Ali Collins

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Ali Collins
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 25)
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)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
Last updated on: 24 June 2025.

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

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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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019ITF Melilla, SpainW15Clay Flag of Spain.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dec 2018ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine Flag of Serbia.svg Tamara Čurović
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
6–7(5), 4–6
Win1–1Sep 2019ITF Haren, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Arbuthnott Flag of Turkey.svg Cemre Anıl
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Pribylova
3–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Loss1–2Jul 2021ITF Kyiv, UkraineW25Clay Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Marinković
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss1–3Jan 2022 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United KingdomW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of Germany.svg Anna Gabric
Flag of Romania.svg Arina Vasilescu
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–4Feb 2022ITF Mâcon, FranceW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Mitu
1–6, 1–6
Win2–4Mar 2022 Open de Touraine, FranceW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win3–4Aug 2022GB Pro-Series Foxhills, UKW25Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden
6–3, 6–3
Win4–4Aug 2022ITF Aldershot, UKW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Lithuania.svg Andrė Lukošiūtė
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eliz Maloney
6–4, 6–2
Win5–4Sep 2022 ITF Le Neubourg, FranceW80Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Poland.svg Weronika Falkowska
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
1–6, 7–6(4), [10–3]
Win6–4 Oct 2022 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Spain.svg Irene Burillo Escorihuela
Flag of Spain.svg Andrea Lázaro García
6–4, 6–1
Loss6–5Jan 2023ITF Tallinn, EstoniaW40Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Sisková
Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney
4–6, 7–6(3), [7–10]
Win7–5Jan 2023ITF Sunderland, UKW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eden Silva
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win8–5Feb 2023 Open de l'Isère, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya ChristieFlag placeholder.svg Sofya Lansere
Flag placeholder.svg Maria Timofeeva
6–4, 6–3
Loss8–6Feb 2023 AK Ladies Open, GermanyW60Carpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
1–6, 3–6
Loss8–7Apr 2023 Bellinzona Ladies Open,
Switzerland
W60Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Conny Perrin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anna Sisková
6–3, 6–7(9), [5–10]
Win9–7Nov 2023 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW60Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Miyazaki Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isabelle Haverlag
7–6(4), 6–2
Loss9–8Nov 2023ITF Pétange, LuxembourgW40Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isabelle Haverlag Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Sharan
7–6(4), 1–6, [6–10]
Loss9–9Feb 2024ITF Edgbaston, UKW50Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Miyazaki Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Magali Kempen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden
6–7(6), 2–6
Loss9–10Feb 2024ITF Roehampton, UKW50Hard (i) Flag of Estonia.svg Elena Malõgina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freya Christie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Sharan
6–7(5), 3–6
Loss9–11May 2024ITF Nottingham, UKW35Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lauryn John-Baptiste Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holly Hutchinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ella McDonald
6–7(4), 6–7(5)
Loss9–12Jun 2024 Internazionali di Caserta, ItalyW75Clay Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
6–4, 3–6, [3–10]

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.