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Erin Routliffe

Routliffe at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Canada (2009–May 2017)  New Zealand (June 2017–present)
Residence	Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Born	(1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 (age 30) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Alabama
Prize money	US$ 3,440,955
Singles
Career record	85–90 (48.57%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 582 (12 June 2023)
Doubles
Career record	312–189 (62.28%)
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 1 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 3 (8 September 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2024, 2025)
French Open	3R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	F (2024)
US Open	W (2023, 2025)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2024)
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2025)
French Open	QF (2024)
Wimbledon	SF (2024)
US Open	1R (2022, 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	19–11 (doubles 14-7)
Medal record Representing  Ontario Women's tennis Canada Summer Games Gold 2013 Sherbrooke Singles

Erin Hope Routliffe is a talented professional tennis player from New Zealand. She is famous for her skills in doubles tennis. On July 15, 2024, she became the world's number one doubles player! She has won two major doubles titles at the US Open in 2023 and 2025, playing with her partner Gabriela Dabrowski.

Erin was the second woman from New Zealand to win a major tennis title in the modern era. She represents New Zealand in big tournaments like the BJK Cup. Before 2017, she played for Canada.

Erin Routliffe's Journey in Tennis

Early Life and Junior Success

Erin Routliffe was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 11, 1995. Her parents were on a sailing trip around the world. They lived in New Zealand for four years before moving back to Canada. Erin has two sisters, Tara and Tess. Her sister Tess is a well-known para-swimmer.

Erin started playing tennis at a young age. She trained at the National Training Centre in Montreal from 2011 to 2013. She was a very good junior player, reaching a high rank of No. 17 in the world by January 2013. During her junior years, she won several doubles and singles titles in tournaments in Canada and France. She even reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the junior Wimbledon and US Open.

College Tennis and Early Professional Steps

After her junior career, Erin went to the University of Alabama in September 2013. She studied public relations and was a key player on the university's tennis team. She achieved great success in college tennis.

Erin became a two-time NCAA doubles champion with her partner Maya Jansen. They won these titles in 2014 and 2015. This was a huge achievement in college sports! In 2016, she reached her first professional singles final in Winnipeg, Canada. She also won her first professional doubles title in Charleston, South Carolina, with Andie Daniell.

Representing New Zealand and Building Experience

In June 2017, Erin decided to represent New Zealand, the country where she was born. She played her first matches for New Zealand in the Fed Cup (now called the Billie Jean King Cup) in July 2017. She quickly showed her talent, winning her debut match easily.

Over the next few years, Erin continued to gain experience in professional tournaments. She won several doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, often partnering with Alexa Guarachi and Victoria Rodríguez. In 2018, she made her debut on the main WTA Tour at the Washington Open, reaching the doubles final. She also qualified for Wimbledon that year, a big step in her career.

Breaking Through in Doubles

Erin's career really started to take off in the early 2020s. In 2021, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy with Kimberley Zimmermann. This was a major milestone!

In 2022, she continued to climb the ranks in doubles. She reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International 2 and made it to the quarterfinals of big WTA 1000 tournaments like the Qatar Ladies Open and the Miami Open. She also reached two more finals at WTA 500 and WTA 250 events. At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the quarterfinals, which was her best result at a major tournament at that time. She also won the Washington Open with Jessica Pegula and entered the top 30 in the world for doubles.

Grand Slam Victories and World No. 1

The year 2023 was incredible for Erin. She made her debut in a WTA Tour singles main draw in Auckland. More importantly, she won her third doubles title at the 2023 ATX Open with Aldila Sutjiadi.

Then came the US Open. Partnering with Gabriela Dabrowski, Erin made it all the way to the final! They defeated strong teams to win the US Open title, which was Erin's first Grand Slam victory. This amazing win helped her enter the top 20 in doubles rankings. After this, they reached their first WTA 1000 final at the Guadalajara Open and won the Zhengzhou Open. Their success qualified them for the prestigious 2023 WTA Finals, where Erin became the first New Zealander to compete. She reached the semifinals and climbed to world No. 11.

In 2024, Erin continued her fantastic form. She reached another WTA 1000 final at the Miami Open with Gabriela Dabrowski. She also reached the final of the Italian Open with Coco Gauff, reaching a new career-high ranking of world No. 3. In June, she won her sixth title at the Nottingham Open on grass courts, which pushed her to world No. 2.

A huge moment came at Wimbledon, where she and Dabrowski reached the final. Although they didn't win, this achievement made Erin the world No. 1 doubles player on July 15, 2024! Later that year, she and Dabrowski won the WTA Finals, making Erin the first New Zealander to win this important year-end event.

The success continued into 2025. Erin and Dabrowski reached the semifinals of the Australian Open. She won the Charleston Open with Jeļena Ostapenko and the Stuttgart Open with Dabrowski. In August, they won their first WTA 1000 title together at the Cincinnati Open. The biggest highlight of 2025 was when Erin and Gabriela Dabrowski secured their second US Open title, showing their incredible teamwork and skill.

Career Highlights and Records

Grand Slam Doubles Performance

Erin has played in all the major Grand Slam tournaments. Here's how she has performed in doubles:

Grand Slam Doubles Finals

Erin has played in three Grand Slam doubles finals, winning two of them!

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2023	US Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	7–6(11–9), 6–3
Loss	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Gabriela Dabrowski	Taylor Townsend Kateřina Siniaková	6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win	2025	US Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Taylor Townsend Kateřina Siniaková	6–4, 6–4

Important WTA Tournaments

Erin has also done very well in other big tournaments, including the WTA 1000 events and the WTA Finals.

WTA 1000 Doubles Finals

These are some of the biggest tournaments outside of the Grand Slams.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2023	Guadalajara Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Storm Hunter Elise Mertens	6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss	2024	Miami Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Loss	2024	Italian Open	Clay	Coco Gauff	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss	2024	Canadian Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–7(2–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Win	2024	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Leylah Fernandez Yulia Putintseva	3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win	2025	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Guo Hanyu Alexandra Panova	6–4, 6–3

WTA Tour Doubles Finals

Erin has played in many WTA Tour finals, winning 12 titles and being a runner-up 12 times.

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2018	Washington Open, US	International	Hard	Alexa Guarachi	Han Xinyun Darija Jurak	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2021	Palermo Ladies Open, Italy	WTA 250	Clay	Kimberley Zimmermann	Natela Dzalamidze Kamilla Rakhimova	7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–4]
Loss	1–2	Sep 2021	Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg	WTA 250	Hard (i)	Kimberley Zimmermann	Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Sep 2021	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Kaitlyn Christian	Sania Mirza Zhang Shuai	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1–4	Feb 2022	St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Alicja Rosolska	Anna Kalinskaya Caty McNally	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]
Loss	1–5	Jun 2022	Bad Homburg Open, Germany	WTA 250	Grass	Alicja Rosolska	Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Win	2–5	Aug 2022	Washington Open, US	WTA 250	Hard	Jessica Pegula	Anna Kalinskaya Caty McNally	6–3, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss	2–6	Oct 2022	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	WTA 500	Hard (i)	Alicja Rosolska	Caty McNally Alycia Parks	3–6, 2–6
Win	3–6	Mar 2023	ATX Open, US	WTA 250	Hard	Aldila Sutjiadi	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	4–6	Sep 2023	US Open, US	Grand Slam	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva	7–6(11–9), 6–3
Loss	4–7	Sep 2023	Guadalajara Open, Mexico	WTA 1000	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Storm Hunter Elise Mertens	6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Win	5–7	Oct 2023	Zhengzhou Open, China	WTA 500	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–8	Mar 2024	Miami Open, US	WTA 1000	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Loss	5–9	May 2024	Italian Open, Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Coco Gauff	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	6–9	Jun 2024	Nottingham Open, UK	WTA 250	Grass	Gabriela Dabrowski	Harriet Dart Diane Parry	5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss	6–10	Jun 2024	Eastbourne International, UK	WTA 500	Grass	Gabriela Dabrowski	Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko	7–5, 6–7(2–7), [8–10]
Loss	6–11	Jul 2024	Wimbledon Championships, UK	Grand Slam	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7)
Loss	6–12	Aug 2024	Canadian Open, Canada	WTA 1000	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–7(2–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Win	7–12	Aug 2024	Cincinnati Open, US	WTA 1000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Leylah Fernandez Yulia Putintseva	3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win	8–12	Nov 2024	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	Finals	Hard (i)	Gabriela Dabrowski	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	7–5, 6–3
Win	9–12	Mar 2025	Charleston Open, US	WTA 500	Clay	Jeļena Ostapenko	Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk	6–4, 6–2
Win	10–12	Apr 2025	Stuttgart Open, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Gabriela Dabrowski	Ekaterina Alexandrova Zhang Shuai	6–3, 6–3
Win	11–12	Aug 2025	Cincinnati Open, US	WTA 1000	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Guo Hanyu Alexandra Panova	6–4, 6–3
Win	12–12	Sep 2025	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Katerina Siniakova Taylor Townsend	6–4, 6–4

Representing Her Country

Erin is proud to represent New Zealand in team competitions like the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup). She has a strong record in these matches, showing her dedication to her country.

Singles Matches for New Zealand

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
2017	Z2 R/R	Jul 2017	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Turkmenistan	Hard	Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva	W	6–1, 6–0
				Uzbekistan		Sabina Sharipova	L	3–6, 1–6
	Z2 P/O			Sri Lanka		Nethmi Himashi Waduge	W	6–2, 6–0
2018	Z2 R/R	Feb 2018	Bahrain	Uzbekistan	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	L	5–7, 1–6
	Z2 P/O			Pakistan		Ushna Sohail	W	6–3, 6–1
2019	Z2 P/O	Jun 2019	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	Hard	Sharifah Elysia Wan Abdul Rahman	W	6–0, 6–0

Doubles Matches for New Zealand

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2017	Z2 R/R	Jul 2017	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Turkmenistan	Hard	Joanna Carswell	Jahan Bayramova Guljan Muhammetkuliyeva	W	6–2, 6–1
				Uzbekistan			Akgul Amanmuradova Komola Umarova	L	3–6, 4–6
2019	Z2 R/R	Jun 2019	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bangladesh	Hard	Paige Hourigan	Mashfia Afrin Susmita Sen	W	6–0, 6–1
				Pakistan		Valentina Ivanov	Meheq Khokhar Noor Malik	W	6–0, 6–1
				Hong Kong			Ng Kwan-yau Wu Ho-ching	W	6–2, 6–2
	Z2 P/O	Jun 2019		Malaysia	Hard		Sara Nayar Jawairiah Noordin	W	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2020	Z2 R/R	Feb 2020	Wellington, New Zealand	Mongolia	Hard	Kelly Southwood	Jargal Altansarnai Bolor Enkhbayar	W	6–2, 6–1
				Pakistan		Valentina Ivanov	Mahin Qureshi Ushna Suhail	W	6–1, 6–0
				Singapore		Emily Fanning	Sarah Pang Tammy Tan	W	6–0, 6–0
2022	G1 R/R	Apr 2022	Antalya, Turkey	China	Clay	Valentina Ivanov	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	L	3–6, 1–6
				Korea		Paige Hourigan	Kim Dabin Kim Na-ri	L	2–6, 6–2, 6–7(6–8)
				Japan			Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	L	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
				India			Sowjanya Bavisetti Riya Bhatia	W	6–2, 6–0
				Indonesia			Jessy Rompies Aldila Sutjiadi	W	6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)

See also

In Spanish: Erin Routliffe para niños