Sandy Collins

Who is Sandy Collins?

Sandy Collins is an American professional tennis player who played from the late 1970s until 1994.

Sandy is a native of San Bernardino, California. After high school, Sandy went to Odessa College where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers. After two seasons with Odessa College, Sandy transferred to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where she would complete her college career. Upon her college graduation, Sandy who had had a very successful amateur career, decided to turn pro.

During her career she won 4 tournaments WTA, all in the doubles category. Sandy would spend the next 17 years on the pro tennis tour, with the one huge accomplishment of beating Billie Jean King in her second year. At different times in her career, Sandy was ranked as high as 17th in the world in singles and doubles. Through her accomplishments, Sandy was recognized by Oakley Sunglasses and became the first tennis player to be endorsed by the company. After retirement, Sandy coached at several colleges and universities, including being the Head Tennis Coach at Texas Tech University.

She is currently the Assistant Director Events Management at Texas Tech University.