Danielle Collins

Danielle Rose Collins, born December 13, 1993, in St. Petersburg, Florida, is an American professional tennis player. She reached career-high WTA rankings of No. 7 in singles and No. 79 in doubles, and has won two WTA Tour singles titles: the 2021 Palermo Open and the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic. She also claimed a WTA Tour doubles title at the 2023 Charleston Open with Desirae Krawczyk. In 2022, she reached her first major singles final at the Australian Open.

Her path to the top was built on a strong collegiate foundation. Collins played at the University of Virginia, where she won the NCAA singles title twice, in 2014 and 2016, and finished as the top-ranked collegiate player. On the WTA Tour, she first made a mark by reaching the semifinals of the 2018 Miami Open as a qualifier. Her breakthrough came at the 2019 Australian Open, where she advanced to the semifinals, defeating world No. 2 Angelique Kerber along the way. She was also a quarterfinalist at the 2020 French Open in singles and a semifinalist at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in doubles.

Standing 5'10" with blonde hair and blue eyes, Collins has an athletic build and genuine athleticism. She began her professional career in 2010 at around 16 years old, and has been active for 16 years. Now 32, she remains a prominent figure in American tennis.