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British tennis player (born 2000)
Ali Collins
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)
Prize money$52,613
Singles
Career record26–29
Highest rankingNo. 911 (30 September 2019)
Doubles
Career record105–88
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 110 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 239 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2023)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Ali Collins (born 27 May 2000) is a British tennis player.

Collins has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 110, achieved on 26 June 2023.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Birmingham Classic, in the doubles draw, partnering Emily Appleton.

Personal life

From Dunblane, she is the daughter of former professional footballer Lee Collins. She began to be coached by Judy Murray from the age of seven. She has said she switched to concentrate on doubles because she is “a team player” and struggled with aspects of being alone on tour.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 ITF Melilla, Spain W15 Clay Spain Ángela Fita Boluda 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–8)
Clay (1–3)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2018 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Italy Claudia Giovine Serbia Tamara Čurović
United States Chiara Scholl
6–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 ITF Haren, Netherlands W15 Clay United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott Turkey Cemre Anıl
Russia Anna Pribylova
3–6, 6–0,
Loss 1–2 Jul 2021 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine W25 Clay Venezuela Andrea Gámiz South Korea Jang Su-jeong
Serbia Bojana Marinković
6–3, 4–6,
Loss 1–3 Jan 2022 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom W25 Hard United Kingdom Emily Appleton Germany Anna Gabric
Romania Arina Vasilescu
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Feb 2022 ITF Mâcon, France W25 Hard United Kingdom Emily Appleton Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Romania Andreea Mitu
1–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Mar 2022 Open de Touraine, France W25 Hard United Kingdom Emily Appleton Germany Mona Barthel
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
2–6, 6–4,
Win 3–4 Aug 2022 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UK W25 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
United Kingdom Maia Lumsden
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–4 Aug 2022 ITF Aldershot, UK W25 Hard United Kingdom Freya Christie Lithuania Andrė Lukošiūtė
United Kingdom Eliz Maloney
6–4, 6–2
Win 5–4 Sep 2022 ITF Le Neubourg, France W80 Hard United Kingdom Freya Christie Poland Weronika Falkowska
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
1–6, 7–6,
Win 6–4 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK W60 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Spain Andrea Lázaro García
6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–5 Jan 2023 ITF Tallinn, Estonia W40 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie Czech Republic Anna Sisková
United States Jessie Aney
4–6, 7–6,
Win 7–5 Jan 2023 ITF Sunderland, UK W60 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie Belgium Magali Kempen
United Kingdom Eden Silva
6–3, 7–6
Win 8–5 Feb 2023 Open de l'Isère, France W60 Hard (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie Sofya Lansere
Maria Timofeeva
6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–6 Feb 2023 AK Ladies Open, Germany W60 Carpet (i) United Kingdom Freya Christie Belgium Greet Minnen
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
1–6, 3–6
Loss 8–7 Apr 2023 Bellinzona Ladies Open,
Switzerland
W60 Clay United Kingdom Freya Christie Switzerland Conny Perrin
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
6–3, 6–7,
Win 9–7 Nov 2023 Open Nantes Atlantique, France W60 Hard (i) United Kingdom Lily Miyazaki United Kingdom Emily Appleton
Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
7–6, 6–2
Loss 9–8 Nov 2023 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg W40 Hard (i) Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan
7–6, 1–6,
Loss 9–9 Feb 2024 ITF Edgbaston, UK W50 Hard (i) United Kingdom Lily Miyazaki Belgium Magali Kempen
Belgium Lara Salden
6–7, 2–6
Loss 9–10 Feb 2024 ITF Roehampton, UK W50 Hard (i) Estonia Elena Malõgina United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan
6–7, 3–6
Loss 9–11 May 2024 ITF Nottingham, UK W35 Hard United Kingdom Lauryn John-Baptiste United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson
United Kingdom Ella McDonald
6–7, 6–7
Loss 9–12 Jun 2024 Internazionali di Caserta, Italy W75 Clay Colombia María Paulina Pérez Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo
Greece Despina Papamichail
6–4, 3–6,

References

  1. "Ali Collins | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. "Father of Dunblane tennis ace: community "should be desperate for" Judy Murray's controversial Park of Keir sports complex". The Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. Palmer, Mark (29 June 2023). "Ali Collins: Switching to doubles has been my best decision — I'm a team player". The Times. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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