Danielle Collins

Danielle Rose Collins (born December 13, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 23 in singles on 28 January 2019, and No. 86 in doubles on 2 March 2020. Collins won her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Palermo Open and her second at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic. She has additionally won one WTA 125 and four ITF singles titles. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia and won the NCAA singles title twice, 2014 and 2016, during her sophomore and senior years. Collins finished her career at Virginia in 2016 as the top-ranked collegiate player. Having first established her place on the WTA Tour when she reached the semifinals of the 2018 Miami Open as a qualifier (recording her first top 10 victory over former world No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, along the way).