WIMBLEDON - June 26, 1962
18 year old Billie Jean Moffitt from Long Beach, CA, played in a singles match on center court here for the first time “yesterday” in the opening round at Wimbledon. Her opponent, Margaret Smith of Australia, was the 4 to 5 favorite to win the ladies singles crown at Wimbledon. Smith, the #1 player in the world, is the “curren…