Evan King
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Chicago, United States |
Born | Chicago, United States | March 25, 1992
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Michigan |
Prize money | $437,642 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–4 (20.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 185 (23 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 546 (31 January 2022) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2018) |
French Open | Q1 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–7 (30.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 113 (10 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 113 (31 January 2022) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 3R (2021) |
Last updated on: 31 January 2022. |
Evan King (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional tennis player.
King has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 185, achieved in April 2018. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 113, achieved in February 2020. He has won ten doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. On the ITF Pro Circuit, King has six career singles titles and 22 career doubles titles.
King holds the record for most combined career men's singles and doubles wins at the University of Michigan.
King was a three-time ITA All-American (2011, '12, '13), a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2012, '13), and a four-time All-Big Ten (2010, '11, '12, '13) player.
Professional career[]
King made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2009 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships as a 17 year old.
At the 2021 US Open (tennis) he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career as a wildcard pair partnering fellow American Hunter Reese defeating ninth seeds Kubot/Melo in the first round[1] and then Krajicek/Inglot in the second.
World TeamTennis[]
King has played two seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2018 when he debuted in the league with the Orange County Breakers. In 2019 he joined the expansion Orlando Storm for their inaugural season.[2] This year, it was announced that he will join his hometown expansion team the Chicago Smash during the 2020 season set to begin July 12.[3]
King paired up with Rajeev Ram multiple times throughout the 2020 season in men's doubles. The Smash were seeded second in the WTT Playoffs and defeated the Orlando Storm for a spot in the final, where they ultimately fell to the New York Empire.
Challenger and Futures finals[]
Singles: 11 (6–5)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2011 | USA F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Blake Strode | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2013 | USA F26, Houston | Futures | Hard | Jeff Dadamo | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 2015 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Tyler Hochwalt | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2015 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Futures | Hard | Tucker Vorster | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2015 | USA F23, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Clay Thompson | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Nov 2015 | USA F31, Birmingham | Futures | Clay | Bastian Trinker | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–3 | Jun 2016 | Japan F7, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | Sho Katayama | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 5–3 | Jun 2016 | USA F19, Buffalo | Futures | Clay | Gavin van Peperzeel | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F1, Santiago de los Caballeros | Futures | Clay | Bruno Sant'anna | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | Calvin Hemery | 6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2017 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Doubles: 54 (32–22)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2010 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | Jordan Cox | Jean Andersen Joshua Zavala |
4–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2011 | USA F28, Birmingham | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Andrei Dăescu Milan Pokrajac |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2012 | Canada F5, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | Kamil Pajkowski Milan Pokrajac |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2013 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | Peter Kobelt | Marcos Giron Devin McCarthy |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | Canada F8, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | Milan Pokrajac Peter Polansky |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Sep 2013 | Canada F9, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | Sekou Bangoura | Hans Hach Andrew Ochotta |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2013 | USA F26, Houston | Futures | Hard | Costin Pavăl | Vijayant Malik Sanam Singh |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2013 | USA F28, Birmingham | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Romain Arneodo Benjamin Balleret |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 6–3 | Jan 2014 | USA F2, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Jason Jung | William Blumberg Francis Tiafoe |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–4 | Jan 2014 | USA F3, Weston | Futures | Clay | Jason Jung | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [15–17] |
Win | 7–4 | Mar 2014 | USA F8, Bakersfield | Futures | Hard | Sekou Bangoura | Adam Chadaj Marek Michalička |
5–7, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 8–4 | Mar 2014 | USA F9, Calabasas | Futures | Hard | Sekou Bangoura | Dennis Novikov Connor Smith |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9–4 | Apr 2014 | USA F10, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Devin McCarthy | Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst |
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 9–5 | Jun 2014 | Tianjin, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Jason Jung | Robin Kern Josselin Ouanna |
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [8–10] |
Loss | 9–6 | Jul 2014 | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | Thanasi Kokkinakis Denis Kudla |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 10–6 | Sep 2014 | Canada F9, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger |
6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 10–7 | Oct 2014 | USA F27, Houston | Futures | Hard | Jeff Dadamo | Henrique Cunha Dimitar Kutrovsky |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–7 | Jun 2015 | Mozambique F2, Maputo | Futures | Hard | Anderson Reed | Duncan Mugabe Hassan Ndayishimiye |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–8 | Jun 2015 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Anderson Reed | Lloyd Harris Nicolaas Scholtz |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 12–8 | Jul 2015 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Futures | Hard | Anderson Reed | Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock |
4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
Win | 13–8 | Aug 2015 | USA F24, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Kevin King | Grégoire Barrère Tom Jomby |
6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 13–9 | Aug 2015 | USA F25, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Kevin King | Justin S. Shane Ryan Shane |
1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 13–10 | Sep 2015 | France F19, Plaisir | Futures | Hard (i) | Anderson Reed | Sander Arends Adam Majchrowicz |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–10 | Jan 2016 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | Jean-Yves Aubone Dennis Nevolo |
6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Loss | 14–11 | Jan 2016 | USA F2, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 15–11 | Oct 2016 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla | Jarryd Chaplin Ben McLachlan |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–2] |
Win | 16–11 | Oct 2016 | USA F32, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | John McNally Evan Zhu |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 16–12 | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F1, Santiago de los Caballeros | Futures | Clay | Hunter Reese | Eduardo Dischinger Bruno Sant'anna |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 17–12 | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este | Futures | Hard | Alexios Halebian | Nebojša Perić Ilija Vučić |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 18–12 | Feb 2017 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Nathan Pasha | Soichiro Moritani Masato Shiga |
6–3, 6–7(8–10), [10–6] |
Win | 19–12 | Mar 2017 | Australia F2, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Nathan Pasha | Maverick Banes Gavin van Peperzeel |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 20–12 | Apr 2017 | USA F14, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Hunter Reese | Daniel Nolan Yosuke Watanuki |
2–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Win | 21–12 | Jun 2017 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | Robert Galloway | JC Aragone Daniel Nolan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 22–12 | Jul 2017 | Netherlands F3, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Hunter Reese | Michiel de Krom Sem Verbeek |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 22–13 | Aug 2017 | Floridablanca, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Sergio Galdós Nicolás Jarry |
3–6, 7–5, [1–10] |
Win | 23–13 | Oct 2017 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Eubanks | Marcelo Arevalo Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 23–14 | Oct 2017 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Nathan Pasha | Alex Bolt Bradley Mousley |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 24–14 | Dec 2017 | Hong Kong F5, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Michael Zhu | Corentin Denolly Takuto Niki |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 24–15 | Feb 2018 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Max Schnur | Marcel Granollers Gerard Granollers-Pujol |
6–7(8–10), 2–6 |
Loss | 24–16 | Feb 2018 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Nathan Pasha | Roberto Maytín Fernando Romboli |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 24–17 | Mar 2018 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Nathan Pasha | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow |
7–6(7–3), 1–6, [9–11] |
Win | 25–17 | Apr 2018 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Hunter Reese | Christian Harrison Peter Polansky |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 26–17 | Sep 2018 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Hunter Reese | Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 27–17 | Apr 2019 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Nathan Pasha | Santiago González Aisam Qureshi |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 27–18 | May 2019 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Julian Ocleppo | Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 28–18 | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Hunter Reese | Nikola Čačić Yang Tsung-hua |
6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
Loss | 28–19 | Nov 2019 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10] |
Win | 29–19 | Feb 2020 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Kimmer Coppejans Sergio Martos Gornés |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 29–20 | Mar 2021 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Hunter Reese | Robert Galloway Alex Lawson |
5-7, 7-6(7-5), [9-11] |
Win | 30–20 | May 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Hunter Reese | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 31–20 | May 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Julian Lenz | Karol Drzewiecki Sergio Martos Gornés |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 31–21 | Oct 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Max Schnur | Diego Hidalgo Nicolás Jarry |
3-6, 7-5, [6-10] |
Win | 32–21 | Oct 2021 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Max Schnur | Hans Hach Verdugo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [16–14] |
Loss | 32–22 | Oct 2021 | Las Vegas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jason Jung | William Blumberg Max Schnur |
5-7, 7–6(7–5), [5-10] |
References[]
- ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2021-09-02/doubles_wrap_shock_upset_for_mekticpavic.html
- ^ "New Orlando Franchise Is Ready To Take World TeamTennis By Storm". OrlandoStorm.com. July 13, 2019.
- ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
External links[]
- Evan King at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Evan King at the International Tennis Federation
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- Tennis players from Chicago
- Michigan Wolverines men's tennis players
- American tennis biography stubs