Mike Collins (tennis)
{{Short description|British tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Mike Collins
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| fullname = Michael Collins
| country_represented = {{flagcountry|GBR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|05|01|df=yes}}
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| plays =
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 11–12
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking =
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1973)
| doublesrecord = 2–2
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking =
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1973)
| WimbledonMixedresult = 1R (1975)
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Michael Collins (born 1 May 1951) is a British former professional tennis player.
Collins, a native of London, competed on the professional tour during the 1970s. He featured in the main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and was runner-up to Jimmy Connors at the 1974 Manchester Open.{{cite news |title=Connors, Latham win lawn tennis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/609209978 |work=Press-Telegram |date=9 June 1974}}
Outside of professional tennis, Collins played at the collegiate level in the United States for Oklahoma State University. He has been a long time resident of Victoria, Texas and currently works as a dentist.{{cite news |last1=Adamek |first1=Anna |title=Victoria friends form bond through tennis |url=https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/victoria-friends-form-bond-through-tennis/article_357c70f8-8552-11e8-9bbb-0b856343d332.html |work=The Victoria Advocate |date=24 July 2018 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP|c107}}
- {{ITF profile|mike-collins/800175139/gbr}}
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