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| King serving at the Federation Cup in Philadelphia. |
Listed below are 2 singles tournaments (none of which she won) plus Federation Cup, with a win-loss record of 7-2 (5-0 indoor, 2-2 hard). She won 5 women's doubles tournaments out of 10 played and won all 5 of her Federation Cup doubles matches. She also won the US Open mixed doubles title with Phil Dent.
Week of January 26, 1976
Virginia Slims of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, U. S.
Indoor carpet
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [1] seed:
1R bye
QF d. Kathy Kuykendall / Marcie Louie 6-4, 6-0
SF lost to [3] Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade 7-6(5-4), 6-2
QF d. Kathy Kuykendall / Marcie Louie 6-4, 6-0
SF lost to [3] Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade 7-6(5-4), 6-2
Week of March 1, 1976
Virginia Slims of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, U. S.
Indoor carpet
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [3] seed:
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [3] seed:
1R d. Kathy May Teacher / Sue Mehmedbasich 6-0, 7-5
QF d. Janice Metcalf / Lea Antonoplis 6-2, 6-4
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 7-5
FN d. [4] Francoise Durr / Rosemary Casals 6-4, 6-1
QF d. Janice Metcalf / Lea Antonoplis 6-2, 6-4
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 7-5
FN d. [4] Francoise Durr / Rosemary Casals 6-4, 6-1
Week of March 22, 1976
Virginia Slims of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, U. S.
Indoor carpet
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [3] seed:
1R d. Kerry Melville Reid / Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-3, 7-5
QF d. Wendy Turnbull / Regina Marsikova 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
SF lost to [1] Mona Schallau Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 6-4
QF d. Wendy Turnbull / Regina Marsikova 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
SF lost to [1] Mona Schallau Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 6-4
Week of March 29, 1976
Virginis Slims of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.
Indoor carpet
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [3] seed:
1R d. Isabel Fernandez / Mima Jausovec 7-5, 6-2
QF d. Natasha Chmyreva / Julie Anthony 7-6(5-4), 6-4
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Olga Morozova 6-7(3-5), 7-6(5-4), 6-4
FN d. [4] Francoise Durr / Rosemary Casals 7-6(5-4), 6-4
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
1R/QF Advanced by defeating or receiving a walkover from ________ / ________.
SF d. Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-4
FN d. Mona Schallau Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 6-2
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
SF lost to Virginia Wade / Olga Morozova 6-1, 6-4
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [1] seed:
King in mixed doubles with Alex "Sandy" Mayer, [1] seed:
1R d. John Feaver / Virginia Ruzici 6-4, 6-2
2R lost to Robert Hewitt / Greer Stevens 9-7, 3-6, 6-2
U.S. was seeded [1].
King in singles:
1R d. Paulina Pesahov Peled, Israel 6-1, 6-0
2R d. Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavia 6-0, 7-6
QF d. Petra Delhees, Switzerland 6-2, 6-1
SF d. [5] Betty Stove, Netherlands 6-2, 6-3
FN d. [2] Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Australia 7-6(4), 6-4
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
1R d. Paulina Pesahov Peled / Hagit Zubary, Israel 6-3, 6-1
2R d. Mima Jausovec / Dora Alavantic, Yugoslavia 6-0, 6-0
QF d. Monica Simmen / Susi Eichenberger, Switzerland 6-0, 6-1
SF d. [5] Betty Stove / Tine Zwaan, Netherlands 6-1, 6-4
FN d. [2] Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kerry Melville Reid, Australia 7-5, 6-3
King played 6 matches in 26 hours and won all 20 of her sets to lead the United States to the Federation Cup title. After Kerry Melville Reid defeated Rosemary Casals in the first rubber of the final, King defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 81 minutes in the singles and then teamed with Casals to win the tie and the title. King was forced to play singles when Chris Evert was unable to play because of a tendon injury in her right hand.
Singles:
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [1] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Julie Anthony / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1, 6-3
3R d. ________ Kerr / Pam Whytcross 6-3, 7-6
QF lost to [5] Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
King in mixed doubles with Phil Dent, [3] seed:
1R d. Mike Estep / Julie Anthony 6-2, 6-4
2R d. Steve Siegel / Janice Metcalf 6-3, 6-4
QF d. Allan Stone / Mona Schallau Guerrant 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
SF d. [1] Richard Stockton / Rosemary Casals 6-2, 7-6
FN d. [2] Frew McMillan / Betty Stove 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
King and Phil Dent saved a match point at 4-5 in the third set before winning the last 3 games of the final. This was only the third time in US Open history that a mixed doubles championship team had saved a match point at some time during the tournament.
King in singles, [2] seed:
King said after her quarterfinal loss, "Dianne [Fromholtz Balestrat] kept the ball too deep and played too well. My knees don't feel great, but I've played and won with bad knees before."
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
FN d. Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 6-2, 6-1
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R lost to Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-2, 6-4
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
FN lost to Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-4
King qualified for the singles by winning 5 singles matches at the Federation Cup earlier in the year.
King had right knee surgery on November 9. The surgeon, Dr. Donald Larson at Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, California, described her injury as a "worn area on the kneecap and underlying bone" and "not the usual cartilage removal." He said it was an "occupational hazard" of professional athletes. In December 1977, the purpose of the surgery was described as "remove tissue that had grown abnormally under her right kneecap."
QF d. Natasha Chmyreva / Julie Anthony 7-6(5-4), 6-4
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Olga Morozova 6-7(3-5), 7-6(5-4), 6-4
FN d. [4] Francoise Durr / Rosemary Casals 7-6(5-4), 6-4
Week of April 19, 1976
Bridgestone World Doubles Championship
Tokyo, Japan
Indoor carpet
1R/QF Advanced by defeating or receiving a walkover from ________ / ________.
SF d. Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-4
FN d. Mona Schallau Guerrant / Ann Kiyomura 6-3, 6-2
Week of June 14, 1976
Colgate International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Grass
SF lost to Virginia Wade / Olga Morozova 6-1, 6-4
Week of June 21, 1976
Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
1R d. Diane Evers / Carol Zeeman 6-4, 6-1
2R Advanced by walkover. Cynthia Doerner / Marita Redondo defaulted.
3R d. Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy / Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3, 6-0
QF d. Wendy Turnbull / Laura DuPont 6-3, 6-3
SF d. Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin 6-4, 6-3
FN lost to [2] Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
2R Advanced by walkover. Cynthia Doerner / Marita Redondo defaulted.
3R d. Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy / Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3, 6-0
QF d. Wendy Turnbull / Laura DuPont 6-3, 6-3
SF d. Lesley Charles / Sue Mappin 6-4, 6-3
FN lost to [2] Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
King in mixed doubles with Alex "Sandy" Mayer, [1] seed:
1R d. John Feaver / Virginia Ruzici 6-4, 6-2
2R lost to Robert Hewitt / Greer Stevens 9-7, 3-6, 6-2
Week of August 23, 1976
Federation Cup
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.
Indoor carpet
King in singles:
1R d. Paulina Pesahov Peled, Israel 6-1, 6-0
2R d. Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavia 6-0, 7-6
QF d. Petra Delhees, Switzerland 6-2, 6-1
SF d. [5] Betty Stove, Netherlands 6-2, 6-3
FN d. [2] Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Australia 7-6(4), 6-4
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
1R d. Paulina Pesahov Peled / Hagit Zubary, Israel 6-3, 6-1
2R d. Mima Jausovec / Dora Alavantic, Yugoslavia 6-0, 6-0
QF d. Monica Simmen / Susi Eichenberger, Switzerland 6-0, 6-1
SF d. [5] Betty Stove / Tine Zwaan, Netherlands 6-1, 6-4
FN d. [2] Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kerry Melville Reid, Australia 7-5, 6-3
King played 6 matches in 26 hours and won all 20 of her sets to lead the United States to the Federation Cup title. After Kerry Melville Reid defeated Rosemary Casals in the first rubber of the final, King defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 81 minutes in the singles and then teamed with Casals to win the tie and the title. King was forced to play singles when Chris Evert was unable to play because of a tendon injury in her right hand.
Week of August 30, 1976
US Open
West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills, Borough of Queens, New York City
Clay
Did not play.
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove, [1] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Julie Anthony / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1, 6-3
3R d. ________ Kerr / Pam Whytcross 6-3, 7-6
QF lost to [5] Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
King in mixed doubles with Phil Dent, [3] seed:
1R d. Mike Estep / Julie Anthony 6-2, 6-4
2R d. Steve Siegel / Janice Metcalf 6-3, 6-4
QF d. Allan Stone / Mona Schallau Guerrant 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
SF d. [1] Richard Stockton / Rosemary Casals 6-2, 7-6
FN d. [2] Frew McMillan / Betty Stove 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
King and Phil Dent saved a match point at 4-5 in the third set before winning the last 3 games of the final. This was only the third time in US Open history that a mixed doubles championship team had saved a match point at some time during the tournament.
Week of October 4, 1976
Talley Industries Tennis Tournament
Phoenix, Arizona, U. S.
Hard
2R d. Susan Mehmedbasich 6-0, 6-3
3R d. Kristien Kemmer Shaw Ziska 6-3, 7-6
QF lost to [6] Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-3, 6-2
3R d. Kristien Kemmer Shaw Ziska 6-3, 7-6
QF lost to [6] Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-3, 6-2
King said after her quarterfinal loss, "Dianne [Fromholtz Balestrat] kept the ball too deep and played too well. My knees don't feel great, but I've played and won with bad knees before."
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
FN d. Linky Boshoff / Ilana Kloss 6-2, 6-1
Week of October 18, 1976
Colgate Inaugural
Mission Hills Country Club
Palm Springs, California, U. S.
Hard
1R lost to Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 6-2, 6-4
King in women's doubles with Betty Stove:
FN lost to Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-4
King qualified for the singles by winning 5 singles matches at the Federation Cup earlier in the year.
Week of November 8, 1976
King had right knee surgery on November 9. The surgeon, Dr. Donald Larson at Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, California, described her injury as a "worn area on the kneecap and underlying bone" and "not the usual cartilage removal." He said it was an "occupational hazard" of professional athletes. In December 1977, the purpose of the surgery was described as "remove tissue that had grown abnormally under her right kneecap."
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