Robert Larimore Riggs was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.
Riggs c. 1947
Riggs in October 1945 at the U.S. Navy training center at Camp Elliott, after spending 20 months overseas giving tennis exhibitions at U.S. Navy bases in the Pacific.
Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973
Riggs with first wife, Kay Fischer, in 1946
Margaret Court, also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles are the most in tennis history.
Court in 1964
Court at the net in 1970
Margaret Court playing doubles at Wimbledon alongside Evonne Goolagong