Danielle Collins Interview: Singles vs. Doubles & 80+ Leagues

This is a conversation with Danielle Collins from the 2023 Charleston Open where she and Desirae Krawczyk won the doubles title.

Danielle was a singles finalist in the 2022 Australian Open, a doubles semifinalist at Wimbledon that same year, and reached a career-high in singles of #7 in the world in 2022.

This episode is a little different because it’s the first time I’ve had a “singles player” on the show to discuss doubles.

Danielle and I discuss:

• Why Danielle is playing more doubles alongside her singles schedule, and how it helps her singles game.
• How playing in an 80+ doubles league as an 8-year-old helped her improve.
• Her 2022 Australian Open singles run compared to her doubles semifinal run at Wimbledon.
• Her experiences in college tennis where she played at Florida before transferring to Virginia (she won 2 NCAA singles titles there).

You will also learn why she loves the camaraderie in doubles, what she is working on, her favorite tournaments, a book recommendation, and how to make doubles more popular.

See the shownotes for this episode here: https://www.thetennistribe.com/danielle-collins-interview/


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