Hannah Collin (born 18 February 1982) is an English former professional tennis player.

Hannah Collin
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 42)
Thames Ditton, Surrey
Turned pro1997
Retired2005
Prize money$95,816
Singles
Career record178–137
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (16 July 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record52–69
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (23 July 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2

Collin competed at her home Grand Slam, Wimbledon, on three consecutive occasions from 2000 to 2002 and also for Great Britain in the Europe/Africa Zone at the 2000 edition of the Fed Cup.

Considered to be one of Britain's most promising young players in the 1990s, at a time when British tennis was doing particularly poorly, she reached the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon juniors' tournament, and was the national 14, 16 and 18 year old age group champion.[1]

She played her first match on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1997 and her final professional match at the Wimbledon qualifying event in 2005. During her career, she reached a total of seven ITF singles finals (winning three) and managed to notch up a victory over former British number one, Sam Smith.[2] She also managed to beat Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–4)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 10 September 2000 Mollerussa, Spain Carpet   Shen Luili 6–2, 6–3
Winner 2. 18 September 2000 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Olivia Sanchez 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 3 December 2000 Arad, Israel Hard   Daniela Klemenschits 5–3, 4–0, 4–0
Runner-up 4. 20 July 2002 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Alberta Brianti 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 5 August 2002 Bath, United Kingdom Hard   Anne Keothavong 0–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 6. 23 September 2002 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 17 August 2003 London, United Kingdom Hard   İpek Şenoğlu 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (2–7)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard   Lydia Perkins   Ségolène Berger
  Sophie Georges
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 24 July 1999 Dublin, Ireland Carpet   Tina Hergold   Surina de Beer
  Tzipora Obziler
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 24 April 2000 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay   Zsófia Gubacsi   Selima Sfar
  Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 10 September 2000 Mollerussa, Spain Carpet   Jolanda Mens   Marylene Losey
  Lucia Tallo
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 30 August 2003 Coimbra, Portugal Hard   Neuza Silva   Paula Marama
  Danielle Steinberg
4–6, 6–7
Winner 6. 5 July 2004 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Anna Hawkins   Helen Crook
  Karen Paterson
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 14 September 2004 Manchester, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Anna Hawkins   Emma Laine
  Essi Laine
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 19 October 2004 Bolton, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Anna Hawkins   Sarah Borwell
  Emily Webley-Smith
5–7, 6–1, 2–6
Winner 9. 28 November 2004 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard   Karen Paterson   Ivana Abramović
  Maria Abramović
6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–L SR
Australian Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
French Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R A A Q1 0–3 0 / 3
US Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Year-end ranking 531 360 283 278 324 420 528 695

Doubles

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 W–L SR
Australian Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
French Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Wimbledon Q1 Absent 1R Absent 1R Q1 0–2 0 / 2
US Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Year-end ranking 402 402 408 386 418 642 443 509

Fed Cup

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2000 Federation Cup Main Draw
Date Venue Surface Round Opponent Final match score Match Opponents Rubber score
18–19 Jul 2000 Murcia Clay RR   Israel 1–2 Singles Tzipi Obziler 6–1, 6–1 (W)
Doubles (with Julie Pullin) Obziler/Rosen 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 (L)
  Luxembourg 1–2 Singles Claudine Schaul 3–6, 3–6 (L)

Post-retirement life

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After retiring, Collin became a tennis coach. She is currently a coach at the All England Club at Wimbledon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis: Hannah begins a long haul". Independent.co.uk. 15 November 1998.
  2. ^ "Hannah's level head leads to new heights: Ronald Atkin discovers why it has been a good year for Collin". The Independent. 5 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ "The Tennis Circus | Team - Danny Sapsford leads a team of past and present British tennis pros, providing affordable, star-studded tennis coaching days at clubs, schools and businesses around the UK".
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