Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | San Bernardino, California, United States | October 13, 1958
Turned pro | 1978 |
Retired | 1994 |
Prize money | $610,261 |
Singles | |
Career record | 264–273 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (Aug. 18, 1981) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1984, 1988) |
French Open | 3R (1981, 1982) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1981) |
US Open | 2R (1982, 1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 247–249 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (May 11, 1992) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1987, 1988) |
French Open | QF (1991) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992) |
US Open | QF (1991, 1993) |
Sandy Collins (born October 13, 1958) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. who played from the late 1970s until 1994.
Collins is a native of San Bernardino, California. Sandy went to Odessa College, where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers. After two seasons, she transferred to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where she completed her college career.
During her professional career, she won four doubles tournaments on the WTA tour. Collins spent the next 17 years on the pro tennis tour, beating Billie Jean King in her second year as well as Tracy Austin (then ranked #2 in the world) in the quarterfinals of the German Open. At different times in her career, Collins was ranked as high as 17th in the world in singles and doubles. She became the first tennis player to be endorsed by Oakley Sunglasses. After retirement, Collins coached privately for a time, eventually taking a job at Texas Tech University (1999) as the women's tennis assistant coach and then named head coach in November 2002. She is currently the associate AD/event operations and sports administrator (women's volleyball/men's tennis) at Texas Tech University.
Legend | |
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Grand Slam | 0 |
WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | February 20, 1983 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, US | Hard | Carling Bassett | 6–2, 0–6, 4–6 |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | September 25, 1983 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Hard | Elizabeth Sayers | Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | March 25, 1984 | Dallas, Texas, US | Carpet | Elizabeth Sayers | Leslie Allen Anne White | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | May 6, 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Andrea Leand | Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mould | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | October 13, 1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Hard | Penny Barg | Bonnie Gadusek Mary-Lou Daniels | 1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5. | March 9, 1986 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, US | Hard | Kim Sands | Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | October 19, 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | October 26, 1986 | Singapore | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | April 19, 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 9. | April 26, 1987 | Taipei | Carpet | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor | 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 10. | February 26, 1989 | Wichita, Kansas, US | Hard | Leila Meskhi | Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory | 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 11. | October 21, 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, US | Hard | Ronni Reis | Elise Burgin Helen Kelesi | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | June 16, 1991 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Elna Reinach | Nicole Provis Liz Smylie | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13. | October 6, 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 14. | November 3, 1991 | Scottsdale, Arizona, US | Hard | Elna Reinach | Mareen Harper Cammy MacGregor | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | November 10, 1991 | Brentwood, Tennessee, US | Hard | Elna Reinach | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 16. | February 9, 1992 | Osaka, Japan | Carpet | Rachel McQuillan | Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 17. | June 14, 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Elna Reinach | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 3–6, 6–8 |
Loss | 18. | November 14, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Hard | Mary-Lou Daniels | Katrina Adams Elna Reinach | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
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