Battle of Sexes was no battle at all. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won the singles title at Wimbledon,[5] 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. At the 1939 Wimbledon Championships he also won the Men's Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. 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 1973, at age 55, he held two such events, first against the #1-ranked woman player Margaret Smith Court, which he won easily, and then against the then current women's champion Billie Jean King, which he easily lost. The latter, the primetime "Battle of the Sexes" match remains one of the most famous tennis events of all time. The candid confessions of the Happy Hustler. Are all the incredible things you hear about Bobby Riggs true? You'll find the truth is even wilder than the fiction as Bobby Riggs tells all. Here are his greatest exploits and his even more glorious hustles - tennis (of course), golf, Ping-Pong, dominoes, pool, craps, backgammon, gin rummy, and marbles. Here are his inside versions of his matches with Margaret Court an Billie Jean King. Here are his totally uninhibited opinions on women, sex, marriage, stuffed shirts in sports, and other controversial subjects. And, as a very special bonus, bobby Riggs gives his very special tennis tips that can make even a weekend player a happy hustler, too. With 8 pages of action photos. This item comes with LOA from Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators.

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