Erin Routliffe
Erin Hope Routliffe (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional tennis player who previously represented Canada. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 on 18 March 2024. Routliffe is a two-time NCAA doubles champion with Maya Jansen for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Partnered with Gabriela Dabrowski, Routliffe won her first Grand Slam doubles title at the 2023 US Open, her best result at a major event. She became the first New Zealand woman to win the tournament and only the second one to win a major title in the Open Era, after Judy Connor won the women's doubles title at the 1979 Australian Open.
Routliffe at the 2022 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Canada (2009–May 2017) New Zealand (June 2017–present) | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Caledon, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $1,220,962 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 85–90 (48.6%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 582 (12 June 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 737 (15 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 222–156 (58.7%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (18 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 5 (18 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | SF (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 17–9 (singles 5-4, doubles 12-5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 19 March 2024. | |||||||||||||||
She 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.
She had a career-high junior rank of No. 17 achieved on 21 January 2013.
Her win in the 2018 Hardee's Pro Classic in Dothan, Alabama allowed her to break into the top 200 in the doubles rankings for the first time, while her win two weeks later in Charleston, South Carolina pushed her into the top 150. Her runner-up finish in Washington in 2018, took her into the top 100. Her first WTA doubles title came three years later at the 32nd Palermo Ladies Open in July 2021.