Hannah Collin

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Hannah Collin
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 41)
Thames Ditton, Surrey
Turned pro 1997
Retired 2005
Prize money$95,816
Singles
Career record178–137 (56.5%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (16 July 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record52–69 (43.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (23 July 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2001, 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–2

Hannah Collin (born 18 February 1982) is an English former professional tennis player.

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Collin competed at her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, on three consecutive occasions from 2000 to 2002 and also for Great Britain in the Europe/Africa Zone at the 2000 edition of the Fed Cup.

Considered to be one of Britain's most promising young players in the 1990s, at a time when British tennis was doing particularly poorly, she reached the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon juniors' tournament, and was the national 14, 16 and 18 year old age group champion. [1]

She played her first match on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1997 and her final professional match at the Wimbledon qualifying event in 2005. During her career, she reached a total of seven ITF singles finals (winning three) and managed to notch up a victory over former British number one, Sam Smith. [2] She also managed to beat Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–4)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.10 September 2000 Mollerussa, SpainCarpet Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shen Luili 6–2, 6–3
Winner2.18 September 2000 Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of France.svg Olivia Sanchez 6–3, 6–3
Winner3.3 December 2000Arad, IsraelHard Flag of Austria.svg Daniela Klemenschits 5–3, 4–0, 4–0
Runner-up4.20 July 2002 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.5 August 2002 Bath, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong 0–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up6.23 September 2002 Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up7.17 August 2003 London, United KingdomHard Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Şenoğlu 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (2–7)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.5 April 1998 Brest, FranceHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lydia Perkins Flag of France.svg Ségolène Berger
Flag of France.svg Sophie Georges
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.24 July 1999 Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Hergold Flag of South Africa.svg Surina de Beer
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up3.24 April 2000 Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up4.10 September 2000Mollerussa, SpainCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jolanda Mens Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marylene Losey
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucia Tallo
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up5.30 August 2003Coimbra, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva Flag of New Zealand.svg Paula Marama
Flag of Israel.svg Danielle Steinberg
4–6, 6–7
Winner6.5 July 2004 Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Crook
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Paterson
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up7.14 September 2004 Manchester, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of Finland.svg Essi Laine
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up8.19 October 2004 Bolton, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Borwell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith
5–7, 6–1, 2–6
Winner9.28 November 2004 San Luis Potosí, MexicoHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Paterson Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović
Flag of Croatia.svg Maria Abramović
6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–LSR
Australian Open Absent0–00 / 0
French Open Absent0–00 / 0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R AA Q1 0–30 / 3
US Open Absent0–00 / 0
Year-end ranking531360283278324420528695

Doubles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–LSR
Australian Open Absent0–00 / 0
French Open Absent0–00 / 0
Wimbledon Q1 Absent 1R Absent 1R Q1 0–20 / 2
US Open Absent0–00 / 0
Year-end ranking402402408386418642443509

Fed Cup

2000 Federation Cup Main Draw
DateVenueSurfaceRoundOpponentFinal match scoreMatchOpponentsRubber score
18–19 Jul 2000 Murcia ClayRRFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–2Singles Tzipi Obziler 6–1, 6–1 (W)
Doubles (with Julie Pullin) Obziler/Rosen 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 (L)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–2Singles Claudine Schaul 3–6, 3–6 (L)

Post-retirement life

After retiring, Collin became a tennis coach. She is currently a coach at the All England Club at Wimbledon. [3]

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References

  1. "Tennis: Hannah begins a long haul". Independent.co.uk . 15 November 1998.
  2. "Hannah's level head leads to new heights: Ronald Atkin discovers why it has been a good year for Collin". The Independent . 5 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. "The Tennis Circus | Team - Danny Sapsford leads a team of past and present British tennis pros, providing affordable, star-studded tennis coaching days at clubs, schools and businesses around the UK".