SportsA 56th-anniversary tribute to nine athletes and Gladys Heldman
The WTA recalled September 23, 1970, as the day nine athletes and businesswoman Gladys Heldman “made sporting history,” with Billie Jean King among those honored.
TLDR
On September 23, 2026, the WTA marked 56 years since a day it said nine athletes and businesswoman Gladys Heldman made sporting history. It honored Peaches Bartkowicz, Rosie Casals, Judy Tegart Dalton, Julie Heldman, Billie Jean King, Kerry Melville Reid, Kristy Pigeon, Nancy Richey and Valerie Ziegenfuss.
A 56th-anniversary tribute to nine athletes and Gladys Heldman
The WTA recalled September 23, 1970, as the day nine athletes and businesswoman Gladys Heldman “made sporting history,” with Billie Jean King among those honored.
TLDR
On September 23, 2026, the WTA marked 56 years since a day it said nine athletes and businesswoman Gladys Heldman made sporting history. It honored Peaches Bartkowicz, Rosie Casals, Judy Tegart Dalton, Julie Heldman, Billie Jean King, Kerry Melville Reid, Kristy Pigeon, Nancy Richey and Valerie Ziegenfuss.
