Vania King

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vania King
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1989(1989-02-03)
Age	35
Birthplace	Monterey Park
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Vania King Biography

Vania King is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on February 3, 1989 in Monterey Park, California, United States. The 2010 Wimbledon as well as US Open doubles champion who’s been able to establish herself as a double player throughout her career, reaching the third-ranked player around the globe in 2011.

She was a part of She competed with Marcelo Melo in mixed doubles at the 2009 French Open. in mixed doubles at the 2009 French Open.

Vania King (born February 3, 1989) is an American former tennis player. A former top 10 doubles player, King won both the 2010 Wimbledon and 2010 US Open women’s doubles titles with Kazakhstani partner Yaroslava Shvedova, with whom she also reached the final of the 2011 US Open. She has won a total of 15 WTA doubles titles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world on June 6, 2011. She also reached one Grand Slam final in mixed doubles at the French Open in 2009 with Marcelo Melo.

In 2006, King won her only WTA singles title at the PTT Bangkok Open, a Tier III tournament. She defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final. On November 6, 2006, King achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 50.

The couple were Taiwanese immigrants. She has three brothers older than her and a brother who played a short professional tennis career.

Vania King Net Worth

Vania King is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vania King 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She made her professional debut at the beginning of 2006, after she was just 17 years old.

She’s also been a part of every major singles tournament she could tennis, but hasn’t seen the same level of success in doubles.

King’s parents moved to the United States from Taiwan in 1982. She is the youngest of four children. Her brother Phillip was a two-time All-American at Duke University and two-time US junior champion. Vania is a graduate of Long Beach Poly High School in California.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Vania King Dating?

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King then entered the Strasbourg International. In the doubles tournament, she partnered with Alizé Cornet and won the tournament after an injury to Lucie Hradecká forced top seeds Hradecká/Chuang to retire in the second round. King/Cornet defeated second seeds Rodionova/Kudryavtseva in the final for her 10th tour doubles title. In singles, King defeated second seed Elena Vesnina in the first round and reached the semifinals, before falling to Kristina Barrois.

Facts & Trivia

Vania Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vania King celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

At the Australian Open, King lost in the second round to Roberta Vinci. In doubles, she partnered with Grönefeld again and entered the tournament seeded 14th. They lost in the second round to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Victoria Azarenka.

Top Facts about Vania King

1. Vania King is an American professional tennis player.
2. She was born on February 3, 1989 in Monterey Park, California.
3. King turned pro in 2006 at the age of 17.
4. Her highest singles ranking was No. 50 in the world (2016).
5. She has won two Grand Slam doubles titles (US Open and Wimbledon).
6. King has also won four WTA singles titles and fifteen doubles titles.
7. In mixed doubles, she won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games.
8. She has earned over $4 million in career prize money.
9. King retired from professional tennis in September 2020.
10. Off-court, she is known for her advocacy work for social justice issues such as LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality in sports.

What is Vania King doing?

The 31-year-old former Long Beach resident has started a non-profit called Serving Up Hope establishing tennis programming in one of 11 “slum” cities in poverty-stricken Kampala in the third-world African country of Uganda.

How old is Vania King?

33 years (February 3, 1989)

What does Vania mean?

In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Vania is: Butterfly. Also, from Phanessa, the mystic goddess of an ancient Greek brotherhood.

Is Vania a Russian name?

Ваня (Vanya), a male diminutive of the Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic given names Ivan. It is the Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic form of John or Jane, itself derived from a Hebrew name, meaning “God is gracious” or “Gracious gift of God”.

Is Vanya a girl name?

Vanya is a typical Russian name, given to males.