Vania King
 Vania King at the 2007 Acura Classic. | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Long Beach, CA |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | July 5, 2006 |
| Plays | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Prize money | US$707,511 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 95–94 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (November 6, 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1r (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 2r (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2006, 2009) |
| US Open | 3r (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 98–67 |
| Career titles | 7 WTA (1 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (September 24, 2007) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 3R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2007) |
| Last updated on: March 9, 2009. | |
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. 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. Her sister, Mindy, attended the University of Pennsylvania, and her sister Ivana attended Princeton University.
On November 6, 2006, King achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 50. In 2009 she reached the Mixed Doubles final at the French Open, alongside Brazilian player Marcelo Melo, losing to number 1 seeds Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan.
King lost in the second round of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships to #15 Flavia Pennetta. She played in the ladies doubles with Anna-Lena Groenefeld, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual Champions, Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
WTA Tour titles (8)
Singles (1)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | October 15, 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard |  Tamarine Tanasugarn
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles (7)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | October 8, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Jelena Kostanić Tošić
|
 Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang
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7–6 (2), 5–7, 6–2 |
| 2. | October 15, 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić
|
 Mariana Diaz-Olivia Natalie Grandin
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7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 3. | May 14, 2007 | Fes, Morocco | Clay |  Sania Mirza
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 Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastassia Rodionova
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6–1, 6–2 |
| 4. | October 12, 2007 | Kolkata, India | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva
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 Alberta Brianti Mariya Koryttseva
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6–1, 6–4 |
| 5. | September 21, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Nadia Petrova
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 Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
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6–1, 6–4 |
| 6. | November 2, 2008 | Quebec City, Canada | Hard |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
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Jill Craybas Tamarine Tanasugarn
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7-6 (3), 6-4 |
| 7. | January 11, 2009 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld
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 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska
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3–6, 7–5, 10–5 |
Finalist
Doubles
- 2007 Tokyo Pan Pacific with Rennae Stubbs, AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships with Chia-Jung Chuang
- 2006 Guangzhou with Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Mixed Doubles
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