Kevin King (tennis)

Kevin King (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional tennis player playing primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. 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.[2]

Kevin King
Full nameKevin Scott King
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePeachtree City, Georgia, United States
Born (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991
Peachtree City, Georgia, United States
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeGeorgia Tech
CoachSean Ferreira
Prize money$301,168
Singles
Career record1-5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 162 (May 7, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 286 (16 March 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French OpenQ1 (2018)
WimbledonQ1 (2018)
US OpenQ1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (July 28, 2014)
Current rankingNo. 422 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2014)
US Open1R (2014, 2018)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162.[3]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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, US Challenger Hard Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–1

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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, US Challenger Hard Bradley Klahn Sanchai Ratiwatana
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.[2]

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.

See also

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