Evan King (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional tennis player.

Evan King
King at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceChicago, United States
Born (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Michigan
Prize money$642,958
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (23 April 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2018)
French OpenQ1 (2018)
WimbledonQ1 (2018)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record17–39
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 77 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon3R (2024)
US Open3R (2021)
Last updated on: 17 November 2024.

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. 65, achieved on 15 July 2024. He has won fourteen doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. On the ITF Pro Circuit, King has six career singles titles and 22 career doubles titles.

King held the record for most combined career men's singles and doubles wins at the University of Michigan until 2023 when All-American Andrew Fenty claimed this title, becoming the winningest player in program history. This was a passing of the torch moment for the Wolverine tennis program.

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

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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 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.

He reached the top 100 in doubles on 31 July 2023.

World TeamTennis

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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

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Singles: 11 (6–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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: 69 (42 titles, 27 runners-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (19–17)
ITF Futures Tour (22–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (30–19)
Clay (11–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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 Sep 2019 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Challenger Carpet   Hunter Reese   Hsieh Cheng-peng
  Yang Tsung-hua
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 28–20 Nov 2019 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Ruben Gonzales   Harri Heliövaara
  Patrik Niklas-Salminen
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Win 29–20 Feb 2020 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard   Benjamin Lock   Kimmer Coppejans
  Sergio Martos Gornés
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 29–21 Mar 2021 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Hunter Reese   Robert Galloway
  Alex Lawson
5-7, 7-6(7-5), [9-11]
Win 30–21 May 2021 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Hunter Reese   Andrey Golubev
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 31–21 May 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Julian Lenz   Karol Drzewiecki
  Sergio Martos Gornés
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 31–22 Oct 2021 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Max Schnur   Diego Hidalgo
  Nicolás Jarry
3-6, 7-5, [6-10]
Win 32–22 Oct 2021 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Max Schnur   Hans Hach Verdugo
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [16–14]
Loss 32–23 Oct 2021 Las Vegas, USA Challenger Hard   Jason Jung   William Blumberg
  Max Schnur
5-7, 7–6(7–5), [5-10]
Win 33–23 May 2022 Troisdorf, Germany Challenger Clay   Dustin Brown   Hendrik Jebens
  Piotr Matuszewski
6-4, 7-5
Loss 33–24 Aug 2022 Chicago, USA Challenger Hard   Mitchell Krueger   André Göransson
 Ben McLachlan
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]
Win 34–24 Nov 2022 Maspalomas, Spain Challenger Clay   Reese Stalder   Marco Bortolotti
  Sergio Martos Gornés
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss 34–25 Feb 2023 Waco, USA Challenger Hard   Mitchell Krueger   Ivan Sabanov
  Matej Sabanov
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss 34–26 Mar 2023 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Reese Stalder   Boris Arias
  Federico Zeballos
5–7, 7–5, [2–10]
Win 35–26 May 2023 Gwangju, South Korea Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Andrew Harris
  John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–2
Win 36–26 May 2023 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Max Purcell
  Rubin Statham
w/o
Loss 36–27 Jun 2023 Tyler, United States Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Alex Bolt
  Andrew Harris
1–6, 4–6
Win 37–27 Jun 2023 Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Toshihide Matsui
  Kaito Uesugi
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win 38–27 Aug 2023 Cary, United States Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Miķelis Lībietis
  Adam Walton
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 39–27 Oct 2023 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Vasil Kirkov
  Denis Kudla
7–5, 6–3
Win 40–27 Nov 2023 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard   Brandon Nakashima   Francisco Cabral
  Henry Patten
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 41–27 Nov 2023 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Nam Ji-sung
  Andrew Harris
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [10–7]
Win 42–27 June 2024 Ilkley, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Reese Stalder   Christian Harrison
  Fabrice Martin
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ "Doubles Wrap: Shock upset for Mektic/Pavic". usopen.org (in German). September 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "New Orlando Franchise Is Ready To Take World TeamTennis By Storm". OrlandoStorm.com. July 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
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