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| Full name | Danielle Rose Collins |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | (1993-12-13)December 13, 1993 (age 31) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Turned pro | 2016[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Florida (2012–2013) Virginia (2013–2016) |
| Prize money | US $10,271,733[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 283–170 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (July 11, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 68 (September 29, 2025)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2022) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2024) |
| US Open | 4R (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 32–36 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (October 9, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 496 (October 13, 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
| French Open | 2R (2019) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2022) |
| US Open | 3R (2019) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2018), record 7–4 |
| Last updated on: October 18, 2025. | |
Danielle Rose Collins (born December 13, 1993) is an American professionaltennis player. She has reached career-highWTA rankings of world No. 7 in singles and No. 79 in doubles. Collins has won four singles titles, including aWTA 1000 title at the2024 Miami Open, and one doubles title. She contested amajor singles final at the2022 Australian Open.
Collins played collegiate tennis at theUniversity of Virginia and won theNCAA singles title twice, during her sophomore and senior years in 2014 and 2016. She finished her career with Virginia as the top-ranked collegiate player. Having first established herself on the WTA Tour when she reached the semifinals of the2018 Miami Open as a qualifier, her breakthrough came at the2019 Australian Open where she advanced to the semifinals, defeating world No. 2Angelique Kerber en route. She won her firstWTA Tour title in 2021 at thePalermo Ladies Open. She followed with an Australian Open final, and after initially announcing 2024 would mark her final season, Collins went on a run of form that included the Miami Open title.
Collins is the daughter of Walter and Cathy Collins. She is ofDutch descent on her mother’s side through her grandmother.[4]Collins graduated fromNortheast High School,St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2012.[5] She trained at the Isla Del Sol Yacht & Country Club in St. Petersburg for six years andIMG Academy from 2010 to 2012.[5] She was considered theNo. 2 recruit of the class of 2012, and she received a scholarship from theUniversity of Florida.[6]
Collins played one season of college tennis for theFlorida Gators, going 24–8 in singles.[6] She then transferred to theUniversity of Virginia.
During her career with theVirginia Cavaliers, with a cumulative record of 101–20.[7] Named to the All-ACC first team in all three seasons, she helped Virginia win consecutiveACC Championships in 2014 and 2015.[5][8] At theNCAA Championships, she became the first Cavalier to the win the singles title in2014 and became the seventh two-time champion in2016.[5][8] She finished her college career in 2016 as the nation's top-ranked player and received theHonda Sports Award for tennis.[5][9]
Collins graduated from Virginia with a bachelor's degree in media studies and business.[10] She returned to the University of Florida for graduate school to earn a master's degree in sports management in a program partnering with the WTA.[11]
In 2009, Collins played her first events on theITF Women's Circuit. She won her first ITF singles title in 2011.[12]
She did not play any professional matches in 2013 and 2015 while she was playing college tennis at Virginia.
Collins made herWTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard player at the2014 US Open in theArthur Ashe Stadium, where she forced second seedSimona Halep to a third-setter in the first round.[13]
In mid-2016, she turned fully professional. During her time on the ITF Circuit, she won four singles titles.
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Collins started the year reaching the final round ofqualifying at theAustralian Open, before being outclassed byDenisa Allertová, in two sets.
However, she received a wildcard at theWTA 125 tournament atNewport Beach and claimed the title there, which saw her rise to a career-high ranking of No. 120 at that time.[14]
Another impressive run at another WTA 125 tournament, this time inIndian Wells, saw her reach the quarterfinals and thus earn a wildcard for theIndian Wells Open, aPremier Mandatory tournament that also takes place there. There, she won her first WTA Tour match, defeating compatriotTaylor Townsend, before beating world No. 14,Madison Keys, in straight sets,[15] followed by a victory overSofya Zhuk. Although her run ended in the fourth round against former world No. 6,Carla Suárez Navarro, Collins made her top-100 debut, jumping from No. 117 to 93.[16]Getting through the qualifying rounds at theMiami Open, Collins beat world No. 37,Irina-Camelia Begu, in straight sets, before upsetting two-time major semifinalistCoCo Vandeweghe, in three sets. Victories overDonna Vekić andMonica Puig followed, before she earned the biggest victory of her career, beating her idol, former world No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion,Venus Williams, who was the eighth-ranked player coming into their encounter.[17] With this win, she became the first qualifier ever to reach the semifinals at the Miami Open.[18] She then faced sixth-seededJeļena Ostapenko and lost in straight sets, despite having a set point in the first set. After making it to the quarterfinals inMonterrey, Collins broke into the top 50 for the first time.
Collins won back-to-back main-draw matches at only two other tournaments the rest of the season, reaching the third round of theEastbourne International and the semifinals inSan Jose (both Premier-level events) and lost in the opening round at the remaining three Grand Slams. Nonetheless, she finished the year ranked No. 36 in the world, more than 100 spots above her previous best year-end ranking.
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Her rise continued at theAustralian Open. Prior to the tournament, she had never won a match at a major event. After upsetting 14th seedJulia Görges in a tough first-round match, Collins won her next three matches in straight sets; first againstSachia Vickery, then against 19th seedCaroline Garcia. In the round of 16, Collins pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament, dominating the second seed and three-time major championAngelique Kerber, in straight sets. She thus reached the quarterfinals, where she defeatedAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets. In the semifinals, she lost to eighth seedPetra Kvitová, in two sets.[19] Collins rose to a career-high ranking of No. 23 on January 28, 2019, following the tournament.
She also recorded wins at all the other major events, reaching the second round at theFrench Open andUS Open as well as the third round atWimbledon. She achieved her best-ever Grand Slam doubles result atWimbledon, reaching the quarterfinals withBethanie Mattek-Sands. Collins struggled outside of the majors though, reaching the quarterfinals at just one tournament (theCharleston Open). In December, she won theHawaii Open, an exhibition tournament, upon the withdrawal of her finals opponent Angelique Kerber. Collins finished the year ranked world No. 31.
At the end of 2019, Collins revealed that she was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis,[20] similar toCaroline Wozniacki.
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Collins began 2020 with three wins over top-15 opponents. She defeated world No. 5,Elina Svitolina, in the first round at theBrisbane International before falling to world No. 13, Madison Keys, in straight sets in the quarterfinals. The following week at theAdelaide International, she defeated No. 15Sofia Kenin in the second round, and then No. 7Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals. Collins fell to world No. 1,Ashleigh Barty, in three sets in the semifinals.[21] She lost in the second round toYulia Putintseva at theAustralian Open, and dropped outside the top 50 due to failing to defend her semifinalist points.
Due to the six-month shutdown of the WTA Tour caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, Collins did not play again after the Australian Open until August. She lost in the opening round of her first two tournaments back, toJil Teichmann at theWestern & Southern Open andAnett Kontaveit at theUS Open. However, Collins rebounded at theFrench Open where she reached her second career Grand Slam quarterfinal. Along the way, she upset two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1,Garbiñe Muguruza, in the third round (handing the Spaniard her earliest exit from Roland Garros since 2013) as well as 30th seedOns Jabeur, both in three sets. Her run ultimately came to an end against compatriot and reigning Australian Open champion, Sofia Kenin, in a match that for both players was their fourth three-setter of five matches.
Danielle Collins was sidelined for the first half of the season with debilitating pain in her back. She was diagnosed withendometriosis and proceeded to have a "tennis ball-sized" cyst removed.[22] In addition to that surgery, Collins was also taking medication forrheumatoid arthritis.[20]
Collins won her first WTA Tour title at thePalermo Ladies Open, defeatingElena-Gabriela Ruse, in straight sets in the final.[23] The following month, she won her second WTA title at theSilicon Valley Classic, defeatingDaria Kasatkina in three sets.[24] The Silicon Valley Classic win marked her firstWTA 500 title. As a result, she reentered the top 30 at world No. 28,[25] on August 9, 2021.[26]
She continued her win streak at theCanadian Open. She beatJil Teichmann in the first round, and went on to defeat sixth seedSimona Halep in the second.[27] Her 12-match win streak eventually came to an end in the third round, after losing to compatriotJessica Pegula, in three sets. At theUS Open, she reached the third round for the first time after defeating former world No. 6, Carla Suárez Navarro, andKaja Juvan. She lost her third-round match toAryna Sabalenka, in straight sets.[28][29]
In her next two tournaments, Collins reached the quarterfinals inChicago and the third round inIndian Wells before concluding her season inLinz, where she was forced to retire in her semifinal match against compatriotAlison Riske due to a shoulder injury. Nonetheless, Collins finished the year ranked inside the top 30 for the first time, at No. 29.
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At theAustralian Open, Collins reached the semifinals for the second time, after defeating 19th seedElise Mertens to become the third American woman in the quarterfinals. It was the second year in a row that three Americans have featured at this stage of the tournament.[30] In the quarterfinals, she beatAlizé Cornet in straight sets.[31] She defeatedIga Świątek also in straight sets in the semifinals to advance to her first Grand Slam final, where she faced world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty.[32][33][34] Świątek said that Collins hits "the fastest ball I have ever played against in a match."[35] In the final, Collins lost in straight sets despite being 5–1 up in the second set.[36] As a result of her performance, Collins made her top-10 debut and became the American No. 1 female player.[37] At theFrench Open, she lost to fellow AmericanShelby Rogers, in straight sets, in the second round. InWimbledon, Collins lost in the first round toMarie Bouzková, in three sets.[38][39] At the same tournament, partneringDesirae Krawczyk, she reached the quarterfinals for a second time[40][41] and then the semifinals for the first time at a major in doubles in her career.[42]
Seeded 19th at theUS Open, she reached the round of 16 for the first time upon defeating two-time US Open championNaomi Osaka,[43]Cristina Bucșa, and Alizé Cornet.[44] In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 6 and eventual semifinalist Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.
Collins started her 2023 season inAdelaide. Seeded fifth atthe first tournament, she lost in the first round toElena Rybakina in three sets.[45] Seeded 10th atthe second tournament, she reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by sixth seed and world No. 9,Veronika Kudermetova in three sets, despite having five match points during the match.[46] Seeded 13th as the prior year's finalist at theAustralian Open, she beatAnna Kalinskaya in the first round.[47] In the second round, she outlastedKarolína Muchová in a two-hour-and-56-minute three-set marathon match.[48] In the third round, she lost to 22nd seed and eventual finalist, Elena Rybakina, in three sets.[49] Due to not defending her finalist points earned in 2022, Collins's ranking fell from 11 to 40 after the Australian Open.
In the beginning of February, at theAbu Dhabi Open, Collins was defeated in the first round by fifth seed and world No. 12, Jeļena Ostapenko, in three sets.[50] At theQatar Ladies Open, she suffered a second-round thrashing at the hands of defending champion, world No. 1, and eventual champion, Iga Świątek, winning only one game.[51] InDubai, she fell in the first round to 17-year-oldLinda Fruhvirtová.[52] Seeded fourth at the inaugural edition of theATX Open in Austin, Texas she reached the semifinals where she lost to eighth seed,Marta Kostyuk, who would end up winning her first WTA Tour singles title.[53] At theIndian Wells Open, she was defeated in the first round by lucky loserDalma Gálfi.[54] Seeded 30th at theMiami Open, she lost in the third round to third seed and compatriot, Jessica Pegula.[55]
Collins started her clay-court season in April at theCharleston Open. Seeded 13th, she lost in the first round to Shelby Rogers.[56] Indoubles, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title alongside compatriot Desirae Krawczyk, beating top seedsGiuliana Olmos andEna Shibahara in the final.[57] She withdrew from both theMadrid Open and theItalian Open.[58][59] Returning to action at theFrench Open, she was defeated in the first round by third seed Jessica Pegula.[60]
After her loss to world No. 1 Iga Świątek at theAustralian Open, Collins announced that 2024 would be her last year of playing professional tennis.[61][62][63]
At theAbu Dhabi Open where she qualified for the main draw, she defeated former No. 1, wildcard Naomi Osaka, in straight sets.[64][65]The following week, she also qualified for the WTA 1000Qatar Ladies Open and reached the quarterfinals, defeating 13th seed Veronika Kudermetova, and Czechs Marie Bouzková andKateřina Siniaková. In the quarterfinals, Collins lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.[66]InIndian Wells, Collins defeated Russian qualifierErika Andreeva and then lost to Iga Świątek in the second round.[67]
InMiami, she reached the quarterfinals for the third time at this tournament, with wins overBernarda Pera, Russians 30th seedAnastasia Potapova andElina Avanesyan, and 19th seedSorana Cirstea. She reached her second career WTA 1000 semifinal (after 2018 Miami) with a straight-set win against Caroline Garcia, increasing the head-to-head to 4–0. In the semifinals, she then defeated 14th seedEkaterina Alexandrova, also in straight sets, to advance to her first WTA 1000 final. Ranked No. 53, she became the second lowest-ranked finalist in Miami behind only Naomi Osaka, and the fourth-oldest first-time WTA 1000 finalist since the category was introduced in 2009.[68][69] She secured her inaugural WTA 1000 title with a decisive victory in straight sets over Elena Rybakina, the fourth seed and previous year's runner-up. This historic win marked her as the lowest-ranked champion, only the second unseeded woman to achieve the feat, and the third woman to claim her maiden singles title in Miami after turning 30 years old, following Chris Evert (1986) and Petra Kvitová (2023), since the tournament's inception in 1985. Additionally, she joined the champions list as the sixth American to triumph in Miami. As a result, she returned to the top 25 in the rankings, at No. 22.[70][71][72]
Unseeded again at theCharleston Open, she defeatedPaula Badosa, and second seed and defending championOns Jabeur. Next, she defeatedSloane Stephens (her second match in one day),[73] 11th seedElise Mertens, and world No. 7 and third seed,Maria Sakkari, all in straight sets, to reach the final, extending her record to 12 consecutive match wins.[74][75] She lifted her second straight singles trophy in two weeks and fourth overall, defeating fourth seedDaria Kasatkina in straight sets. This marked her 22nd win since the beginning of the season, and tied her for the most wins with Świątek and Rybakina. She became the first player to win back-to-back titles in Miami and Charleston sinceSerena Williams in 2013. With the title, she returned to the top 15 on April 8, 2024.[76][77]
InMadrid, Collins continued her winning streak to 15 matches, securing victories over qualifiersOlga Danilović andJaqueline Cristian.[78][79] However, her streak ended in the fourth round when she was defeated by world No. 2,Aryna Sabalenka, in three sets.[80] Seeded 13th at theItalian Open, she reached her maiden WTA 1000 clay-court semifinal without dropping a set, with wins overAnna Blinkova by retirement, 22nd seedCaroline Garcia,Irina-Camelia Begu and 24th seedVictoria Azarenka.[81][82][83] Her run was once again halted by Aryna Sabalenka, this time in straight sets.[84] At the WTA 500 inStrasbourg, she advanced to her third final of the season, defeating Kateřina Siniaková,Clara Burel, andAnhelina Kalinina.[85][86] In an All-American final, she lost to fourth seedMadison Keys in straight sets. As a result, she returned to the top 10 for the first time since August 2022.[87] At theFrench Open, she was upset in the second round by qualifier Olga Danilović.[88]
Seeded 11th atWimbledon she defeatedClara Tauson,[89]Dalma Gálfi[90] and 20th seedBeatriz Haddad Maia[91] to reach the round-of-16 at the grass-court Major for the first time where she lost to eventual championBarbora Krejčíková.[92]
Collins reached the quarterfinals at theParis Olympics but retired due to injury while trailing in the third set of her match with world number oneIga Świątek.[93][94][95]
At theUS Open, she lost in the first round toCaroline Dolehide.[96][97] Collins also lost her opening match at theGuadalajara Open toOlivia Gadecki.[98]
In October, Collins announced she had changed her mind about retiring and would play on in 2025.[99][100]
Collins defeated qualifiersDaria Snigur[101] andDestanee Aiava[102] to reach the third round at theAustralian Open, where she lost to 10th seed and eventual championMadison Keys.[103]
In March, seeking to defend her title at theMiami Open, she overcameSorana Cîrstea[104] and qualifierRebeka Masarova,[105] before losing to world No.1 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.[106]
At theCharleston Open, again as defending champion and seeded seventh, Collins reached the quarterfinals with wins overRobin Montgomery[107] and 11th seedJeļena Ostapenko,[108] before losing in the last eight to top seedJessica Pegula in three sets.[109]
In May at theStrasbourg Open, she defeatedSofia Kenin[110] and wildcard entrantEmma Raducanu,[111] before being given a walkover into the semifinals when her scheduled opponent,Anna Kalinskaya, withdrew due to injury.[112] Collins lost in the last four to eighth seedLiudmila Samsonova.[113]
Now ranked outside the world's top-32 and therefore unseeded, Collins reached the third round atWimbledon, at which point she lost to eighth seed and eventual champion Iga Świątek in straight sets.[114]
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At theUS Open, she lost in the first round toJaqueline Cristian in straight sets.[115]
Collins played her first season withWorld TeamTennis in 2019 withBillie Jean King'sPhiladelphia Freedoms. She started the 2020 season on theOrlando Storm roster which began July 12,[116] but was dismissed from the league after leaving the state and breaching COVID-19 safety protocols.[117]
Collins employs a highly aggressive playing style that has been described as "fearless," "ferocious," and "fun to watch."[118]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | SF | 2R | 2R | F | 3R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 18–7 | 72% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | NH | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 32 | 44–32 | 58% |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R[a] | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–5 | 38% |
| French Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | QF | NH | A | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| US Open | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 17 | 14–16 | 47% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard |  Ashleigh Barty | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
