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Vania King

UNITED STATES
Height
5' 5"
1.65m
Plays
Right-Handed
DOB
Feb 3 1989
Birthplace
Monterey Park, CA, USA
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Queen of the court: Vania King says farewell

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  • The 32-year-old American star Vania King announced her retirement at the Volvo Car Open on April 6.
9 /09
  • The 32-year-old American star Vania King announced her retirement at the Volvo Car Open on April 6.
  • The California native King was an elite player in both singles and doubles, wining WTA titles in each discipline.
  • At just 17 years old, King captured a WTA singles title when she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in the 2006 Bangkok final.
  • King reached two other singles finals in her career, at 2013 Guangzhou and 2016 Nanchang. She reached a career-high ranking of World No.50 in 2006, and finished in the year-end singles Top 100 seven times.
  • King was one of the world's best doubles players, reaching a career-high ranking of No.3 during her partnership with Yaroslava Shvedova.
  • King and Shvedova won two Grand Slam doubles titles, in consecutive majors at Wimbledon (pictured) and the US Open in 2010. They were also finalists at the 2011 US Open.
  • King racked up 15 WTA doubles titles overall and reached 17 additional doubles finals on tour. She also teamed with Marcelo Melo to reach the mixed doubles final at 2009 Roland Garros.
  • An active philanthropist, King is heavily involved in charitable causes. Among those actions was spearheading a tennis and legal aid youth clinic in Uganda with Barefoot Law and WTA Charities in 2019.
  • King's final match in Charleston was alongside her long-time teammate and friend Shvedova. Best wishes, Vania!
  • The 32-year-old American star Vania King announced her retirement at the Volvo Car Open on April 6.

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Coached by Tarik Benhabiles ... Father is David; mother is Karen; has one brother (Phillip) and two sisters (Mindy and Ivana) ... Started playing tennis at age 4 ... Relaxes by reading, singing, playing video games ... Favorite tournaments are Brisbane and Charleston

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2006 - Bangkok.
Finalist (2): 2016 - Nanchang; 2013 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Winner (15): 2016 - Shenzhen (w/Niculescu); 2011 - Cincinnati, Moscow (both w/Shvedova); 2010 - Memphis (w/Krajicek), Strasbourg (w/Cornet), Wimbledon, US Open (both w/Shvedova); 2009 - Brisbane (w/Groenefeld), Québec City (w/Strycova); 2008 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Petrova), Québec City (w/Groenefeld); 2007 - Fès (w/Mirza), Kolkata (w/Kudryavtseva); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Bangkok (both w/Kostanic Tosic).
Finalist (17): 2018 - 125/Indian Wells (w/Brady); 2016 - Birmingham (w/Kudryavtseva); 2014 - Bogotá (w/Scheepers); 2013 - Guangzhou (w/Voskoboeva); 2012 - Stanford (w/Gajdosova), Carlsbad (w/Petrova); 2011 - Monterrey (w/Groenefeld), Rome, US Open, Osaka (all w/Shvedova); 2010 - Monterrey (w/Groenefeld), Charleston (w/Krajicek), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Shvedova); 2008 - Pattaya City (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Stubbs), Guangzhou (w/Sun), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang); 2006 - Guangzhou (w/Kostanic Tosic).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Melo).

ADDITIONAL
US Fed Cup Team, 2006-09, 2011.

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Singles Career High Ranking
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50
Nov 06, 2006
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3
Jun 06, 2011
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