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Story summary
- Renée Richards won a 1977 lawsuit permitting her to play in the US Open women’s draw.
- Roy Cohn acted as her attorney and secured the victory.
- Billie Jean King persuaded the women’s tennis community to accept Richards and later partnered with her.
- Richards and Betty Ann Stuart reached the US Open doubles final, losing to Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve.
