5 Feb 2018

Routliffe wins Egypt tournament

8:17 am on 5 February 2018

The New Zealand tennis player Erin Routliffe has won the ITF Futures tournament in Egypt.

The 22 year old beat American Nadja Gilchrist 6-3 7-5 in the final.

Routliffe who was born in New Zealand but grew up in Canada, switched allegiances to New Zealand last year.

Erin Routliffe latest tournament win will be a major boost to her world ranking.

Erin Routliffe latest tournament win will be a major boost to her world ranking. Photo: Photosport

The win is expected to boost her world ranking by more than 100 places to around 650 in the WTA rankings.

Routliffe now heads to Bahrain to meet up with the New Zealand Fed Cup team for the Asia Oceania Group Two tournament.