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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	Alabama Crimson Tide
Prize money	US$ 2,405,224
Singles
Career record	85–90 (48.57%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 582 (12 June 2023)
Current ranking	No. 747 (20 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record	277–173 (61.56%)
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 1 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 2 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2024, 2025)
French Open	3R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	F (2024)
US Open	W (2023)
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 (born 11 April 1995) is a professional tennis player from New Zealand. She used to play for Canada. On 15 July 2024, she became the world's number one doubles player.

Erin won a huge doubles title at the 2023 US Open. She partnered with Gabriela Dabrowski for this big win. She is only the second New Zealand woman to win a major title in the modern era of tennis. Before turning professional, Erin won two NCAA doubles championships. She won these in 2014 and 2015 with her partner Maya Jansen.

Erin was a top junior player, reaching a career-high rank of No. 17 in 2013. She studied public relations at the University of Alabama. She played for their tennis team from 2013 until she graduated in 2017. Her success in tournaments helped her climb the doubles rankings. She broke into the top 200 in 2018 and then the top 100. Her first major WTA doubles title came in July 2021.

Erin's Early Life and Family

Erin Routliffe was born in New Zealand. Her parents, Robert Routliffe and Catherine MacLennan, were sailing around the world. They lived in New Zealand for four years before moving back to Canada. Erin has two sisters, Tara and Tess. Tess is a famous para-swimmer. Both of Erin's sisters were also born in Auckland. In 2011, Erin moved to Montreal to train at the National Training Centre. She trained there until 2013.

Erin's Tennis Journey

Starting Out in Junior Tennis (2010–2011)

In October 2010, Erin won a doubles title in Burlington, Ontario. A year later, she won her first junior singles title at the same event. She also reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at a big tournament in Saguenay.

Junior and Early Pro Steps (2012–2013)

In April 2012, Erin won both singles and doubles titles at a tournament in France. She reached the doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon as a junior. She also made the doubles final at a tournament in Repentigny, Quebec. Later, she won a doubles title in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with Carol Zhao. In 2013, Erin reached her first professional doubles final in Australia. She also won a gold medal in singles at the Canada Summer Games.

College and Pro Transition (2014–2017)

In 2014, Erin reached her third career doubles final with Carol Zhao. In 2015, she made another doubles final in Granby with Laura Robson. She also played in the main draw of the US Open doubles. In July 2016, Erin reached her first professional singles final in Winnipeg. In October, she won her first professional doubles title in Charleston, South Carolina.

In June 2017, Erin changed her nationality to represent New Zealand. She played her first team matches for New Zealand in the Fed Cup. In November 2017, she won her second doubles title in Toronto with Alexa Guarachi.

Climbing the Ranks (2018–2021)

In January 2018, Erin won two more doubles titles in Egypt with Jade Lewis. She then won her first professional singles title there. Erin continued to win doubles titles with Alexa Guarachi and Victoria Rodríguez. They won tournaments in Mexico, Alabama, and Thailand. Erin and Alexa Guarachi even played at Wimbledon in 2018. They reached the final of the Washington Open, a big WTA event.

In 2019, Erin continued to play in many tournaments. She won another doubles title in Bonita Springs with Alexa Guarachi. In February 2020, she won a doubles title in Hamilton, New Zealand, with Emily Fanning. In July 2021, Erin won her very first WTA Tour doubles title. She won the Palermo Ladies Open with Kimberley Zimmermann.

Breaking into the Top 30 (2022)

In January 2022, Erin reached the semifinals of a tournament in Adelaide. She partnered with Alicja Rosolska. They also reached the quarterfinals at big WTA 1000 events in Qatar and Miami. The pair made it to two more finals in St. Petersburg and Bad Homburg.

Erin played in her first French Open and reached the third round in doubles. At Wimbledon, she made it to the quarterfinals for the first time in a major tournament. This made her the first New Zealand woman to reach the last eight there since 2011. On 8 August 2022, she entered the top 30 in the world doubles rankings. This happened after she won the Washington Open title with Jessica Pegula.

Grand Slam Champion and WTA Finals (2023)

Erin played her first singles match on the WTA Tour in Auckland as a wildcard. In March, she won her third doubles title with Aldila Sutjiadi at the 2023 ATX Open. She then got her first singles win on the WTA Tour in Strasbourg.

In August, Erin partnered with Gabriela Dabrowski at the US Open. They were seeded 16th and reached the quarterfinals. They then won their semifinal match to reach the final. In the final, they won the US Open title, which was a first Grand Slam title for both players! After this win, Erin entered the top 20 in the world rankings.

Erin and Gabriela also reached their first WTA 1000 final in Guadalajara. They then won the Zhengzhou Open. This win helped them qualify for the 2023 WTA Finals in Cancún. Erin was the first New Zealander to play in this important year-end event. She reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 11 in November 2023.

World No. 1 and WTA Finals Champion (2024)

In 2024, Erin and Gabriela Dabrowski reached another WTA 1000 final at the Miami Open. Erin also reached the final of the Italian Open with Coco Gauff. This helped her reach a new career-high ranking of No. 3 in May 2024.

In June, she won her sixth title with Gabriela Dabrowski at the Nottingham Open. This was her first title on grass courts. This win pushed her to a new career-high ranking of No. 2.

At Wimbledon, Erin and Gabriela reached the final. After this tournament, on 15 July, Erin Routliffe became the world's number one doubles player! She also reached the semifinals in mixed doubles with Michael Venus.

At the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia, Erin and Gabriela were seeded second. They won all their matches to reach the semifinals. They then won the final against Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend. This made Erin the first New Zealander to win a WTA Finals title.

Grand Slam Doubles Journey

Grand Slam Tournament Finals

Doubles: 2 (1 Title, 1 Runner-up)

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)

Other Important Finals

WTA 1000 Tournaments: 5 (1 Title, 4 Runner-ups)

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]

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 20 (8 Titles, 12 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2018	Washington Open, United States	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, United States	WTA 250	Hard	Aldila Sutjiadi	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win	4–6	Sep 2023	US Open, United States	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, United Kingdom	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, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Leylah Fernandez Yulia Putintseva	3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win	8–12	Nov 2024	WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia	WTA Finals	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend	7-5, 6-3

WTA Challenger Finals

Doubles: 2 (Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	Charleston Pro, United States	Clay	Aldila Sutjiadi	Liang En-shuo Rebecca Marino	7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss	0–2	May 2023	Catalonia Open, Spain	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Storm Hunter Ellen Perez	1–6, 6–7(8–10)

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 2 (1 Title, 1 Runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2016	Winnipeg Challenger, Canada	W25	Hard	Francesca Di Lorenzo	4–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Feb 2018	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	W15	Hard	Nadja Gilchrist	6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 29 (16 Titles, 13 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2013	Launceston International, Australia	25,000	Hard	Allie Kiick	Ksenia Lykina Emily Webley-Smith	5–7, 3–6
Loss	0–2	May 2013	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Carol Zhao	Martina Caregaro Anna Floris	2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss	0–3	Jul 2014	Challenger de Granby, Canada	25,000	Hard	Carol Zhao	Hiroko Kuwata Riko Sawayanagi	w/o
Loss	0–4	Jul 2015	Challenger de Granby, Canada	50,000	Hard	Laura Robson	Jessica Moore Storm Sanders	5–7, 2–6
Win	1–4	Oct 2016	ITF Charleston, United States	10,000	Clay	Andie Daniell	Quinn Gleason Whitney Kay	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–5	Oct 2017	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Francesca Di Lorenzo	Bianca Andreescu Carol Zhao	w/o
Win	2–5	Nov 2017	Toronto Challenger, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Alexa Guarachi	Ysaline Bonaventure Victoria Rodríguez	7–6(4), 3–6, [10–4]
Loss	2–6	Dec 2017	ITF Solapur, India	15,000	Hard	Maya Jansen	Hsu Ching-wen Pranjala Yadlapalli	5–7, 6–1, [6–10]
Win	3–6	Jan 2018	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Jade Lewis	Anastasia Potapova Ekaterina Yashina	0–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	4–6	Jan 2018	ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	15,000	Hard	Jade Lewis	Berfu Cengiz Jasmina Tinjic	6–1, 5–7, [12–10]
Win	5–6	Mar 2018	ITF Irapuato, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Alexa Guarachi	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win	6–6	Apr 2018	ITF Pelham, United States	25,000	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Maria Mateas María Portillo Ramírez	6–1, 6–2
Win	7–6	Apr 2018	Dothan Pro Classic, US	80,000	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Sofia Kenin Jamie Loeb	6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Win	8–6	May 2018	ITF Charleston Pro, US	80,000	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Louisa Chirico Allie Kiick	6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win	9–6	Jun 2018	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Victoria Rodríguez	Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech	7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	10–6	Jun 2018	ITF Hua Hin, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Victoria Rodríguez	Mana Ayukawa Nina Stadler	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10–7	Sep 2018	ITF Cairns, Australia	25,000	Hard	Astra Sharma	Naiktha Bains Xu Shi-lin	1–6, 6–7(7)
Win	11–7	Oct 2018 1	ITF Toowoomba, Australia	25,000	Hard	Freya Christie	Samantha Harris Astra Sharma	7–5, 6–4
Win	12–7	May 2019	Bonita Springs Championship, US	100,000	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Usue Maitane Arconada Caroline Dolehide	6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss	12–8	Aug 2019	Vancouver Open, Canada	100,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	Nao Hibino Miyu Kato	2–6, 2–6
Win	13–8	Feb 2020	ITF Hamilton, New Zealand	15,000	Hard	Emily Fanning	Sabastiani León Maggie Ng	6–3, 6–1
Loss	13–9	Feb 2020	ITF Perth, Australia	25,000	Hard	Jaimee Fourlis	Kanako Morisaki Erika Sema	5–7, 4–6
Loss	13–10	Mar 2020	ITF Mildura, Australia	25,000	Grass	Arina Rodionova	Tereza Mihalíková Abbie Myers	3–6, 2–6
Loss	13–11	Oct 2020	ITF Porto, Portugal	25,000	Hard	Jana Fett	Jamie Loeb Ana Sofía Sánchez	6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	13–12	Nov 2020	ITF Orlando, US	25,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	Rasheeda McAdoo Alycia Parks	6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Loss	13–13	May 2021	Charlottesville Open, US	60,000	Clay	Aldila Sutjiadi	Anna Danilina Arina Rodionova	1–6, 3–6
Win	14–13	May 2021	Bonita Springs Championship, US (2)	100,000	Clay	Aldila Sutjiadi	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Win	15–13	Dec 2022	ITF Tauranga, New Zealand	25,000	Hard	Paige Hourigan	Ashmitha Easwaramurthi Yuka Hosoki	6–1, 6–0
Win	16–13	Feb 2024	Burnie International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Paige Hourigan	Kyoka Okamura Ayano Shimizu	7–6(5), 6–4

Note 1: rain stopped play on 12 October with the score at 1–3 in the first set, and also prevented play the following day. The match was completed on 14 October.

Fed Cup and Billie Jean King Cup Matches

Singles (4–2)

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 (10–4)

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