Darian King
![]() Darian King at Wimbledon 2016 | |
Full name | Darian King |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Bridgetown, Barbados |
Born | Bridgetown, Barbados | 26 April 1992
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Coach | Christopher King |
Prize money | US$634,885 |
Singles | |
Career record | 34–21 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 106 (8 May 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 907 (11 December 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2018, 2019) |
French Open | Q1 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–13 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 156 (21 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 282 (17 May 2021) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) |
Davis Cup | 40–22 |
Last updated on: 23 May 2021. |
Darian King (born 26 April 1992 in Bridgetown) is a Barbadian tennis player.[1] He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 106 achieved on 8 May 2017, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 156 achieved on 21 October 2019.[2][3][4] He has represented Barbados at the Davis Cup and at the 2016 Olympics.[5] His first Grand Slam appearance came at the 2017 US Open, where he lost to fourth seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]King was born on April 26, 1992, in Bridgetown, Barbados, where he currently resides. His father played field hockey and his mother played net ball and died of pancreatic cancer in 2010.[8] He has 3 siblings; 2 brothers and 1 sister. One of the brothers, Christopher, is King's current head coach. He is good friends with many tennis players Frances Tiafoe, Dustin Brown, Noah Rubin, Taylor Townsend, and Sloane Stephens. His favorite athlete is Usain Bolt.[9]
Career
[edit]Junior career
[edit]King began playing tennis at the age of 8 and grew up idolizing Gaël Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Dustin Brown (now good friends with King). He played his first junior match in April 2006 at the age of 13 at a grade 4 tournament in Barbados. During his junior career, King made both the singles and doubles draw in 3 of the 4 boys grand slams in 2010 where he failed to make it past the first round once in the singles and made it to the second round twice in the doubles. In one tournament, he defeated future world No. 3 and 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem. He ended his junior career with a high ranking of 47 in both the singles and the doubles (both attained on January 4, 2010) and a record of 78–47 in singles and 81–35 in doubles.[10]
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: 1R (2010)
Wimbledon: 1R (2010)
US Open: 1R (2010)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: 2R (2010)
Wimbledon: 2R (2010)
US Open: 1R (2010)
Professional career
[edit]King officially turned pro in 2010 at the age of 17. He was considering on playing college tennis at UCLA but made the decision to turn pro instead. Between 2011 and 2016, King would go on to make 22 ITF futures finals, winning 13 of them. These results would continuously improve his year-end ranking.
In 2014 at the Charlottesville Challenger, King threw his racket at a lineswoman which got him defaulted. The incident went widespread throughout the tennis community and internet.[11]
In 2015 at the Citi Open, King became the first Barbadian to qualify for an ATP event. He lost to Go Soeda in the first round in straight sets.
In 2016, King made his first challenger final at the 2016 Milo Open Cali. In the final, he defeated top seed Víctor Estrella Burgos in three sets to win his first challenger title. Two weeks later, he won another challenger title at the 2016 Levene Goulding and Thompson Tennis Challenger defeating Mitchell Krueger in the final in straight sets. Two months later, he would win his third challenger title of the year at the 2016 Tiburon Challenger defeating Michael Mmoh in the final in straight sets. This would also be the year that King played in the 2016 Summer Olympics having been invited to play in the main draw in the singles. He lost to eventual quarterfinalist Steve Johnson in the first round in straight sets.
In 2017, King became the first Barbadian to win an ATP match at the Memphis Open when he won against 5th seed Bernard Tomic in straight sets. He would then follow this up with back to back second round appearances at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, losing to his idol Gaël Monfils in Indian Wells in three sets and to David Goffin in Miami both in straight sets. He reached his career high-ranking of 106 on May 8, 2017. He then went into the 2017 Wimbledon qualifying as 8th send and made it to the qualifying competition before being eliminated by Lukáš Rosol in 4 sets. He qualified for the 2017 US Open for his first and only grand slam. He lost to 4th seed Alexander Zverev in very close straight sets. He finished 2017 with a fourth challenger final at the 2017 Stockton Challenger where he lost to Cameron Norrie in straight sets.
Throughout 2018–2021 his ranking would slowly start to decline. He made two more challenger finals at the 2018 Indian Wells Challenger and the 2019 Orlando Open but lost both. He also made three more qualifying competitions at Grand Slams. Twice at the Australian Open (2018), (2019) and once at the US Open (2019). He would once again lose every single one. He did have some success in doubles, however. In the doubles, he would make 26 ITF futures finals and win 18 of them. In the challenger tour, he made seven challenger finals and won four of them. He's also known for partnering with Peter Polansky on numerous occasions.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, King underwent wrist surgery which would keep him inactive until February 2021.[12]
Davis Cup
[edit]King made his Davis Cup debut in 2009 at the age of 16. During his time with the Barbadian Davis Cup team, he posted a win–loss record of 29–11 in singles, 11–11 in doubles, and 40–22 overall.
Challenger and Futures finals
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Singles: 32 (18–14)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | USA F23, Claremont | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2012 | USA F20, Joplin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F9, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 5–0 ret. |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F11, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2013 | Mexico F6, Puebla | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2013 | USA F20, Joplin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2013 | Mexico F16, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2013 | Mexico F17, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–0, 2–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Mar 2014 | USA F7, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2014 | Romania F11, Iași | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(10–8), 6–0 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2014 | Netherlands F6, Rotterdam | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2014 | Mexico F12, Huatulco | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 7–6 | Feb 2015 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2015 | USA F13, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 8–7 | May 2015 | USA F15, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–0 |
Win | 9–7 | May 2015 | Mexico F4, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 10–7 | Jun 2015 | USA F19, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 11–7 | Nov 2015 | Venezuela F3, Margarita Island | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 1–0 ret. |
Win | 12–7 | Nov 2015 | El Salvador F2, La Libertad | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 13–7 | May 2016 | Mexico F1, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–8 | May 2016 | Mexico F2, Pachuca | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 13–9 | Jun 2016 | USA F18, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 14-9 | Jul 2016 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 15-9 | Jul 2016 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 16-9 | Oct 2016 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Loss | 16-10 | Oct 2017 | Stockton, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16-11 | Mar 2018 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16-12 | Jan 2019 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 16-13 | Nov 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 16-14 | Jan 2023 | M15 Ithaca, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 17-14 | Jul 2023 | M15 Rochester, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 18-14 | Jul 2023 | M15 Pittsburgh, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 33 (22–11)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2011 | Canada F1, Montreal | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2011 | Venezuela F3, Caracas | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 2–1 | May 2011 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2011 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2011 | Canada F5, Toronto | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2012 | Mexico F5, Celaya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Win | 4–3 | May 2012 | Mexico F6, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
Win | 5–3 | Jun 2012 | USA F16, Indian Harbour Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2012 | USA F20, Joplin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [11–13] |
Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2012 | Mexico F10, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–5 | Nov 2012 | Mexico F14, Mérida | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 7–5 | Jan 2013 | Mexico F1, Ixtapa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2013 | Mexico F6, Puebla | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Jun 2013 | Greece F9, Thessaloniki | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–7 | Oct 2013 | Mexico F14, Pachuca | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–8 | Feb 2014 | USA F6, Boynton Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9–8 | Feb 2015 | USA F7, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 10–8 | Feb 2015 | USA F8, Plantation | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 11–8 | Feb 2015 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 12–8 | Mar 2015 | USA F10, Bakersfield | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 13–8 | Jul 2015 | USA F21, Wichita | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 14–8 | Nov 2015 | Venezuela F3, Margarita Island | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 15–8 | Nov 2015 | El Salvador F2, La Libertad | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(12–10) |
Win | 16–8 | Apr 2016 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Win | 17–8 | May 2016 | Mexico F2, Pachuca | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–4] |
Win | 18–8 | Jul 2016 | USA F23, Wichita | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() Reyes-Varela |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Gatineau, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2018 | Stockton, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | July 2019 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Loss | 3-3 | Sep 2019 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 5-7 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2019 | Fairfield, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [12–10] |
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | NH | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Davis Cup | Z3 | A | Z3 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | PO | 0 / 0 | 31–12 | 72% | ||
Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 31–13 | 70% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 9–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 29–18 | ||
Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 75% | 100% | 71% | 50% | 69% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 100% | 61.7% | |||
Year-end ranking | – | 1675 | 721 | 490 | 486 | 314 | 226 | 152 | 173 | 198 | 166 | 285 | 383 | $ 629,778 |
Record against other players
[edit]King's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface. ATP Tour matches and qualifying matches, ATP Challenger Tour matches and qualifying matches, ITF Tour matches and qualifying matches, and Davis Cup all count on record.
Marcos Baghdatis 1–1
David Goffin 0–1
Jürgen Melzer 0–1
Gaël Monfils 0–1
Alexander Zverev 0–1
Lucas Pouille 0–2
- * As of 21 August 2021[update].
References
[edit]- ^ "Darian King | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ s.r.o., LiveSport. "Darian King – Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Darian King profile". ATP. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Darian King Player Profile". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Darian King profile". Davis Cup. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "LIVE Darian King - Alexander Zverev - US Open men - 29 August 2017". Eurosport. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "After long struggle, Darian King is Barbados' newest sensation". ESPN. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Darian King — Behind The Racquet". behindtheracquet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Darian King bio". atptour.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Darian King ITF junior profile". itftennis.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Darian King disqualified after frightening lineswoman by slamming his racket". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "DARIAN KING EYEING AUSTRALIAN OPEN AFTER SURGERY". The Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- Barbadian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Bridgetown
- Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for Barbados
- Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Barbados
- Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados