Dale Collings

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Dale Collings
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1955-12-16) 16 December 1955 (age 68)
Southport, Queensland,
Australia
Died5 September 2023(2023-09-05) (aged 67)
Southport, Queensland,
Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record23–42
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 101 (26 Dec 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1978, 1982)
Wimbledon 2R (1976)
US Open 1R (1978)
Doubles
Career record26–42
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1980, 1981, 1982)
Wimbledon 3R (1978)
US Open 1R (1978)

Dale Collings (born 16 December 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

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Career

Collings, who was known for his fast serves, won the Wimbledon Plate in 1978. [1] He twice made the third round of the Australian Open, in 1978 and 1982. [2] The Australian also reached the third round of the men's doubles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships (with Keith Hancock) and mixed doubles at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships (with Karen Gulley). [3]

He was a quarter-finalist at the Sydney Indoor tournament in 1979, beating Ken Rosewall and Geoff Masters along the way. [2] He made another quarter-final in Adelaide that year and reached the semi-finals at Brisbane in 1980. [2]

With partner Dick Crealy, Collings was a doubles runner-up at the Perth Grand Prix event in 1980. [2] He made doubles semi-finals at Auckland in 1977, Cleveland in 1979, Adelaide in 1979, the Sydney Outdoor in 1979 and again at Auckland in 1980. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jan 1980 Perth, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cliff Letcher
3–6, 4–6

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References

  1. Sydney Morning Herald , "Billie-Jean loses out on record", 11 July 1978, pg. 1
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ITF Pro Circuit Profile