(1989-02-03) February 3, 1989 (age 35) Monterey Park, California
Height
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro
July 2006
Retired
April 6, 2021[1]
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
$4,556,888
Singles
Career record
269–250 (51.8%)
Career titles
1
Highest ranking
No. 50 (November 6, 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
3R (2012)
French Open
3R (2011)
Wimbledon
2R (2006, 2009)
US Open
3R (2009, 2011)
Doubles
Career record
324–204 (61.4%)
Career titles
15
Highest ranking
No. 3 (June 6, 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
QF (2012, 2016, 2018)
French Open
SF (2011)
Wimbledon
W (2010)
US Open
W (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
SF (2010, 2011)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open
2R (2018)
French Open
F (2009)
Wimbledon
2R (2007, 2014)
US Open
QF (2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
5–7 (41.7%)
Vania King
Chinese
金久慈
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jīn Jiǔcí
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Jin Jeoutsyr
Wade–Giles
Chin1 Chiu3tzʻu2
Tongyong Pinyin
Jin Jiǒucíh
Yale Romanization
Jīn Jyǒutsź
MPS2
Jīn Jiǒu-tsź
IPA
[tɕín tɕjòʊ tsʰɹ̩̌]
Vania King (born February 3, 1989) is a retired American tennis player. A former top-10 doubles player, King won both the Wimbledon and US Open women's doubles titles in 2010 with partner Yaroslava Shvedova, with whom she also reached the final of the 2011 US Open. She won a total of 15 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world. She also ended runner-up in the mixed-doubles final at the French Open in 2009, with Marcelo Melo.
In singles, King has been ranked as high as No. 50 in the world. Her biggest accomplishments included a WTA Tour title at the 2006 Bangkok Open and two runner-up finishes at the 2013 Guangzhou International and 2016 Jianxi International. She also progressed as far as the third round in Grand Slam tournaments, doing so on four occasions (the 2009 US Open, the 2011 French Open, the 2011 US Open, and the 2012 Australian Open).
King announced her retirement on April 6, 2021[1]
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VaniaKing (born February 3, 1989) is a retired American tennis player. A former top-10 doubles player, King won both the Wimbledon and US Open women's...
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and in doubles as a semi-finalist at the 2019 and the 2022 US Open with VaniaKing and Storm Sanders, respectively, and at the 2021 and the 2023 Wimbledon...
Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 US Open, partnering American player VaniaKing in both. Shvedova is also one of only seven players to record a golden...
Open. Seeded second, she beat Michaëlla Krajicek, Magdaléna Rybáriková, VaniaKing, and Zheng Jie to reach the final, where she defeated unseeded Li Na....
Dinara Safina, the eventual champion. In the doubles tournament with VaniaKing, the duo managed to beat three out of the four seeded teams to win the...
the final, they fell to fellow unseeded pairing Yaroslava Shvedova and VaniaKing. Vesnina was able to break her seven-match losing-streak at the İstanbul...
Petrova in round two. In doubles she lost in the first round partnering VaniaKing. But in mixed doubles, Mirza picked up her first Australian Open Grand...
Doubles Martina Hingis Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–2 Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur VaniaKing Rennae Stubbs 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5 Indian Wells Singles – Doubles Daniela...
with a three-set win over Ai Sugiyama before losing to American wildcard VaniaKing in the second round. Stosur entered the doubles event with compatriot...
at which she was able to gain direct entry, she won against American VaniaKing in the opening round in three sets, but was defeated in the second round...
Le Castle Vania is an American electronic dance music project created by Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland. Eiland began DJing at warehouse parties and raves...
money. Errani dubbed her new racquet "Excalibur", named after the sword of King Arthur. At the Australian Open Errani advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinals...
as a wildcard, winning her first WTA Tour singles title over qualifier VaniaKing (No. 124). She also entered the doubles tournament with Shvedova losing...
to defend their title. However, they suffered a shock as the unseeded VaniaKing/Alla Kudryavtseva defeated them in straight sets. At the Miami Open, Mirza...
Grönefeld Mark Knowles 2010 Rafael Nadal Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner VaniaKing Yaroslava Shvedova Cara Black Leander Paes 2011 Novak Djokovic Petra Kvitová...
round, Wozniacki defeated Arantxa Rus, and in the third round, defeated VaniaKing. In the fourth round, Wozniacki fought back from a 7–6, 4–1 deficit, defeating...
USTA Southwest. Retrieved 23 May 2024. Cronin, Matt (12 July 2012). "VaniaKing: College wrong choice for brother". Tennis.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024....
(until January 2004), Tatiana Golovin (in 2006), Benjamin Becker, and VaniaKing. In November 2023, he coached junior grand slam semi-finalist Arthur Gea...
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