Billie Jean King to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Tennis icon Billie Jean King will be honored next week as the first female athlete with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for sports entertainment.

Tennis icon Billie Jean King will be honored next week as the first female athlete with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for sports entertainment.

The Monday event honoring King will be emceed by Ellen K, a fellow Walk of Famer and radio host. Jamie Lee Curtis and Earvin "Magic" Johnson will be guest speakers.

"As a native of Southern California, it is a dream come true," King said in a Facebook post back in June 2023.

King will be the Walk of Fame’s 2,807th star, marking the latest historic recognition the sports icon has received. She was also the first female athlete awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the first solo female athlete to hold a Congressional Gold Medal as of last year.

Since the 1960s, King has been named the No. 1 year-end tennis player in the world six times and has won a record 20 Wimbledon championships and 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

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