Sandy Collins (tennis)
Sandy Collins (born October 13, 1958) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. who played from the late 1970s until 1994.
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1958 San Bernardino, California, United States |
| 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) |
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 #1 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.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | February 20, 1983 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–2, 0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles 18 (4–14)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | September 25, 1983 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 25, 1984 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Carpet | |
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 6, 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | |
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | October 13, 1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | |
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1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | March 9, 1986 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | Hard | |
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6–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | October 19, 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | |
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | October 26, 1986 | Singapore | Hard | |
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | April 19, 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | |
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | April 26, 1987 | Taipei | Carpet | |
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6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | February 26, 1989 | Wichita, Kansas, USA | Hard |  |
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2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 11. | October 21, 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | Hard | |
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | June 16, 1991 | Birmingham, England | Grass | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | October 6, 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | |
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7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | November 3, 1991 | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | Hard | |
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5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | November 10, 1991 | Brentwood, Tennessee, USA | Hard | |
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5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | February 9, 1992 | Osaka, Japan | Carpet | |
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6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 17. | June 14, 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | |
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7–5, 3–6, 6–8 |
| Runner-up | 18. | November 14, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | |
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7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
