Vania King
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Vania King at the 2007 Acura Classic. |
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Country | United States | |
Residence | Long Beach, CA | |
Date of birth | February 3, 1989 | |
Place of birth | Monterey Park, CA | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) | |
Turned pro | July 5, 2006 | |
Plays | Right, two-handed backhand | |
Career prize money | US$476,738 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 70-66 | |
Career titles: | 1 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 50 (November 6, 2006) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | 1r (2007, 2008) | |
French Open | 2r (2008) | |
Wimbledon | 2r (2006) | |
US Open | 2r (2005, 2006) | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 70-46 | |
Career titles: | 4 (1 ITF) | |
Highest ranking: | No. 23 (September 24, 2007) | |
Infobox last updated on: February 11, 2008. |
Vania King (traditional Chinese:金久慈) (born February 3, 1989 in Monterey Park, California, U.S.) is a female tennis player from the United States. She is a Taiwanese American. Her parents moved to United States in 1982.
On November 6, 2006, King achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 50. Vania made it to the 2006 US Open mixed doubles quarterfinals with her partner Vincent Spadea before losing 4–6, 6–1, 7-10 to Justin Gimelstob and Meghann Shaughnessy.
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[edit] WTA Tour titles (1)
[edit] Singles (1)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 15 October 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
[edit] Doubles (4)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | 8 October 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang |
7–6 (2), 5–7, 6–2 |
2. | 15 October 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | Mariana Diaz-Olivia Natalie Grandin |
7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
3. | 14 May 2007 | Fes, Morocco | Clay | Sania Mirza | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastassia Rodionova |
6–1, 6–2 |
4. | 12 October 2007 | Kolkata, India | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Alberta Brianti Mariya Koryttseva |
6–1, 6–4 |
[edit] Finalist
Doubles
- 2007 Tokyo Pan Pacific with Rennae Stubbs,AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships with Chia-Jung Chuang
- 2006 Guangzhou with Jelena Kostanić Tošić
[edit] External links
- Vania King profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Vania King Official Site