American tennis player
Kevin King (born February 28, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player who primarily played 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.[1]
On May 7, 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 162.[2]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[edit]
Singles: 9 (6–3)[edit]
Legend (singles) | ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) | ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (5–3) | | Titles by surface | Hard (5–3) | 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, USA | Challenger | Hard | Cameron Norrie | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Martos, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Eduardo Struvay | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 25 (11–14)[edit]
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, USA | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Klahn | Sanchai Ratiwatana
Christopher Rungkat | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Personal life[edit]
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.[1]
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.
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