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Vania King

USA
Residence: Long Beach, CA & Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
DOB: Febuary 3, 1989
Birthplace: Monterey Park, CA, USA
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (July 5, 2006)
JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane qualifying; won seventh Tour doubles title at Brisbane (w/Groenefeld); fell in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Memphis (l. to No.3 seed Safarova).

MARCH - Reached QF at Monterrey (as qualifier, d. No.5 seed Szavay en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Bartoli in 3s); fell 1r at Indian Wells (as WC, l. to Knapp); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Reached 2r at Charleston (d. No.14 seed Govortsova in 1r; l. to Czink).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (as qualifier, l. to No.16 seed Kanepi); fell in Madrid and Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Fell 1r at Birmingham (l. to Groth); fell in Eastbourne qualifying; reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. to No.15 seed Pennetta).

JULY - Did not play.

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Los Angeles (as WC, l. to No.6 seed Ivanovic in 3s); fell in Toronto qualifying; won ITF/Bronx, NY-USA doubles title (w/Groenefeld); reached 3r at US Open (as WC, d. No.15 seed Stosur en route; l. to No.22 seed Hantuchova).

SEPTEMBER - Reached 2r at Quebec City (l. to WC Mattek-Sands); won eighth Tour doubles title at Quebec City (w/Zahlavova Strycova); fell in Tokyo qualifying; reached 2r at Beijing (as LL, l. to Martinez Sanchez).

OCTOBER - Reached 2r at Osaka (l. to No.7 seed Czink).
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first Tour qualifying at US Open (as WC); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first Tour main draw at US Open (as No.721 WC into qualifying), reaching 2r (d. world No.41 Zakopalova in 1r, falling to No.15 seed Dechy); fell in Tour qualifying once.

2006 - First Top 100 season (finishing at No.50); won first Tour singles title at Bangkok (d. Tanasugarn 26 64 64 in final; trailed 4-2 third set); SF at Bangalore (ret. vs. Santangelo w/GI illness); reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April 3 (rose from No.101 to No.90) and Top 50 debut on November 6 (rose from No.53 to No.50); won two Tour doubles titles.

2007 - QF twice, at Bangkok (d. Cibulkova 67(8) 76(6) 76(4) en route for longest match of season in terms of games; withdrew prior to QF w/back injury) and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r nine times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. all four majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; won two Tour doubles titles.

2008 - QF at Cincinnati; reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice; won two Tour doubles titles.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2006 - Bangkok.
Semifinalist (1): 2006 - Bangalore.
Quarterfinalist (4): 2009 - Monterrey; 2008 - Cincinnati; 2007 - Bangkok, Québec City.

DOUBLES
Winner (8): 2009 - Brisbane, ITF/Bronx, NY-USA (both w/Groenefeld), Québec City (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2008 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Petrova), Québec City (w/Groenefeld); 2007 - Fès (w/Mirza), Kolkata (w/Kudryavtseva); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Bangkok (both w/Kostanic Tosic); 2004 - ITF/Fort Worth, TX-USA (w/Mall).
Finalist (5): 2008 - Pattaya City (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Stubbs), Guangzhou (w/Sun), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang); 2006 - Guangzhou (w/Kostanic Tosic).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Melo).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2006-08.
Coached by Tarik Benhabiles and Erwann Leridant ... Father's name is David; mother's name is Karen; has one brother (Phillip) and two sisters (Mindy, Ivana) ... Introduced to tennis by father; began playing at age 4 ... Speaks English, Chinese ... Favorites include movies Transformers, Iron Man, Pride and Prejudice and Enchanted, and production Les Misérables ... Enjoys all music except blues, jazz and traditional country ... Favorite authors are Susan Wiggs, Teresa Medeiros, Christina Dodd, Mercedes Lackey ... Favorite food is Chinese ... Relaxes by singing, playing video games, reading, shopping ... Favorite places to visit are Taiwan, Tokyo, national parks ... People most admired are missionaries, social workers, teachers ... Favorite thing about being a tennis player is travelling and experiencing other cultures; least favorite thing is airplane flights ... Favorite tournament is Brisbane.
- Junior highlights include doubles runner-up at 2005 US Open (w/Glatch) and reaching No.11 in world junior rankings.
- Sang 'America The Beautiful' live and acappella on Arthur Ashe Stadium, just before Andre Agassi's match against Marcos Baghdatis at the 2006 US Open.