Evan King (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 14 achieved on 2 February 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 185 achieved on 23 April 2018. His best achievements are at the French Open, reaching the semifinals in 2025 with Christian Harrison and two consecutive mixed doubles finals in 2025 and 2026, partnering with Taylor Townsend and Gabriela Dabrowski, respectively. He has won three ATP Tour doubles titles with Harrison. He also won 24 doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Early life
Evan King was born in Chicago on March 25, 1992. He is the son of Evelyn Maxwell and Van King. He is African American. He attended Walter Payton College Prep for two years and played tennis. In 2006, he won five Boys' 16-and-under singles titles, including the USTA National Open and USTA National Winter Championships. In 2007, he was the Illinois State champion in singles.Rudnitsky, Matt (March 19, 2011). The Pro You Don't Know: Evan King. The Michigan Daily. Retrieved June 4, 2025. In 2008, he moved to Boca Raton, Florida, to attend the USTA Training Academy, and enrolled in online classes at Laurel Springs School. While in high school, King was featured on the covers of USTA Magazine (April 2008) and RISE Magazine (June 2008), as well as being ranked No. 1 in the USTA 18-and-under category, No. 1 in the TennisRPI list, and the nation’s No. 2 prospect by Tennisrecruiting.net.
College career Following in his father's footsteps, King attended the University of Michigan. 2012-13 Men's Tennis Roster: Evan King. University of Michigan. Retrieved June 4, 2025. He played on the Wolverine men's tennis team and amassed a 116-34 singles record. He was a three-time ITA All-American (2011, '12, '13), Evan King. Volunteer Assistant Coach. University of Michigan. Retrieved June 4, 2025. a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2012, '13), and a four-time All-Big Ten (2010, '11, '12, '13) player. He was Michigan's all-time leader in combined singles and doubles wins with 195 until 2023 when Andrew Fenty surpassed his record. He served as a volunteer assistant during the dual-match portion of the 2014-15 season, and as a volunteer assistant coach in 2015-16.
Professional career King made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2009 Delray Beach Open as a 17 year old as a wildcard.
At the 2021 US Open he reached the third round of a major for the first time in his career as a wildcard pair partnering fellow American Hunter Reese defeating ninth seeds Łukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo in the first round and then Austin Krajicek/Dominic Inglot in the second.
Partnering with Christian Harrison, King won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2025 Dallas Open, defeating Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway in the final. Within three weeks they lifted their second title, also an ATP 500 in Acapulco, having qualified for the main draw. They defeated fourth seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 6-0 in a 56-minute final.
At the 2025 BNP Paribas Open the pair reached their first Masters semifinal as wildcards with wins over Matthew Ebden and John Peers and seventh-seeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni. As a result King reached a new career-high ranking in the top 30 on 17 March 2025. At the next Masters in Miami, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals upsetting third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori and King reached the top 25 in the rankings on 31 March 2025. The pair reached another semifinal at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open but again lost, this time to the world No. 1 pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic. As a result they both reached new career-high rankings in the top 20 in the rankings on 5 May 2025.
At the 2025 French Open, King reached the semifinals with Christian Harrison in doubles, and the final with Taylor Townsend in mixed doubles.
World TeamTennis
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. 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.
Performance timeline
Doubles Current through the 2026 French Open.
Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAA1R1R1R0 / 30–3French OpenAAAAAA2RSF3R0 / 37–3WimbledonAANHAAA3R1R0 / 22–2US Open1R2RA3RAA1R1R0 / 53–5Win–loss0–11–10–02–10–00–03–44–42–20 / 1312–13ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAANHAAAASF0 / 13–1Miami OpenAANHAAAAQFQF0 / 12–1Monte Carlo MastersAANHAAAA1R0 / 10–1Madrid OpenAANHAAAASF0 / 13-1Italian OpenAAAAAAAQF0 / 12–1Canadian OpenAANHAAAA1R0 / 10–1Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAQF0 / 12–1Shanghai MastersAANHAA2R0 / 11–1Paris MastersAAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–013–90–00 / 913–9
Grand Slam tournament finals
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2025French OpenClay Taylor Townsend Sara Errani Andrea Vavassori4–6, 2–6Loss2026French OpenClay Gabriela Dabrowski Sara Errani Andrea Vavassori6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (–)ATP Finals (–)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (2–0)ATP 250 (1–2)Finals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (–)Grass (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–2)Indoor (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Dallas Open, USATP 500Hard (i) Christian Harrison Ariel Behar Robert Galloway7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)Loss1–1Delray Beach Open, USATP 250Hard Christian Harrison Miomir Kecmanovic Brandon Nakashima6–7(3–7), 6–1, [3–10]Win2–1Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Christian Harrison Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul6–4, 6–0Win3–1European Open, BelgiumATP 250Hard (i) Christian Harrison Hugo Nys7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5)Loss3–6Mallorca Championships, SpainATP 250Grass André Göransson Théo Arribagé Albano Olivetti6–7(6–8), 6–3, [9–11]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (–)ITF Futures (6–5)Finals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (2–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1US F22, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Blake Strode6–7(4–7), 3–6Loss0–2US F26, HoustonFuturesHard Jeff Dadamo3–6, 1–6Win1–2Zimbabwe F1, HarareFuturesHard Tyler Hochwalt6–4, 7–5Loss1–3Zimbabwe F3, HarareFuturesHard Tucker Vorster1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win2–3US F23, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Clay Thompson6–4, 6–3Win3–3US F31, BirminghamFuturesClay Bastian Trinker6–4, 6–4Win4–3Japan F7, TokyoFuturesHard Sho Katayama6–2, 7–6(7–1)Win5–3US F19, BuffaloFuturesClay Gavin van Peperzeel7–6(7–4), 6–3Loss5–4Dom. Republic F1, Santiago de los CaballerosFuturesClay Bruno Sant'anna5–7, 3–6Win6–4Dom. Republic F3, Santo Domingo EsteFuturesHard Calvin Hemery6–4, 7–6(11–9)Loss6–5Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, BrčkoFuturesClay Tomislav Brkić6–7(7–9), 3–6
Doubles: 72 (45–27) LegendATP Challenger Tour (23–17)ITF Futures Tour (22–10)Finals by surfaceHard (34–19)Clay (11–7)Carpet (0–1)