Ali Collins (born 27 May 2000) is a British

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Collins has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 110, achieved on 26 June 2023. She made her

WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tourna ...

main-draw debut at the

2022 Birmingham Classic The 2022 Birmingham Classic (tennis), Birmingham Classic (also known as the Rothesay Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 40th edition of the event, and a WTA ...

, in the doubles draw, partnering

Emily Appleton Emily Appleton ( Warren; May 10, 1818 – May 29, 1905) was an American philanthropist and animal welfare activist from Boston who provided financial support for the foundation of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anima ...

Personal life

From

Dunblane Dunblane (, gd, Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links ...

, she is the daughter of former professional footballer Lee Collins. She began to be coached by

Judy Murray Judith Mary Murray, OBE (née Erskine; born 8 September 1959) is a Scottish tennis coach. She is the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Sir Andy Murray. Life and career Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, Sti ...

from the age of seven. She has said she switched to concentrate on doubles because she is “a team player” and struggled with aspects of being alone on tour.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)

References

External links

* * 2000 births Living people British female tennis players 21st-century British women {{UK-tennis-bio-stub