Vania King
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King at the 2016 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
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| Residence | Boynton Beach, Florida, USA |
| Born |
February 3, 1989 Monterey Park, California, USA |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | July 5, 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,994,934 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 263–238 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (6 November 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 75 (23 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006, 2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2009, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 279–176 |
| Career titles | 15 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (6 June 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 23 (23 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2012, 2016) |
| 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 | 1R (2008, 2011, 2013, 2017) |
| French Open | F (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2014) |
| US Open | QF (2006) |
| Last updated on: April 4, 2016. | |
Vania King (traditional Chinese: 金久慈, simplified Chinese: 金久慈, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīn Jiǔcí) (born February 3, 1989) is an American tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon and 2010 US Open women's doubles titles with Kazakhstani partner Yaroslava Shvedova.
King's parents moved to the United States from Taiwan in 1982. She is the youngest of four children. Her brother Phillip was a four-time All-American at Duke University and two-time US junior champion.
In 2006 King won her only WTA singles title at the PTT Bangkok Open, a Tier III tournament. She defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final. On November 6, 2006, King achieved her career-high singles ranking of world no. 50.
In 2009, she reached the mixed doubles final at the French Open alongside Brazilian player Marcelo Melo, losing to top seeds Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan.
King lost in the second round of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships to no. 15 Flavia Pennetta. She played in the ladies doubles with Anna-Lena Grönefeld, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Venus and Serena Williams.
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