Ali Collins
DOB: 27 May 2000
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Plays: Right-handed
Year-end junior ranking 2016: 123
Clothing: Asics
Racquet: Wilson
Twitter: @alicol27
Instagram: alicollins27
Ali grew up in Dunblane, Scotland, the same town where Andy and Jamie Murray hail from. Like the Murrays she attended Dunblane Primary School and did training at the Scottish National Tennis Centre at Stirling University.
Ali has been mentored in her development by Judy Murray. Judy introduced her to Emilio Sanchez and, after securing funding, Ali was able to travel to train at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Florida. In 2016 Judy said the following of Ali:
"Ali is a very promising junior. I call her Dunblane's third finest tennis player.
"She is a world class volleyer and has great hand skills which allow her to mix the pace, spin and depth of the ball, so she plays with huge variety and that is quite hard to find in the women's game these days."
Her best results so far have come in Grade 2 and a few Grade 1 tournaments. Of note was the 2016 Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay G1 where she reached the quarter-finals in singles and semi-finals in doubles partnering Victoria Emma. Her most regular doubles partner is fellow Brit, Fran Jones.
Titles
Singles:
Copa Sultana-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2015 - Grade 4
Doubles:
Panama Bowl, Panama 2015 - Grade 4 (with Fran Jones)
Copenhagen Winter Cup, Denmark 2015 - Grade 4 (with Fran Jones)
Nike Junior International Edinburgh, UK 2014 - Grade 5 (with Alexandra Hunter)
During 2016 Ali has concentrated on Grade 2 and above tournaments. As of writing this she is on the verge of breaking into the Top 100 in the junior rankings.
In junior slams she played Wimbledon 2015, losing to eventual champion Sofya Zhuk in round 1 and Wimbledon 2016, losing to Top 10 player Sofia Kenin in round 1.
Ali has represented Great Britain in Junior Fed Cup.
Wimbledon 2015
Wimbledon 2016
Junior Fed Cup 2015 (with Jodie Burrage and Katie Swan)
At Academia Sanchez-Casal
With Andy Murray
DOB: 27 May 2000
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Plays: Right-handed
Year-end junior ranking 2016: 123
Clothing: Asics
Racquet: Wilson
Twitter: @alicol27
Instagram: alicollins27
Ali grew up in Dunblane, Scotland, the same town where Andy and Jamie Murray hail from. Like the Murrays she attended Dunblane Primary School and did training at the Scottish National Tennis Centre at Stirling University.
Ali has been mentored in her development by Judy Murray. Judy introduced her to Emilio Sanchez and, after securing funding, Ali was able to travel to train at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Florida. In 2016 Judy said the following of Ali:
"Ali is a very promising junior. I call her Dunblane's third finest tennis player.
"She is a world class volleyer and has great hand skills which allow her to mix the pace, spin and depth of the ball, so she plays with huge variety and that is quite hard to find in the women's game these days."
Her best results so far have come in Grade 2 and a few Grade 1 tournaments. Of note was the 2016 Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay G1 where she reached the quarter-finals in singles and semi-finals in doubles partnering Victoria Emma. Her most regular doubles partner is fellow Brit, Fran Jones.
Titles
Singles:
Copa Sultana-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2015 - Grade 4
Doubles:
Panama Bowl, Panama 2015 - Grade 4 (with Fran Jones)
Copenhagen Winter Cup, Denmark 2015 - Grade 4 (with Fran Jones)
Nike Junior International Edinburgh, UK 2014 - Grade 5 (with Alexandra Hunter)
During 2016 Ali has concentrated on Grade 2 and above tournaments. As of writing this she is on the verge of breaking into the Top 100 in the junior rankings.
In junior slams she played Wimbledon 2015, losing to eventual champion Sofya Zhuk in round 1 and Wimbledon 2016, losing to Top 10 player Sofia Kenin in round 1.
Ali has represented Great Britain in Junior Fed Cup.
Wimbledon 2015
Wimbledon 2016
Junior Fed Cup 2015 (with Jodie Burrage and Katie Swan)
At Academia Sanchez-Casal
With Andy Murray