Bobby Riggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bobby Riggs

American tennis player

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1918

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1995

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No.
1 or the World co-No.
1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1939, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947.
He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won Wimbledon, the U.S.
National Championships (now U.S.
Open), and was runner-up at the French Championships.
He was U.S.
champion again in 1941, after a runner-up finish the year before. After retirement from his pro career, Riggs became well known as a hustler and gambler.
He organized numerous exhibition challenges, inviting active and retired tennis pros to participate.
In September 1973, at age 55, he held one such event against the then current women's champion Billie Jean King, which he lost.
Their prime time "Battle of the Sexes" match remains one of the most famous tennis events of all time, with a $100,000 ($564,000 today) winner-take-all prize.