UA alum Erin Routliffe has won a title at the 2023 U.S. Open.

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Record crowds turned out to see Routliffe and others compete at the national tennis championship in New York.

The former University of Alabama tennis player graduated from the school in 2017, but not without earning many accolades on the way.

2023 US Open - Day 14
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Undergrad Accomplishments

Some of Routliffe's previous accomplishments include:

  • NCAA Doubles Champion in 2014
  • NCAA Doubles Champion in 2015
  • ITA Southern Regional Doubles Champion
  • ITF 10k LTP Charleston Champion
  • Most singles wins ever recorded by an Alabama player (109)

This information was taken from the rolltide.com 

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Originally from New Zealand, Routliffe graduated from the University in 2017 with a major in public relations.

She has since gone on to win the 2018 Hardee's Pro Classic, which put her in the top 200 in doubles rankings for the first time in her career.

Now, this Sunday, Routliffe has earned a Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open with her doubles partner, Gabriela Dabrowski.

Courtesy of the US Open
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Taking the Title

Routliffe and Dabrowski (No. 16 seeds) competed against Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva (No. 12 seeds) for the win.

The U.S. Open's website noted that this was the first major crown win for Routliffe and Dabrowski as a doubles team. "This is the first title," the site read, "in only their fourth tournament together."

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