Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Vania King

USA
Residence: Boynton Beach, FL, USA
DOB: February 3, 1989
Birthplace: Monterey Park, CA, USA
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (July 5, 2006)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Brisbane (l. to Hantuchova); reached 3r at Australian Open (l. to Ivanovic).
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at US Open (as WC); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first WTA main draw at US Open, reaching 2r (as WC into qualifying); fell in qualifying once.

2006 - First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Bangkok (d. Tanasugarn 26 64 64 in final; trailed 4-2 third set); SF at Bangalore (ret. vs. Santangelo w/GI illness); reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April 3 (rose from No.101 to No.90) and Top 50 debut on November 6 (rose from No.53 to No.50); won two WTA doubles titles.

2007 - QF twice, at Bangkok and Québec City; reached 3r once and 2r nine times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles.

2008 - QF at Cincinnati; reached 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; won two WTA doubles titles.

2009 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Monterrey; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times and in qualifying eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won two WTA doubles titles; made first Grand Slam final in mixed doubles at Roland Garros (w/Melo; l. to Huber/B.Bryan); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Third Top 100 season; SF at Strasbourg (l. to Barrois); QF at Monterrey; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; won ninth and 10th WTA doubles titles at Memphis (w/Krajicek) and Strasbourg (w/Cornet) then stellar doubles results w/Shvedova, winning first two Grand Slams played together at Wimbledon (d. Vesnina/Zvonareva in final) and US Open (d. Huber/Petrova in final) and qualifying for WTA Championships (l. to Dulko/Pennetta in SF); made Top 10 and Top 5 debuts in doubles simultaneously on September 13 (rose from No.15 to No.4).

2011 - Fourth Top 100 season; QF at Seoul; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon and Memphis - l. to Rybarikova 61 36 76(9); held 4mp in third set - 2mp at 5-4 then 2mp at 7-6 and 8-7 in tie-break) and in qualifying six times; another strong doubles season w/Shvedova, winning two WTA titles and qualifying for WTA Championships (l. to Peschke/Srebotnik in SF); withdrew from Birmingham w/left thigh injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2006 - Bangkok.

DOUBLES
Winner (14): 2011 - Cincinnati, Moscow (both w/Shvedova); 2010 - Memphis (w/Krajicek), Strasbourg (w/Cornet), Wimbledon, US Open (both w/Shvedova); 2009 - Brisbane, ITF/Bronx-USA (both w/Groenefeld), Québec City (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2008 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Petrova), Québec City (w/Groenefeld); 2007 - Fès (w/Mirza), Kolkata (w/Kudryavtseva); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Bangkok (both w/Kostanic Tosic); 2004 - ITF/Fort Worth-USA (w/Mall).
Finalist (12): 2011 - Monterrey (w/Groenefeld), Rome, US Open, Osaka (all w/Shvedova); 2010 - Monterrey (w/Groenefeld), Charleston (w/Krajicek), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Shvedova); 2008 - Pattaya City (w/Hsieh); 2007 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Stubbs), Guangzhou (w/Sun), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Chuang); 2006 - Guangzhou (w/Kostanic Tosic).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2009 - Roland Garros (w/Melo).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2006-09, 2011.
Coached by Tarik Benhabiles ... Father is David; mother is Karen; has one brother (Phillip) and two sisters (Mindy and Ivana) ... Started playing tennis at age 4 ... Relaxes by reading, singing, playing video games.
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