Erin Burdette

American tennis player

Erin Burdette
Singles
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1983-04-19) April 19, 1983 (age 41) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$12,075
Highest ranking	No. 543 (July 24, 2000)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 293 (September 17, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (2001)

Erin Burdette (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Burdette, a right-handed player, was born and raised in the state of Georgia. As a junior, she was a girls' doubles runner-up at the 2000 Australian Open, partnering Lauren Barnikow. She won her first professional singles title at El Paso in 2000.

At the 2001 US Open she and Megan Bradley received a wildcard into the women's doubles main draw, reaching the second round. They also played together in the girls' doubles and won their way through to the semi-finals.

The eldest of three sisters to play college tennis for Stanford, Burdette was a four-time All-American and featured in three NCAA championships winning teams. She was the 2005 NCAA doubles champion with Alice Barnes in 2005, beating Stanford teammate Amber Liu and Anne Yelsey in the final.^[1] Both of her sisters, Lindsay and Mallory, both also later won NCAA doubles championships.^[2]

She now works as a veterinarian in San Francisco.

References

^ "Baylor freshman Zemenova wins women's tennis". ESPN.com. May 28, 2005.
^ Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 103. ISBN 978-1932421163.