2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award announced on the night of the ceremony. The nominees were: England Netball team was announced as the winners of the team of the year award. Billie Jean King became the third woman and third tennis player to be given the Lifetime achievement award. King had won 39 Grand Slam titles in both singles and doubles competitions through out her career, with 20 coming at Wimbledon. In 1961 King and Karen Hantze Susman became the youngest pair to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon. Through out her career King was world singles number one in six years and won 129
1971 US Open (tennis) / Françoise Dürr, 6–3, 6–3 Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson defeated Betty Stöve / Robert Maud, 6–3, 7–5 1971 US Open (tennis) The 1971 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Forest Hills, Queens in New York City, USA. The tournament ran from 1 September until 12 September. It was the 91st staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1971. Stan Smith defeated Jan Kodeš, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals, 6–4, 7–6 John Newcombe / Roger Taylor defeated Stan