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Billie Jean Moffitt King emerges as tennis prodigy
The Long Beach standout Billie Jean Moffitt King rises from early junior rounds in 1955 to high ranking by 1961. From Pacific Southwest titles to Wimbledon doubles, her coaching by Alice Marble and Mervyn Rose shapes a fearless attack. Her 1964 career shift to full-time tennis leads to major pro status and a landmark $75,000 yearly guarantee.
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Miss Chabot
Middletown
Ohio
Carol Hanks
St. Louis
Carol Prosen
Florida
Victoria Palmer
Phoenix
Long Beach
Billie Jean
Tiger” Moffitt
Miss Moffitt
Karen Hantze
Chula Vista
England
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Forest Hills
Miss Hantze
Vickie Palmer
Barbara Browning
Carole Caldwell
Karen
Miss Palmer
Poly High
Larry W. King
Eagle Rock
Marcos Carriedo
Cal State
Los Angeles
Maureen Connolly
Karen Hantze Susman
Larry King
Australia
Mervyn Rose
Walker
Frank Brennan
New Jersey
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Alice Marble
Miss Marble
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Helen Wills Moody
Suzanne Lenglen
Marble
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Pauline Betz
Helen Jacobs
Althea Gibson
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UC Berkeley
National Tennis League
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