Claim: Billie Jean King plays tennis.

The Battle of the Sexes were three notable tennis matches between a man and a woman . The first match was between Bobby Riggs and Margaret Court , over the best of three sets . The second was a nationally televised match between Riggs and Billie Jean King , over the best of five sets . The final match was between Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova , over the best of three sets and hybrid rules favoring the female player , dubbed The Battle of Champions .