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Shirley Collins

NZL WTA Tour years active: 1968–1970

Shirley Collins represented New Zealand on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Shirley Collins finished with a career record of 5–6 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1546 (20th percentile)

Career record

5–6 (45.5%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Shirley Collins's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Christina Sandberg	6-8 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1970*	R16	ASB Classic	WTA 250	Grass
Alice Tym	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1970*	SF	Auckland Chps	WTA 250	Grass
Sue Blakely	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1970*	QF	Auckland Chps	WTA 250	Grass
Robyn Legge	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1970*	QF	Wellington	WTA 250	Grass
Alice Tym	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 1970*	SF	Nelson	WTA 250	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Shirley Collins's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Alice Tym	0	2	2	Jan 17, 1970	H2H
Beverley Vercoe	1	1	2	Jan 12, 1969	H2H
Christina Sandberg	0	1	1	Feb 1, 1970	H2H
Sue Blakely	1	0	1	Jan 17, 1970	H2H
Robyn Legge	0	1	1	Jan 10, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Shirley Collins career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1969	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1970	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
Career	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Shirley Collins career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%
1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%	5	6	11	45.5%

Advanced Stats

Shirley Collins advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	1517	103.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66.7%	+1.00	—	—	—	+0.21
1969	1530	101.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+39	57.1%	0.00	1–0	—	—	+0.95
1970	1499	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+15	20.0%	-1.50	—	—	—	+1.03
Career	1546	101.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+24	43.5%	-0.39	1–0	—	—	+19.91

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Shirley Collins WTA 250 results by season
Season	ASB	NEL	WEL	W-L Win %
1968	F	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1969	F	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1970	SF	SF	QF	1–3 (25%)
W-L	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–5 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Shirley Collins represent?: Shirley Collins represents New Zealand in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Shirley Collins won?: Shirley Collins has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Shirley Collins won?: TennisDB does not group any of Shirley Collins's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Shirley Collins' career win-loss record?: Shirley Collins has a career WTA singles record of 5 wins and 6 losses (45.5%).
Which seasons of Shirley Collins's career appear in TennisDB?: Shirley Collins appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1970.
Who has Shirley Collins faced most often?: Shirley Collins' most frequent opponent is Alice Tym, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.