1. Erin Hope Routliffe was born on 11 April 1995 and is a New Zealand professional tennis player who previously represented Canada.
37 Facts About Erin Routliffe
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Erin Routliffe became world No 1 in doubles on 15 July 2024.
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Erin Routliffe became the second New Zealand woman to win a major in the Open Era, after Judy Connor won the women's doubles title at the 1979 Australian Open.
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Erin Routliffe had a career-high junior rank of No 17 achieved on 21 January 2013.
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Erin Routliffe studied at the University of Alabama, and she was part of its tennis team from September 2013 until her graduation in May 2017, majoring in public relations.
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Erin Routliffe has two sisters, Tara and Tess, the latter being an international para-swimmer.
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Erin Routliffe made the move to Montreal in September 2011 to train at the National Training Centre and stayed there until 2013.
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In October 2010, Erin Routliffe won the doubles title at the G4 in Burlington, Ontario.
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Erin Routliffe won her first junior singles title at the same tournament a year later.
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Erin Routliffe reached her second straight $50k doubles quarterfinal in Toronto the next week.
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Erin Routliffe lost in the first round in singles at the junior French Open and Wimbledon, but reached the quarterfinals in doubles at Wimbledon.
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Erin Routliffe was defeated in the first round in singles of the junior US Open, but reached the quarterfinals in doubles.
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Erin Routliffe won the doubles title at the GB1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Carol Zhao, defeating Charlotte Petrick and Denise Starr in the final.
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Erin Routliffe lost in the first round in singles of the junior Australian Open, but made the quarterfinals in doubles for her third straight Grand Slam.
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Erin Routliffe was defeated in the first round in singles and the second round in doubles at the junior French Open.
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In Irapuato, Mexico, Erin Routliffe won her third ITF doubles title for the year when she teamed with Alexa Guarachi again.
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Erin Routliffe then went to South Korea to start a series of tournaments in Asia.
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Erin Routliffe headed to Cairns for the first of a series of ITF tournaments in Australia.
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Erin Routliffe then had a series of tournaments where she lost in either the first or second round, until she came to defend her title in Irapuato.
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Erin Routliffe lost in the quarterfinals of her next two tournaments in Mexico, and then in the first round of the WTA tournament in Bogota.
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Erin Routliffe teamed with Di Lorenzo to reach the quarterfinals in Charlottesville, and then with Allie Kiick to reach the semifinals at the next event in Charleston.
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Erin Routliffe then teamed with Madison Brengle for Wimbledon, losing in the first round to Han Xinyun and Oksana Kalashnikova.
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Erin Routliffe teamed with Naomi Broady at the Vancouver Open to reach the final, losing to Nao Hibino and Miyu Kato.
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Erin Routliffe was given wildcards for both the qualifying singles and doubles at the Auckland Open.
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Erin Routliffe lost her first singles match to Sara Errani, and she and Allie Kiick lost to Caroline Garcia and Julia Gorges in the first round of doubles.
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Erin Routliffe's next stop was an ITF tournament in Burnie.
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Erin Routliffe had to retire from her second round singles in qualifying against Irina Ramialison.
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Erin Routliffe entered the main draw as a lucky loser, and she was drawn to face Ramialison again.
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Erin Routliffe partnered Fanny Stollar in the doubles, and they lost their quarterfinal against Paige Hourigan and Destanee Aiava.
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Two tournaments in Perth followed, with Erin Routliffe losing in the first round of singles in the first week, and in the final qualifying round in the second.
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Erin Routliffe began the year with ITF tournaments in Rome, Georgia, and Newport Beach, California.
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Erin Routliffe won her first singles qualifying match in Rome, and lost in the doubles quarterfinals at both events.
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Erin Routliffe teamed with Rosolska for the Wimbledon Championships where she reached the quarterfinals seeded 11th for the first time at a major, becoming the first woman from New Zealand since Marina Erakovic to reach the last eight in 2011.
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Erin Routliffe made her top 30 debut at world No 29 on 8 August 2022, following her title at the Washington Open with Jessica Pegula.
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Erin Routliffe made her singles WTA Tour main-draw debut at home at Auckland as a wildcard.
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Erin Routliffe fell in three sets to Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the first round.
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Erin Routliffe reached the semifinals in mixed doubles with compatriot Michael Venus.