Danielle Collins
American tennis player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danielle Rose Collins (born December 13, 1993) is an American professional tennis player.[2] She has reached career-high WTA rankings of No. 7 in singles and No. 79 in doubles. She won her first WTA title in 2021 at the Palermo Ladies Open and has won in total four WTA Tour singles titles, including a WTA 1000 title at the 2024 Miami Open, and one doubles title. She reached a major singles final at the 2022 Australian Open.
Full name | Danielle Rose Collins |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | (1993-12-13) December 13, 1993 (age 30) St. Petersburg, Florida |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Turned pro | 2016[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Florida (2012–2013) Virginia (2013–2016) |
Prize money | US$8,234,276[2] |
Singles | |
Career record | 252–146 (63.3%) |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (July 11, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 15 (April 8, 2024)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (2022) |
French Open | QF (2020) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 4R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 30–32 (48.4%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 79 (October 9, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 158 (April 8, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | SF (2022) |
US Open | 3R (2019) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | F (2018), record 7–3 |
Last updated on: April 8, 2024. |
Collins played collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia and won the NCAA singles title twice, during her sophomore and senior years in 2014 and 2016. She finished her career in Virginia as the top-ranked collegiate player. Having first established herself on the WTA Tour when she reached the semifinals of the 2018 Miami Open as a qualifier, her breakthrough came at the 2019 Australian Open where she advanced to the semifinals, defeating world No. 2 Angelique Kerber en route. Collins was also a quarterfinalist at the 2020 French Open in singles, and a semifinalist at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in doubles.