Kingdon "King" Van Nostrand (born June 4, 1934) is an American tennis player and coach.
[5] After four years in the Navy he returned to Bay Shore High School[2] as a mathematics teacher from 1960 to 1989.
[10] In 1979, he was noted to be one of the top players in the country, at the time not having lost since entering the 45 age level and having a 40 game winning streak.
Described as a "young" senior, it was opined that the "wiry, red‐haired 6‐footer...runs like a deer, executes his shots with textbook precision and produces an all round fluency that is reminiscent of ballet dancer.
From 2002 to 2014 he won 52 consecutive USTA singles tournaments, compiling a record of 189–0, with only one match going three sets.
[12] At the 2022 Super-Seniors World Individual Championships Van Nostrand, at age 87, achieved a long-held ambition, becoming the outright leader in seniors tennis.
Van Nostrand had been stuck on 41 titles when Covid hit and he had surgery for a ruptured tendon in his right arm; he missed two seasons.
[20] Twelve members of the Van Nostrand family were inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 1991; each was a player, coach or both.
[5] Van Nostrand was featured in a 2023 documentary about super senior tennis players: Silver Servers directed by Dan Lobb.