Kevin King (tennis)

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Kevin King
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Full nameKevin Scott King
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Peachtree City, Georgia, United States
Born (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991 (age 33)
Peachtree City, Georgia, United States
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2013
Retired2021
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Georgia Tech
Prize money $315,363
Singles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record2–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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]

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On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162. [2]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2014Mexico F2, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Adam El Mihdawy 6–2, 7–5
Win2–0May 2014Mexico F3, Mexico City FuturesHard Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa 6–1, 6–2
Loss2–1Aug 2015USA F24, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville 4–6, 4–6
Win3–1Aug 2015USA F25, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gabb6–3, 6–1
Win4–1May 2017Mexico F2, Villahermosa FuturesHard (i) Flag of Ecuador.svg Iván Endara 7–5, 7–5
Loss4–2Jun 2017USA F17, Winston-Salem FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(6–8)
Win5–2Sep 2017Canada F6, Toronto FuturesClay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Roberto Cid Subervi 6–1, 6–2
Win6–2 Sep 2017 Cary, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–1
Loss6–3Jun 2019M25 Martos, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Struvay 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 25 (11–14)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
ITF Futures Tour (8–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–10)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2012USA F16, Indian Harbour Beach FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Gonzales
Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss0–2Feb 2013USA F4, Palm Coast FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Vahid Mirzadeh Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Yves Aubone
Flag of the United States.svg Joey B. Burkhardt
4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Mar 2013USA F6, Harlingen FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Gonzales
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Letcher
2–6, 3–6
Win1–3Aug 2013Colombia F4, Bogotá FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Colombia.svg Felipe Mantilla
Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Struvay
6–3, 6–3
Win2–3Aug 2013Colombia F5, Manizales FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of the United States.svg Chase Buchanan
Flag of the United States.svg Devin McCarthy
6–3, 7–5
Win3–3 Sep 2013 Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 6–7(9–11), [11–9]
Loss3–4Oct 2013USA F27, Mansfield FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Yves Aubone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst
3–6, 5–7
Win4–4Jan 2014USA F1, Plantation FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Yves Aubone
Flag of the United States.svg Vahid Mirzadeh
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss4–5 Jan 2014 Bucaramanga, ColombiaChallengerClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win5–5 Feb 2014 Chitré, PanamaChallengerHard Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alex Llompart
Flag of Argentina.svg Mateo Nicolas Martinez
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win6–5 Apr 2014 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Velotti
6–3, 6–4
Loss6–6Apr 2014Mexico F1, Querétaro FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramírez
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 5–7
Loss6–7May 2014Mexico F2, Córdoba FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramírez
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win7–7May 2014Mexico F3, Mexico City FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alex Llompart
Flag of Argentina.svg Mateo Nicolas Martinez
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–8Sep 2014Ecuador F6, Ibarra FuturesClay Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós
Flag of Argentina.svg Marco Trungelliti
6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss7–9Jan 2015France F2, Bressuire FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
3–6, 2–6
Loss7–10Mar 2015Canada F1, Gatineau FuturesHard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Gigounon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst
4–6, 4–6
Win8–10Mar 2015Canada F2, Sherbrooke FuturesHard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win9–10Aug 2015USA F24, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan King Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère
Flag of France.svg Tom Jomby
6–0, 6–2
Loss9–11Aug 2015USA F25, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan King Flag of the United States.svg Justin S. Shane
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shane
1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss9–12 Feb 2017 Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Win10–12May 2017Mexico F2, Villahermosa FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Nicolaas Scholtz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Farris Fathi Gosea
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Loss10–13Jun 2017USA F17, Winston-Salem FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Holt
Flag of the United States.svg Riley Smith
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win11–13Jun 2017USA F19, Winston-SalemFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer
Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis David Martínez
6–3, 6–4
Loss11–14 Jul 2017 Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Klahn Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat
6–7(4–7), 2–6

Personal life

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Bio: Kevin King". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets . Georgia Institute of Technology . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. "Player Overview: Kevin King". ATP . Retrieved November 3, 2017.