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

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player. 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. 113, achieved in February 2020. He has won ten doubles titles on the

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. On the ITF Pro Circuit, King has six career singles titles and 22 career doubles titles. King holds the record for most combined career men's singles and doubles wins at the

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. 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

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 (tennis) The 2021 US Open was the 141st edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City. Danii ...

he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career as a wildcard pair partnering fellow American

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defeating ninth seeds Kubot/Melo in the first round and then Krajicek/Inglot in the second.

World TeamTennis

King has played two seasons with

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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. 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. 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

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Doubles: 57 (34 titles, 23 runners-up)

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