Barry King (tennis)

{{short description|Irish tennis player}}

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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2016}}

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| name = Barry King

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| country_represented = {{flagu|Ireland}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|01|22|df=yes}}

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| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $21,058

| singlesrecord = 2–2

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 600 (23 November 2009)

| doublesrecord = 1–1

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 431 (12 July 2010)

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Barry King (born 22 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player and Davis Cup player from Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100000202 |title=Pro Circuit - Player Profile - KING, Barry (IRL) |publisher=ITF Tennis |date= |accessdate=6 November 2016}} He was the Irish National Junior Champion before attending the University of Notre Dame on a tennis scholarship.{{cite web|author=Barry King |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/king_barry00.html |title=Barry King Bio - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site |publisher=Und.Com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-31}}

King played six Davis Cup rubber matches for Ireland in 2010 and 2011. He had a 2/2 record in singles and 1/1 record in doubles. In his last Davis Cup match, he won the deciding singles match to clinch a 3–2 win over Tunisia. In his last professional tournament, he reached the semi-finals of the Irish Open Futures event.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2011/0926/285326-kingb/ |title=King calls it a day - RTÉ Sport |publisher=Rte.ie |date=2011-09-26 |accessdate=2014-05-31}} He retired in July 2011 to pursue a career in finance.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tennis-players-on-wall-street-2013-10?op=1 |title=Tennis Players On Wall Street |publisher=Business Insider |date=2013-11-12 |accessdate=2014-05-31}}