# Sandy Collins (tennis)

Sandy Collins (born October 13, 1958) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. who played from the late 1970s until 1994.
Collins is a native of San Bernardino, California. Sandy went to Odessa College, where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers. After two seasons, she transferred to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where she completed her college career.
During her professional career, she won four doubles tournaments on the WTA tour. Collins spent the next 17 years on the pro tennis tour, beating Billie Jean King in her second year as well as Tracy Austin (then ranked #2 in the world) in the quarterfinals of the German Open. At different times in her career, Collins was ranked as high as 17th in the world in singles and doubles. She became the first tennis player to be endorsed by Oakley Sunglasses. After retirement, Collins coached privately for a time, eventually taking a job at Texas Tech University (1999) as the women's tennis assistant coach and then named head coach in November 2002. She is currently the associate AD/event operations and sports administrator (women's volleyball/men's tennis) at Texas Tech University.

## 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 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1983 | Hershey, US | 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 |
Titles by surface :
| Hard | 3 |
| Clay | 0 |
| Grass | 0 |
| Carpet | 1 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Sep 1983 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Hard | Elizabeth Sayers | Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Mar 1984 | Dallas, Texas, US | Carpet | Elizabeth Sayers | Leslie Allen Anne White | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | May 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Andrea Leand | Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mould | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Hard | Penny Barg | Bonnie Gadusek Mary-Lou Daniels | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Mar 1986 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, US | Hard | Kim Sands | Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1986 | Singapore | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Apr 1987 | Taipei | Carpet | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor | 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Feb 1989 | Wichita, Kansas, US | Hard | Leila Meskhi | Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 11. | Oct 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, US | Hard | Ronni Reis | Elise Burgin Helen Kelesi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Jun 1991 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Elna Reinach | Nicole Provis Liz Smylie | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | Oct 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14. | Nov 1991 | Scottsdale, Arizona, US | Hard | Elna Reinach | Mareen Harper Cammy MacGregor | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | Nov 1991 | Brentwood, Tennessee, US | Hard | Elna Reinach | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 16. | Feb 1992 | Osaka, Japan | Carpet | Rachel McQuillan | Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 17. | Jun 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Elna Reinach | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs | 7–5, 3–6, 6–8 |
| Loss | 18. | Nov 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Hard | Mary-Lou Daniels | Katrina Adams Elna Reinach | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |