Sandy Collins (tennis)

Sandy Collins (born October 13 1958) is an American professional tennis player who played from the late 1970s until 1994.

Sandy is a native of San Bernardino, California. After high school, Sandy went to Odessa College where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers. After two seasons with Odessa College, Sandy transferred to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where she would complete her college career. Upon her college graduation, Sandy who had had a very successful amateur career, decided to turn pro.

During her career she won 4 tournaments WTA, all in the doubles category. Sandy would spend the next 17 years on the pro tennis tour, with the one huge accomplishment of beating Billie Jean King in her second year. At different times in her career, Sandy was ranked as high as 17th in the world in singles and doubles. Through her accomplishments, Sandy was recognized by Oakley Sunglasses and became the first tennis player to be endorsed by the company. After retirement, Sandy coached at several colleges and universities, including being the Head Tennis Coach at Texas Tech University .

She is currently the Assistant Director Events Management at Texas Tech University.

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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
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 20 February 1983 Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Hard Carling Bassett 6–2, 0–6, 4–6

Doubles 18 (4–14)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 3
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 1
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 25 September 1983 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Hard Elizabeth Sayers Chris O'Neil
Brenda Remilton		 7–5, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 25 March 1984 Dallas, Texas, USA Carpet Elizabeth Sayers Leslie Allen
Anne White		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 6 May 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Andrea Leand Rosalyn Fairbank
Beverly Mould		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 13 October 1985 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Hard Penny Barg Bonnie Gadusek
Mary-Lou Daniels		 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 9 March 1986 Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Hard Kim Sands Candy Reynolds
Anne Smith		 6–7, 1–6
Winner 6. 19 October 1986 Tokyo, Japan Hard Sharon Walsh-Pete Susan Mascarin
Betsy Nagelsen		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 26 October 1986 Singapore Hard Sharon Walsh-Pete Anna-Maria Fernandez
Julie Richardson		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 19 April 1987 Tokyo, Japan Hard Sharon Walsh-Pete Kathy Jordan
Betsy Nagelsen		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 9. 26 April 1987 Taipei Carpet Sharon Walsh-Pete Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor		 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 26 February 1989 Wichita, Kansas, USA Hard Leila Meskhi Manon Bollegraf
Lise Gregory		 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 11. 21 October 1990 Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Hard Ronni Reis Elise Burgin
Helen Kelesi		 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 12. 16 June 1991 Birmingham, England Grass Elna Reinach Nicole Provis
Liz Smylie		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 13. 6 October 1991 Milan, Italy Carpet Lori NcNeil Sabine Appelmans
Raffaella Reggi		 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 14. 3 November 1991 Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Hard Elna Reinach Mareen Harper
Cammy MacGregor		 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 15. 10 November 1991 Brentwood, Tennessee, USA Hard Elna Reinach Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis		 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 9 February 1992 Osaka, Japan Carpet Rachel McQuillan Rennae Stubbs
Helena Suková		 6–3, 4–6 5–7
Runner-up 17. 14 June 1992 Birmingham, England Grass Elna Reinach Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs		 7–5, 3–6, 6–8
Runner-up 18. 14 November 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Hard Mary-Lou Daniels Katrina Adams
Elna Reinach		 7–5, 2–6, 4–6

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