Full name | Kevin Scott King |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States |
Born | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | February 28, 1991
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Retired | 2021 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Georgia Tech |
Prize money | $315,363 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 162 (May 7, 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2018) |
French Open | Q1 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | Q1 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–9 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 114 (July 28, 2014) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
US Open | 1R (2014, 2018) |
Last updated on: 20 July 2024. |
Kevin King (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. He played collegiate tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was a two-time ITA All-American (2011 and 2012) and a three-time All-ACC performer. [1]
On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162. [2]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2014 | Mexico F2, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Adam El Mihdawy | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2014 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2015 | USA F24, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Luke Saville | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2015 | USA F25, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Richard Gabb | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–1 | May 2017 | Mexico F2, Villahermosa | Futures | Hard (i) | Iván Endara | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2017 | USA F17, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Christopher Eubanks | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2017 | Canada F6, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Roberto Cid Subervi | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Sep 2017 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Cameron Norrie | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Martos, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Eduardo Struvay | 3–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2012 | USA F16, Indian Harbour Beach | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Ruben Gonzales Darian King | 2–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2013 | USA F4, Palm Coast | Futures | Clay | Vahid Mirzadeh | Jean-Yves Aubone Joey B. Burkhardt | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2013 | USA F6, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Ruben Gonzales Chris Letcher | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Aug 2013 | Colombia F4, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Felipe Mantilla Eduardo Struvay | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2013 | Colombia F5, Manizales | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Chase Buchanan Devin McCarthy | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2013 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Carlos Salamanca | 7–5, 6–7(9–11), [11–9] |
Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2013 | USA F27, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Jean-Yves Aubone | Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2014 | USA F1, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Jean-Yves Aubone Vahid Mirzadeh | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2014 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Feb 2014 | Chitré, Panama | Challenger | Hard | Juan Carlos Spir | Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolas Martinez | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 6–5 | Apr 2014 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Agustín Velotti | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2014 | Mexico F1, Querétaro | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | César Ramírez Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–7 | May 2014 | Mexico F2, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | César Ramírez Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Win | 7–7 | May 2014 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolas Martinez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2014 | Ecuador F6, Ibarra | Futures | Clay | Juan Carlos Spir | Sergio Galdós Marco Trungelliti | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 7–9 | Jan 2015 | France F2, Bressuire | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Fabrice Martin Purav Raja | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–10 | Mar 2015 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Dean O'Brien | Germain Gigounon Daniel Smethurst | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–10 | Mar 2015 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Dean O'Brien | Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst | 6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
Win | 9–10 | Aug 2015 | USA F24, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Evan King | Grégoire Barrère Tom Jomby | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–11 | Aug 2015 | USA F25, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Evan King | Justin S. Shane Ryan Shane | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 9–12 | Feb 2017 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Dean O'Brien | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
Win | 10–12 | May 2017 | Mexico F2, Villahermosa | Futures | Hard | Nicolaas Scholtz | Farris Fathi Gosea Nathaniel Lammons | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 10–13 | Jun 2017 | USA F17, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Christopher Eubanks | Brandon Holt Riley Smith | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 11–13 | Jun 2017 | USA F19, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Christopher Eubanks | Dominik Köpfer Luis David Martínez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 11–14 | Jul 2017 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Klahn | Sanchai Ratiwatana Christopher Rungkat | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Kevin King is the son of Bill and Nuala King. He comes from a family of athletes – his father played football at Villanova and his sister, Lara, played tennis at Saint Leo University. Kevin graduated with honors from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering. [1]
In 2019, Kevin married Caroline Price, a fellow tennis player, who played collegiate tennis for North Carolina. Caroline is the daughter of former professional basketball player, Mark Price.
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