Hannah Collin (born 18 February 1982) is an English former professional tennis player.
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.
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. She also managed to beat Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters.
ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles (3–4) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 10 September 2000 Mollerussa, Spain Carpet Shen Luili 6–2, 6–3Win 2. 18 September 2000 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Olivia Sanchez 6–3, 6–3Win 3. 3 December 2000 Arad, Israel Hard Daniela Klemenschits 5–3, 4–0, 4–0Loss 4. 20 July 2002 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Alberta Brianti 2–6, 4–6Loss 5. Bath, United Kingdom Hard Anne Keothavong 0–6, 6–7(5)Loss 6. Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Anne Keothavong 0–6, 1–6Loss 7. 17 August 2003 London, United Kingdom Hard İpek Şenoğlu 4–6, 4–6
Doubles (2–7) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 5 April 1998 Brest, France Hard Lydia Perkins Ségolène Berger Sophie Georges 6–3, 0–6, 2–6Loss 2. 24 July 1999 Dublin, Ireland Carpet Tina Hergold Surina de Beer Tzipora Obziler 5–7, 6–4, 2–6Loss 3. 24 April 2000 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Zsófia Gubacsi Selima Sfar Lorna Woodroffe 1–6, 0–6Loss 4. 10 September 2000 Mollerussa, Spain Carpet Jolanda Mens Marylene Losey Lucia Tallo 5–7, 3–6Loss 5. 30 August 2003 Coimbra, Portugal Hard Neuza Silva Paula Marama Danielle Steinberg 4–6, 6–7Win 6. 5 July 2004 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass Anna Hawkins Helen Crook Karen Paterson 6–4, 6–4Loss 7. 14 September 2004 Manchester, United Kingdom Hard (i) Anna Hawkins Emma Laine Essi Laine 4–6, 4–6Loss 8. 19 October 2004 Bolton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Anna Hawkins Sarah Borwell Emily Webley-Smith 5–7, 6–1, 2–6Win 9. 28 November 2004 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Karen Paterson Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Australian OpenAbsent0–00 / 0French OpenAbsent0–00 / 0WimbledonQ1Q11R1R1RAAQ10–30 / 3US OpenAbsent0–00 / 0Year-end ranking531360283278324420528695
Doubles Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Australian OpenAbsent0–00 / 0French OpenAbsent0–00 / 0WimbledonQ1Absent1RAbsent1RQ10–20 / 2US OpenAbsent0–00 / 0Year-end ranking402402408386418642443509
Fed Cup 2000 Federation Cup Main Draw Date Venue Surface Round Opponent Final match score Match Opponents Rubber score 18–19 Jul 2000 Murcia Clay RR 1–2 Singles Tzipi Obziler 6–1, 6–1 (W) Doubles (with Julie Pullin) Obziler/Rosen 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 (L) 1–2 Singles Claudine Schaul 3–6, 3–6 (L)
Post-retirement life After retiring, Collin became a tennis coach. She is currently a coach at the All England Club at Wimbledon.
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