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BILLIE JEAN KING is the first female athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is the founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation and part of the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In August 2006, the National Tennis Center, home of the US Open, was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in honor of her accomplishments on and off the court. In 2020, The Fed Cup, was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup, making it the first global team sports competition to be named after a woman. King also co-founded World TeamTennis. She was named one of the 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century by Life magazine. In 2018 King received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. King serves on the board of the Women's Sports Foundation, is an Adidas Global Ambassador, is a past member of the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a past member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. She lives in New York.