_(42260376484).jpg) King at the 2018 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Boynton Beach, Florida |
| Born | February 3, 1989 Monterey Park, California |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Turned pro | July 2006 |
| Retired | April 6, 2021[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,556,888 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 269–250 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (November 6, 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006, 2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2009, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 324–204 |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (June 6, 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2012, 2016, 2018) |
| French Open | SF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | W (2010) |
| US Open | W (2010) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2010, 2011) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
| French Open | F (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2014) |
| US Open | QF (2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–7 |
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Vania King (born February 3, 1989) is a retired American tennis player. A former top-10 doubles player, King won both the Wimbledon and US Open women's doubles titles in 2010 with partner Yaroslava Shvedova, with whom she also reached the final of the 2011 US Open. She won a total of 15 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world. She also ended runner-up in the mixed-doubles final at the French Open in 2009, with Marcelo Melo.
In singles, King has been ranked as high as No. 50 in the world. Her biggest accomplishments included a WTA Tour title at the 2006 Bangkok Open and two runner-up finishes at the 2013 Guangzhou International and 2016 Jianxi International. She also progressed as far as the third round in Grand Slam tournaments, doing so on four occasions (the 2009 US Open, the 2011 French Open, the 2011 US Open, and the 2012 Australian Open).
King announced her retirement on April 6, 2021[1]