (183)

Wins (129)

No.	Week of	Tournament Name and location	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	August 7, 1960	Philadelphia and District Women's Grass Court Championships, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6–1, 6–0
2.	July 24, 1961	Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Merion, U.S.	Grass	Justina Bricka	6–3, 6–4
3.	July 31, 1961	Philadelphia and District Women's Grass Court Championships, Pennsylvania, U.S. (2)	Grass	Edda Buding	6–3, 6–4
4.	April 3, 1962	Pasadena Metropolitan Tournament, Pasadena, California, U.S.	Hard	Carole Caldwell Graebner (2)	6–3, 3–6, 9–7
5.	April 1, 1963	Pasadena Metropolitan Tournament, Pasadena, California, U.S. (2)	Hard	Patricia Cody	6–2, 6–2
6.	May 6, 1963	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Darlene Hard	6–4, 6–3
7.	July 8, 1963	IIrish Lawn Tennis Championships, Dublin	Grass	Carole Caldwell Graebner (3)	6–4, 6–3
8.	February 17, 1964	University of Arizona Invitational Tennis Tournament, Tucson, U.S.	Hard	Victoria Palmer	2–6, 6–1, 6–0
9.	April 20, 1964	Ojai Valley Tournament, Ojai, California, U.S.	Hard	Julie Heldman	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
10.	July 27, 1964	Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.	Grass	Nancy Richey Gunter	7–5, 3–6, 8–6
11.	August 10, 1964	Essex County Club Invitational, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S.	Grass	Karen Hantze Susman	6–4, 4–6, 11–9
12.	April 19, 1965	Ojai Valley Tournament, Ojai, California, U.S. (2)	Hard	Kathleen Harter	6–4, 6–2
13.	May 3, 1965	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. (2)	Hard	Kathleen Harter (2)	6–3, 6–1
14.	May 17, 1965	California State Championships, Portola Valley, U.S.	Hard	Rosemary Casals	6–2, 8–6
15.	July 19, 1965	Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Merion, U.S. (2)	Grass	Carole Caldwell Graebner (4)	6–1, 6–2
16.	July 26, 1965	Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. (2)	Grass	Jane Albert	7–5, 6–3
17.	August 15, 1965	Essex County Club Invitational, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S. (2)	Grass	Carol Hanks Aucamp	6–3, 10–8
18.	February 14, 1966	U.S. Indoor Championships, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.	Indoor	Mary-Ann Eisel	6–0, 6–2
19.	March 14, 1966	Thunderbird Invitational Tennis Tournament, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Mary-Ann Eisel (2)	6–3, 6–2
20.	March 28, 1966	South African Tennis Championships, Johannesburg	Hard	Margaret Court	6–3, 6–2
21.	April 18, 1966	Ojai Valley Tournament, Ojai, California, U.S. (3)	Hard	Rosemary Casals (2)	6–2, 6–4
22.	May 2, 1966	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. (3)	Hard	Tory Ann Fretz	6–3, 10–8
23.	May 16, 1966	U.S. Hard Court Championships, La Jolla, California, U.S.	Hard	Patti Hogan	7–5, 6–0
24.	May 23, 1966	Tulsa Invitational Tennis Championship, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.	Clay	Carol Hanks Aucamp (2)	6–0, 6–1
25.	May 30, 1966	Northern Championships, Manchester, United Kingdom	Grass	Winnie Shaw	6–2, 6–1
26.	June 20, 1966	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Maria Bueno	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
27.	August 8, 1966	Piping Rock Invitational, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.	Grass	Karen Krantzcke	6–2, 6–0
28.	February 13, 1967	U.S. Indoor Championships, Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Trudy Groenman Walhof	6–1, 6–0
29.	February 27, 1967	Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships, San Rafael, California, U.S.	Indoor	Patti Hogan (2)	10–8, 7–5
30.	March 20, 1967	South African Tennis Championships, Johannesburg (2)	Hard	Maria Bueno (2)	7–5, 5–7, 6–2
31.	May 1, 1967	California State Championships, Portola Valley, U.S. (2)	Hard	Rosemary Casals (3)	6–1, 6–3
32.	May 8, 1967	Charlotte Invitation Tennis Tournament, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Peaches Bartkowicz	6–1, 6–2
33.	June 26, 1967	Wimbledon, London (2)	Grass	Ann Haydon-Jones	6–3, 6–4
34.	July 31, 1967	Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. (3)	Grass	Kathleen Harter (3)	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
35.	August 14, 1967	Essex County Club Invitational, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S. (3)	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	8–6, 6–1
36.	August 28, 1967	U.S. Championships, New York City	Grass	Ann Haydon-Jones (2)	11–9, 6–4
37.	September 18, 1967	Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Rosemary Casals (4)	6–0, 6–4
38.	October 30, 1967	South American and Argentine Tennis Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Rosemary Casals (5)	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
39.	November 27, 1967	Victorian Championships, Melbourne	Grass	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
40.	January 1, 1968	Western Australian Championships, Perth	Grass	Margaret Court (2)	6–2, 6–4
41.	January 8, 1968	Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, Australia	Grass	Judy Tegart-Dalton	6–2, 6–4
42.	January 15, 1968	Australian Championships, Melbourne, Australia	Grass	Lesley Turner Bowrey (2)	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
43.	February 12, 1968	New England Women's Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.	Indoor	Mary-Ann Eisel (3)	6–3, 6–4
44.	February 19, 1968	U.S. Indoor Championships, Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. (3)	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (6)	6–3, 9–7
45.	February 26, 1968	Long Island Indoor (round robin), Brookville, New York, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (7) Mary-Ann Eisel (4)	31–20 31–25
46.	April 8, 1968	National Tennis League Professional Tour, Cannes, France	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (8)	10–6
47.	April 15, 1968	National Tennis League Professional Tour, Paris	???	Ann Haydon-Jones (3)	9–7, 6–4
48.	April 29, 1968	Wembley Professional Championships, London	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (4)	4–6, 9–7, 7–5
49.	June 24, 1968	Wimbledon, London (3)	Grass	Judy Tegart-Dalton (2)	9–7, 7–5
50.	July 15, 1968	National Tennis League Professional Tour, Los Angeles, U.S.	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (5)	12–10, 6–3
51.	August 5, 1968	National Tennis League Professional Tour, Binghamton, New York, U.S.	???	Rosemary Casals (9)	10–8, 6–4
52.	February 24, 1969	International Pro Tennis Invitational, Hayward and Oakland, California, U.S.	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (6)	6–3, 6–2
53.	February 27, 1969 (played)	International Pro Tennis Invitational, Portland, OR, U.S.	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (7)	6–3, 6–3
54.	March 3, 1969	International Pro Tennis Invitational, Los Angeles, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (8)	17–15,^1, 6–3
55.	March 31, 1969	South African Open, Johannesburg (3)	Hard	Nancy Richey Gunter (2)	6–3, 6–4
56.	April 14, 1969	Natal Open Championships, Durban, South Africa	Hard	Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy	6–4, 6–1
57.	July 7, 1969	Irish Open, Dublin (2)	Grass	Virginia Wade	6–2, 6–2
58.	August 4, 1969	Saint Louis Professional Tournament, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.	Indoor ?	Rosemary Casals (10)	6–4, 6–2
59.	August 4, 1969	Masters Tennis Tournament, Binghamton, New York, U.S. (2)	???	Ann Haydon-Jones (9)	10–8, 3–6, 6–4
60.^[1]	September 8, 1969	Cal-Neva Professional Tennis Tournament, Incline Village, Nevada, U.S.	???	Rosemary Casals (11)	6–0, 6–4
61.	September 22, 1969	Pacific Southwest Open, Los Angeles, U.S. (2)	Hard	Ann Haydon-Jones (10)	6–2, 6–3
62.^[2]	September 29, 1969	Midland Racquet Club Invitational, Midland, Texas, U.S.	Hard	Rosemary Casals (12)	6–3, 6–3
63.	November 24, 1969	Stockholm Indoor Open, Stockholm, Sweden	Indoor	Julie Heldman (2)	9–7, 6–2
64.	March 16, 1970	Dunlop International, Sydney, Australia	Grass	Margaret Court (3)	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
65.	March 30, 1970	Cape Town, South Africa	???	Rosemary Casals (13)	6–1, 6–0
66.	April 6, 1970	Natal Open Championships, Durban, South Africa (2)	Hard	Margaret Court (4)	6–4, 2–6, 6–2
67.	April 20, 1970	Italian Open, Rome^2	Clay	Julie Heldman (3)	6–1, 6–3
68.	November 2, 1970	Virginia Slims of Richmond Invitational, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	Indoor (clay)	Nancy Richey Gunter (3)	6–3, 6–3
69.	November 16, 1970	Embassy Indoor Tennis Championships, Wembley Arena, London	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (11)	8–6, 3–6, 6–1
70.	January 4, 1971	British Motor Car Invitational (Virginia Slims), San Francisco, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (14)	6–3, 6–4
71.	January 11, 1971	Billie Jean King Invitational (Virginia Slims), Long Beach, California, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (15)	6–1, 6–2
72.	January 18, 1971	Virginia Slims Professional Tennis Tournament, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (16)	6–3, 6–2
73.	January 25, 1971	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma City, Invitational, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (17)	1–6, 7–6, 6–4
74.	February 2, 1971	Virginia Slims Invitational, Sewanee and Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (12)	6–4, 6–1
75.	February 23, 1971	U.S. Indoor Championships (Virginia Slims), Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. (4)	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (18)	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
76.	March 15, 1971	Kmart Invitational (Virginia Slims), Rochester and Troy, Michigan, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (19)	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
77.	April 19, 1971	Virginia Slims of San Diego, Invitational, San Diego, U.S.	???	Rosemary Casals (20)	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
78.	May 17, 1971	German Open, Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–3, 6–2
79.	July 12, 1971	Rothmans North of England Championships, Hoylake, United Kingdom	Grass	Rosemary Casals (21)	6–3, 6–3
80.	July 19, 1971	Austrian Open, Kitzbühel	Clay	Laura Rossouw	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
81.	August 2, 1971	Virginia Slims of Houston, International, Houston, U.S.	Indoor	Kerry Melville Reid (2)	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
82.	August 9, 1971	U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Linda Tuero	6–4, 7–5
83.	August 30, 1971	US Open, New York City (2)	Grass	Rosemary Casals (22)	6–4, 7–6(2)
84.	September 13, 1971	Virginia Slims of Louisville, Invitational, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.	???	Rosemary Casals (23)	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
85.	September 27, 1971	Virginia Slims Thunderbird Invitational, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.^3 (2)	Hard	Rosemary Casals (24)	7–5, 6–1
86.	October 25, 1971	Embassy Indoor Championships (British Indoors), Wembley Arena, London	Indoor	Françoise Dürr	6–1, 5–7, 7–5
87.	January 10, 1972	British Motors Pro Tennis Championships, San Francisco, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Kerry Melville Reid (3)	7–6, 7–6
88.	March 20, 1972	Virginia Slims of Richmond, Invitational, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.^4 (2)	Clay (indoor)	Nancy Richey Gunter (4)	6–3, 6–4
89.	April 17, 1972	Virginia Slims Conquistadores, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Françoise Dürr (2)	6–0, 6–3
90.	May 1, 1972	Virginia Slims Indoor, Indianapolis, U.S.	Indoor	Nancy Richey Gunter (5)	6–3, 6–3
91.	May 22, 1972	French Open, Paris	Clay	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 6–3
92.	June 5, 1972	John Player Round Robin, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Virginia Wade (2) Rosemary Casals (25)	6–7, 6–3, 6–4 6–7, 6–4, 7–5
93.	June 12, 1972	W.D. & H.O. Wills Open, Bristol, United Kingdom	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid (4)	6–3, 6–2
94.	June 26, 1972	Wimbledon, London (4)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (2)	6–3, 6–3
95.	August 28, 1972	US Open, New York City (3)	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid (5)	6–3, 7–5
96.	September 11, 1972	Four Roses Premium Tennis Classic, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Margaret Court (5)	6–2, 6–2
97.	September 25, 1972	Virginia Slims Phoenix Thunderbird, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. (3)	Hard	Margaret Court (6)	7–6, 6–3
98.	February 19, 1973	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. (3)	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (26)	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
99.	May 7, 1973	Toray Sillok, Tokyo	Indoor	Nancy Richey Gunter (6)	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
100.	June 4, 1973	Gulf Coast Professional Women's Tennis Tournament, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.	???	Françoise Dürr (3)	6–3, 7–5
101.	June 11, 1973	John Player Nottingham Championships, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2)	Grass	Virginia Wade (3)	8–6, 6–4
102.	June 25, 1973	Wimbledon, London (5)	Grass	Chris Evert	6–0, 7–5
103.	July 30, 1973	Virginia Slims, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Hard	Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–2
104.	October 1, 1973	Thunderbird Classic (Virginia Slims), Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. (4)	Hard	Nancy Richey Gunter (7)	6–1, 6–3
105.	October 22, 1973	Virginia Slims of Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S.	Hard	Helen Gourlay Cawley	6–1, 6–1
106.	November 19, 1973	Gunze Classic, Tokyo	??? (indoor)	Nancy Richey Gunter (8)	6–4, 6–4
107.	January 14, 1974	Virginia Slims of San Francisco, U.S. (3)	Indoor	Chris Evert (2)	7–6, 6–2
108.	January 28, 1974	Virginia Slims of Washington, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.	Indoor	Kerry Melville Reid (6)	6–0, 6–2
109.	February 18, 1974	Virginia Slims of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (27)	6–1, 6–1
110.	March 18, 1974	Akron Open (Virginia Slims), Ohio, U.S.	Indoor	Nancy Richey Gunter (9)	6–3, 7–5
111.	March 25, 1974	U.S. Indoor Championships (Virginia Slims), New York City, U.S. (5)	Indoor	Chris Evert (3)	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
112.	August 26, 1974	US Open, New York City (4)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (3)	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
113.	January 13, 1975	Virginia Slims of Sarasota, Florida, U.S.	Indoor	Chris Evert (4)	6–2, 6–3
114.	June 23, 1975	Wimbledon, London (6)	Grass	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (4)	6–0, 6–1
115.	March 21, 1977	Lionel Cup, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Indoor	Mary Hamm	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
116.	April 11, 1977	Lionel Cup, North Hempstead, New York, U.S.	Indoor	Caroline Stoll	6–1, 6–1
117.	October 10, 1977	Thunderbird Classic Tournament, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. (5)	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	1–6, 6–1, 6–0
118.	October 17, 1977	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard (indoor) (?)	Betty Stöve (2)	6–1, 6–4
119.	October 24, 1977	Borinquen Classic (Virginia Slims), San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Janet Newberry	6–1, 6–3
120.	November 21, 1977	Gunze World Tennis Tournament, Kobe and Tokyo, Japan (2)	Hard (indoor)	Martina Navratilova	7–5, 5–7, 6–1
121.	December 5, 1977	Bremar Cup, London	Indoor	Virginia Wade (4)	6–3, 6–1
122.	September 10, 1979	Toray Sillook, Tokyo (2)	Indoor	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (5)	6–4, 7–5
123.	October 29, 1979	Stockholm Open, Sweden	Indoor	Betty Stöve (3)	6–3, 6–7, 7–5
124.	February 18, 1980	Avon Championships of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (6)	6–3, 6–0
125.	February 25, 1980	Avon Championships of Houston, Texas, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Martina Navratilova (2)	6–1, 6–3
126.	September 8, 1980	Toray Sillok, Tokyo (3)	Indoor	Terry Holladay	7–5, 6–4
127.	June 7, 1982	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Rosalyn Fairbank	6–2, 6–1
128.	May 30, 1983	Kentish Times Festival, Beckenham, United Kingdom	Grass	Barbara Potter	6–4, 6–3
129.	June 6, 1983	Edgbaston Cup, Birmingham, United Kingdom (2)	Grass	Alycia Moulton	6–0, 7–5

¹ The crowd of 7,000 booed when a tiebreak was announced at 12–12. Both King and Jones refused to play a tiebreak, and a happy crowd got its money's worth. King got a standing ovation when she won the 17–15 set.
² This was the first important clay court title of King's career.
³ With this tournament championship, King became the first woman ever to win more than U.S.$100,000 in prize money during a calendar year.
⁴ This victory snapped Gunter's 13-match winning streak on indoor clay courts.

Runners-up (54)

No.	Week of	Tournament Name and Location	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	April or May, 1961	Central California Championships, Sacramento, California, U.S.	???	Carole Caldwell Graebner	???
2.	May 8, 1961	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Karen Hantze Susman	4–6, 1–6
3.	May 7, 1962	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. (2)	Hard	Karen Hantze Susman (2)	3–6, 4–6
4.	June 24, 1963	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Margaret Court	3–6, 4–6
5.	September 16, 1963	Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Darlene Hard	3–6, 3–6
6.	January 6, 1964	Dallas Indoor Invitational, Texas, U.S.	Indoor	Nancy Richey Gunter	2–6, 5–7
7.	May 4, 1964	Southern California Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. (3)	Hard	Carole Caldwell Graebner (2)	5–7, 6–3, 1–6
8.	August 3, 1964	Piping Rock Invitational, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.	Grass	Nancy Richey Gunter (2)	3–6, 6–1, 4–6
9.	September 28, 1964	Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles, U.S. (2)	Hard	Maria Bueno	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
10.	November 23, 1964	New South Wales Championships, Sydney, Australia	Grass	Margaret Court (2)	4–6, 3–6
11.	December 28, 1964	South Australian Championships, Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
12.	August 30, 1965	U.S. Championships, New York City	Grass	Margaret Court (3)	6–8, 5–7
13.	February 6, 1967	New England Women's Indoors, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.	Indoor	Mary-Ann Eisel	4–6, 7–5, 9–11
14.	December 11, 1967	South Australian Championships, Adelaide, Australia (2)	Grass	Judy Tegart-Dalton	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
15.	May 13, 1968	National Tennis League, Madison Square Gardens Pro, New York City	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones	4–6, 4–6
16.	August 12, 1968	National Tennis League, Colonial Pro Invitational, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.	???	Ann Haydon-Jones (2)	1–6, 2–6
17.	August 26, 1968	US Open, New York City (2)	Grass	Virginia Wade	4–6, 2–6
18.	January 20, 1969	Australian Open, Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Margaret Court (4)	4–6, 1–6
19.	June 9, 1969	Wills Open, Bristol, United Kingdom	Grass	Margaret Court (5)	3–6, 3–6
20.	June 23, 1969	Wimbledon, London (2)	Grass	Ann Haydon-Jones (3)	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
21.	October 6, 1969	Howard Hughes Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Hard	Nancy Richey Gunter (3)	6–2, 4–6, 1–6
22.	October 13, 1969	Professional tournament in connection with dedication of the Sherwood Center, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.	?	Rosemary Casals	6–8
23.	November 17, 1969	British Open Indoor Tennis Championships, Wembley Arena, London	Indoor	Ann Haydon-Jones (4)	11–9, 2–6, 7–9
24.	February 2, 1970	International Tennis Players Association Indoor Open, Philadelphia, U.S.	Indoor	Margaret Court (6)	3–6, 6–7
25.	March 2, 1970	Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Tennis Tournament, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Hard (?)	Margaret Court (7)	6–1, 3–6, 9–11
26.	March 23, 1970	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Margaret Court (8)	4–6, 6–1, 3–6
27.	June 22, 1970	Wimbledon, London (3)	Grass	Margaret Court (9)	12–14, 9–11
28.	February 15, 1971	International Tennis Championships (Virginia Slims), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Françoise Dürr	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
29.	March 22, 1971	Virginia Slims Invitational, New York City, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (2)	4–6, 4–6
30.	April 12, 1971	World Championship (Virginia Slims), Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	???	Ann Haydon-Jones (5)	5–7, 4–6
31.	June 14, 1971	London Grass Courts Tennis Championships, Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom	Wood (i) &<br />Grass	Margaret Court (10)	3–6, 6–3, 3–6 (grass)
32.	August 16, 1971	Virginia Slims Clay Court Championship, Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S.	Clay	Françoise Dürr (2)	4–6, 2–6
33.	November 29, 1971	International Lawn Tennis Championship, Christchurch, New Zealand	Grass	Françoise Dürr (3)	3–6, 0–6
34.	January 31, 1972	Virginia Slims International, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. (2)	Clay	Chris Evert	1–6, 0–6
35.	March 6, 1972	Maureen Connolly Brinker International Ladies Championship (Virginia Slims), Dallas, Texas, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Nancy Richey Gunter (4)	6–7, 1–6
36.	April 3, 1972	Virginia Slims, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Marie NeumannováPinterová	4–6, 3–6
37.	August 14, 1972	Virginia Slims, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Outdoor	Nancy Richey Gunter (5)	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
38.	August 21, 1972	Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.	Grass	Margaret Court (11)	4–6, 1–6
39.	September 18, 1972	Golden Gate Pacific Coast Tennis Classic, Oakland, California, U.S.	Hard	Margaret Court (12)	2–6, 4–6
40.	March 5, 1973	Virginia Slims, Chicago, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Margaret Court (13)	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
41.	April 9, 1973	Virginia Slims of Boston, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.	Indoor	Margaret Court (14)	2–6, 4–6
42.	August 6, 1973	Commerce Union Bank Classic (Virginia Slims), Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	???	Margaret Court (15)	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
43.	November 19, 1973	Lady Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.	Indoor	Rosemary Casals (3)	6–3, 6–7(3–5), 4–6
44.	January 21, 1974	Virginia Slims of Mission Viejo, Palm Springs, California, U.S.	Hard	Chris Evert (2)	3–6, 1–6
45.	April 22, 1974	Virginia Slims, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Indoor	Olga Morozova	6–7(2–5), 1–6
46.	January 6, 1975	Virginia Slims, San Francisco, U.S.	Indoor	Chris Evert (3)	1–6, 1–6
47.	April 14, 1975	L'Eggs World Series of Tennis, Austin, Texas, U.S.	Hard	Chris Evert (4)	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–5)
48.	June 16, 1975	Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Virginia Wade (2)	5–7, 6–4, 4–6
49.	March 28, 1977	Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Chris Evert (5)	0–6, 1–6
50.	October 31, 1977	Colgate Series Championships, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.	Hard	Chris Evert (6)	2–6, 2–6
51.	January 16, 1978	Virginia Slims, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Indoor	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 2–6, 2–6
52.	February 27, 1978	Virginia Slims, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	Indoor	Martina Navratilova (2)	5–7, 6–2, 3–6
53.	March 27, 1978	Virginia Slims, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (2)	Indoor	Chris Evert (7)	0–6, 4–6
54.	July 23, 1979	Buenos Aires Orbas, Argentina	Indoor	Martina Navratilova (3)	3–6, 4–6

Women's doubles

Runners-up

Year end singles rankings

Type	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
World^1	N	N	N	N	4^2	7	4^3	1	1	1	3^4	2^5	1	1	2^5	1	2^6	N	2^6	5	5	7	N	N	N
WTA^7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4^14	N	2	5	5	6	N	14	13
U.S.^8	N	4^9	3^10	3^10	2^11	2^12	1C	1	1	E	E	1	1	1	1	2^6	E	N	2^6	2^6	4^13	5	N	7	E

• E = excluded from the rankings, because she was a contract professional player (1968–69),^[3] had retired (1975),^[4] or for unknown reasons (1983).
• N = not ranked in top ten.
• C = co-ranked U.S. No. 1 with Nancy Richey.^[5]

¹ The world rankings in this table are from Lance Tingay of the London Daily Telegraph for 1959 through 1967 and from Bud Collins for 1968 through 1983.^[6]
2 King was ranked behind Margaret Court, Lesley Turner Bowrey, and Maria Bueno.
³ King was ranked behind Court, Bueno, and Bowrey.
⁴ King was ranked behind Court and Ann Haydon-Jones.
⁵ King was ranked behind Court.
⁶ King was ranked behind Chris Evert.
⁷ The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings began in 1975.
⁸ The U.S. rankings are from the United States Tennis Association.^[7]
9 King was ranked behind Darlene Hard, Karen Hantze Susman, and Richey.
¹⁰ King was ranked behind Hard and Susman.
¹¹ King was ranked behind Hard.
¹² King was ranked behind Richey.
¹³ King was ranked behind Martina Navratilova, Evert, and Tracy Austin.
¹⁴ King was ranked behind Evert, Virginia Wade, and Navratilova.

Notes and References

1. News: Tennis Results: Cal-Neva Pro Tourney . 20 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 1 Sep 1969 . Los Angeles, California . 56 . en.
2. News: Gonzales In Tennis Final . 20 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 5 Oct 1969 . San Angelo, Texas . 39 . en.
3. Book: Starr, Cynthia . King, Billie Jean . We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis . McGraw-Hill . New York . 1988 . 116 . 0-07-034625-9 . registration .
4. "60-Second Sports", Oakland Tribune, December 24, 1975, page 22
5. For a thorough description of the controversy surrounding the co-ranking, see the Sports Illustrated article A Duel On Grass At 26 Paces, September 5, 1966.
6. Book: Hollander, Zander . Collins, Bud . Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis . Visible Ink Press . Detroit, Michigan . 1994 . 622–5 . 0-8103-9443-X .
7. Book: Hollander, Zander . Collins, Bud . Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis . Visible Ink Press . Detroit, Michigan . 1994 . 605–8 . 0-8103-9443-X .