1959 Ranking Year (Age 15)

In its year-end rankings, the United States Lawn Tennis Association ranked Billie Jean Moffitt (later King) 19th in adult singles and 6th in 18-and-under girls singles.

Listed below are 6 adult singles tournaments. Her singles win-loss record as listed below is 10-6 (8-5 grass, 2-1 hard). Her women's doubles win-loss record as listed below is 5-3, all on grass. She did not win a singles or women's doubles title. Her mixed doubles win-loss record was 0-1 (grass).

HEAD-TO-HEAD IN SINGLES
IN 1959 (10-6)

1-0  Andria Miller
1-0  Ethel or Nancy(?) Norton
1-0  Gwyneth Thomas
1-0  Marjorie Harshaw Vosters
1-0  Marilyn Montgomery Rindfuss
1-0  Miroslava Panajotovic Vukelich
1-0  Nancy Deranna
1-0  Susan Butt
1-0  Sylvia Simonin
1-0  Tory Fretz

0-1  Ann Haydon Jones
0-1  Justina Bricka Horwitz
0-1  Karen Hantze Susman
0-1  Kathy Chabot Willette
0-1  Maria Bueno
0-1  Nancy Richey

FIRST COMPETITIVE SINGLES MATCHES
IN ADULT DRAWS

During the 1959 ranking year, King played a singles match in an adult tournament or event with the following women for the first time ever:

Nancy Richey:

• Middle States Grass Court Championships, quarterfinal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, week of July 13, 1959, King lost 7-9, 6-2, 8-6.

Kathy Chabot Willette:

• Philadelphia and District Women's Grass Court Championships, first round, Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, week of July 27, 1959, King lost 6-1, 1-2, retired.

Maria Bueno:

• Eastern Grass Court Championships, third round, Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, New Jersey, week of August 3, 1959, King lost 6-4, 6-4.

Justina Bricka Horwitz:

• U. S. National Championships, first round, West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Borough of Queens, New York City, week of August 31, 1959, King lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Ann Haydon Jones:

• Pacific Southwest Championships, third round, Los Angeles, week of September 21, 1959, King lost 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

Most games played in a singles match, 1959:  38
     Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King lost to Nancy Richey 7-9, 6-2, 8-6

Most games played in a singles match, career (1958 through 1959):  38
     1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King lost to Nancy Richey 7-9, 6-2, 8-6

Most games played in a women's doubles match, 1959:  29
     Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (SF):
King / Barbara Browning lost to Barbara Benigni / Farel Footman 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Most games played in a women's doubles match, career (1958 through 1959):  29
     1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (SF):
King / Barbara Browning lost to Barbara Benigni / Farel Footman 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Most games played in a mixed doubles match, 1959:  55
     Pacific Southwest Championships (QF):
King / Donald Dell lost to Roy Emerson / Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 17-19, 6-4

Most games played in a mixed doubles match, career (1958 through 1959):  55
     1959 Pacific Southwest Championships (QF):
King / Donald Dell lost to Roy Emerson / Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 17-19, 6-4

Most games played in a set of a singles match, 1959:  16
     Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King vs. Nancy Richey 7-9 (lost first set)

Most games played in a set of a singles match, career (1958 through 1959):  16
     1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King vs. Nancy Richey 7-9 (lost first set)

Most games played in a set of a women's doubles match, 1959:  10
     (1) Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (SF):
King / Barbara Browning vs. Barbara Benigni / Farel Footman 4-6 (won first set), 6-4 (lost third set)
     (2) Eastern Grass Court Championships (1R):
King / Barbara Browning vs. Kick Deemer / Charlotte Lee 6-4 (won second set)

Most games played in a set of a women's doubles match, career (1958 through 1959):  10
     (1) 1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (SF):
King / Barbara Browning vs. Barbara Benigni / Farel Footman 4-6 (won first set), 6-4 (lost third set)
     (2) 1959 Eastern Grass Court Championships (1R):
King / Barbara Browning vs. Kick Deemer / Charlotte Lee 6-4 (won second set)

Most games played in a set of a mixed doubles match, 1959:  36
     Pacific Southwest Championships (QF):
King / Donald Dell vs. Roy Emerson / Ann Haydon Jones 17-19 (lost second set)

Most games played in a set of a mixed doubles match, career (1958 through 1959):  36
     1959 Pacific Southwest Championships (QF):
King / Donald Dell vs. Roy Emerson / Ann Haydon Jones 17-19 (lost second set)

Fewest games won by King in a completed singles match, 1959:  7
     Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships (QF):
King lost to Karen Hantze Susman 6-2, 7-5

Fewest games won by King in a completed singles match, career (1958 through 1959):  7
     1959 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships (QF):
King lost to Karen Hantze Susman 6-2, 7-5

Fewest games won by opponent in a completed singles match, 1959:  2
     (1) Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships (1R):
King d. Ethel or Nancy Norton 6-1, 6-1
     (2) Philadelphia and District Grass Court Championships (1R):
King d. Tory Fretz 6-1, 6-1
     (3) Eastern Grass Court Championships (2R):
King d. Nancy Deranna 6-2, 6-0
     (4) Pacific Southwest Championships (1R):
King d. Miroslava Panajotovic Vukelich 6-0, 6-2

Fewest games won by opponent in a completed singles match, career (1958 through 1959):  2
     (1) 1959 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships (1R):
King d. Ethel or Nancy Norton 6-1, 6-1
     (2) 1959 Philadelphia and District Grass Court Championships (1R):
King d. Tory Fretz 6-1, 6-1
     (3) 1959 Eastern Grass Court Championships (2R):
King d. Nancy Deranna 6-2, 6-0
     (4) 1959 Pacific Southwest Championships (1R):
King d. Miroslava Panajotovic Vukelich 6-0, 6-2

Total number of 6-0 sets won-lost by King in singles matches, 1959:  2-0

Total number of 6-0 sets won-lost by King in singles matches, career (1958 through 1959):  2-0

Total number of deuce sets (having at least 12 games) won-lost by King in singles matches, 1959:  4-4

Total number of deuce sets (having at least 12 games) won-lost by King in singles matches, career (1958 through 1959):  5-4

Total number of completed singles matches lost by King after winning the first set, 1959:  2

Total number of completed singles matches lost by King after winning the first set, career (1958 through 1959):  2

Total number of completed singles matches won by King after losing the first set, 1959:  2

Total number of completed singles matches won by King after losing the first set, career (1958 through 1959):  2

Longest winning streak in singles matches, 1959:  3

Longest winning streak in singles matches, career (1958 through 1959):  3

Won-lost record in singles finals, 1959:  0-0

Won-lost record in singles finals, career (1958 through 1959):  0-0

Won-lost record in singles semifinals, 1959:  0-0

Won-lost record in singles semifinals, career (1958 through 1959):  0-1

Won-lost record in women's doubles finals, 1959:  0-0

Won-lost record in women's doubles finals, career (1958 through 1959):  0-0

Won-lost record in women's doubles semifinals, 1959:  0-1

Won-lost record in women's doubles semifinals, career (1958 through 1959):  0-1

Week of July 13, 1959
Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships

Philadelphia Cricket Club

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Grass

King in singles:

2R  d. Sylvia Simonin 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
QF lost to Nancy Richey 7-9, 6-2, 8-6 (38 games)

This was the first time that King had played an adult singles match against Nancy Richey.

King in women's doubles with Barbara Browning:

QF  d. Joyce Davenport / Christine Safford 

6-1, 6-3
SF  lost to Barbara Benigni / Farel Footman 

4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Week of July 20, 1959
Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships

Merion Cricket Club

Haverford, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Grass

King in singles:

1R  d. Ethel or Nancy(?) Norton 6-1, 6-1
2R  d. [2]  Gwyneth Thomas 7-5, 6-3
3R  d. Marilyn Montgomery Rindfuss 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
QF  lost to Karen Hantze Susman 6-2, 7-5

King in women's doubles with Barbara Browning:

2R  d. Carolyn Liguori / Nancy Derenna 6-3, 6-2
QF  lost to Marjorie Harshaw Vosters / Barbara Green Weigandt 6-2, 6-1

Mixed doubles:  The event was held, but no results for King were found.

Week of July 27, 1959
Philadelphia and District Grass Court Championships

Germantown Cricket Club

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.

Grass

King in singles:

1R  d. Tory Fretz 6-1, 6-1
2R  d. Susan Butt 6-3, 6-4
3R  d. [2]  Marjorie Harshaw Vosters 6-1, 6-4
QF  lost to Kathy Chabot Willette 6-1, 1-2 retired (injured elbow)

This was the first time that King had played an adult singles match against Kathy Chabot Willette.

King in women's doubles with Barbara Browning:

1R  d. Phyllis Pintzuk / Mrs. Edward James 6-2, 6-1
2R  d. Mary Mosely / Kathy Garvan 6-1, 6-1
QF  King / Browning defaulted. Sylvia Simonin / Joy Valderra advanced by walkover.

Week of August 3, 1959

Eastern Grass Court Championships

Orange Lawn Tennis Club

South Orange, New Jersey, U. S.

Grass

King in singles:

1R  bye
2R  d. Nancy Deranna 6-2, 6-0
3R  lost to [1 foreign]  Maria Bueno 6-4, 6-4

This was the first time that King had played a singles match against Maria Bueno.

King in women's doubles with Barbara Browning:

1R  d. Kick Deemer / Charlotte Lee 6-2, 6-4
2R  lost to Donna Floyd Fales / Belmar Gunderson 6-2, 6-2

Week of August 31, 1959

U. S. National Championships

West Side Tennis Club

Forest Hills, Borough of Queens, New York City

Grass 

King in singles, [NS]:

1R  lost to [NS]  Justina Bricka Horwitz 4-6, 

7-5, 6-4

King had a match point in the second set with Justina Bricka Horwitz serving at 4-5 (30-40). But King could not convert. This was the first time that King had played a singles match against her.

King in mixed doubles with Christopher Crawford:

1R  lost to Donna Floyd Fales / W. N. Lambert 6-3, 9-11, 9-7 (45 games)

Week of September 21, 1959

Pacific Southwest Championships

Los Angeles Tennis Club

Los Angeles, U. S.

Hard

King in singles:

1R  d. Miroslava Panajotovic Vukelich 6-0, 

6-2
2R  d. Andria Miller 6-1, 6-4
3R  lost to Ann Haydon Jones 6-4, 1-6, 7-5

This was the first time that King had played a singles match against Ann Haydon Jones.

Women's doubles:  The event was held, but no results for King were found.

King in mixed doubles with Donald Dell:

1R  d. Nell Hall Hopman / Noel Brown 6-3, 

10-8
QF  lost to Ann Haydon Jones / Roy Emerson 6-3, 17-19, 6-4 (55 games)

King in junior girls singles:

FN  lost to Karen Hantze Susman 2-6, 9-7, 9-7 (40 games)