Ali Collins

Ali Collins
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	27 May 2000 (age 25)
Prize money	$52,613
Singles
Career record	26–29
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 911 (30 September 2019)
Doubles
Career record	105–88
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 110 (26 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2023)

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

Collins has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 110, achieved on 26 June 2023.^[1]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Birmingham Classic, in the doubles draw, partnering Emily Appleton.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

From Glasgow, she is the daughter of former professional footballer Lee Collins.^[2] 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.^[3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
W15 tournaments

Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)

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

References

^ "Ali Collins | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
^ "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.
^ 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.

External links

Ali Collins at the Women's Tennis Association
Ali Collins at the International Tennis Federation

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[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.