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Tennis New Zealand Summer Series Gets Underway

Friday, 6 December 2024, 11:32 am | Tennis NZ

The Tennis New Zealand Summer Series ensures the public will get to enjoy professional live tennis this summer, with most of them free to enter and options for courtside corporate hospitality available. More >>

Erin Routlfffe Wins Prestigious WTA Finals With Gaby Dabrowski

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 6:11 am | Tennis NZ

In the final they defeated Taylor Townsend from the United States and the Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova 7-5 6-3. More >>

Routliffe, Dabrowski Make Final Of WTA Finals

Saturday, 9 November 2024, 3:25 pm | Tennis NZ

To reach the final of the season ending tournament, which just the best eight doubles teams in the world qualify for, is a massive achievement for Routliffe and Dabrowski and will go down as one of the stand out moments of their careers. More >>

EVES Open World Tennis Tour Returns To Papamoa

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 1:25 pm | Tennis NZ

The tournament has fast become a favourite for young players on the tennis circuit, with several declaring it amongst the best in the world at this level of the professional tennis pyramid. More >>

Lulu Sun Into Maiden WTA Final

Saturday, 24 August 2024, 2:51 pm | Tennis NZ

Sun had never reached the semifinal of a WTA tournament before this week, but now she’s one win away from being the first Kiwi to win a singles title at this level since Marina Erakovic in Memphis in 2013. More >>

Erin Routliffe Claims Maiden WTA 1000 Title

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:32 pm | Tennis NZ

This was Routliffe’s fifth appearance in a WTA 1000 final and on the previous four occasions she finished runner-up, three times with her regular partner Gaby Dabrowski and once with Coco Gauff, at the Italian Open. More >>

New Zealand Players Announced For Davis Cup Tie Against Luxembourg

Friday, 9 August 2024, 9:48 am | Tennis NZ

The New Zealand team has been named for September’s historic Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg in Palmerston North. More >>

Routliffe, Dabrowski Pipped In Epic Wimbledon Final

Sunday, 14 July 2024, 12:43 pm | Tennis NZ

Erin Routliffe and Gaby Dabrowski lost 7-6(5) 7-6(1) in the ladies doubles final at Wimbledon to Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova. The Kiwi/Canadian duo, who won last year’s US Open together, came desperately close to picking up their second ... More >>

Erin Routliffe Into Wimbledon Final, Confirmed As Next World No 1

Saturday, 13 July 2024, 12:48 pm | Tennis NZ

The ranking points from this win, plus the defeat by Elise Mertens in her semifinal, ensured that when the world rankings are updated next week, it will be Routliffe who proudly sits at the top of the list for women’s doubles. More >>

Lulu Sun's Incredible Run At Wimbledon Comes To An End

Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 8:25 am | Tennis NZ

The 23-year-old’s incredible run of seven wins at this year’s Championship, including three in qualifying has been an inspiration to tennis fans back in New Zealand, but unfortunately, it came to an end against the world No 37 from Croatia. More >>

Lulu Sun Beats Emma Raducanu At Wimbledon

Monday, 8 July 2024, 8:49 am | Tennis NZ

Lulu Sun has made history by moving into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon thanks to a stunning 6-2 5-7 6-2 fourth-round win over Emma Raducanu on Centre Court on Sunday. More >>

Lulu Sun Beats Emma Raducanu At Wimbledon

Monday, 8 July 2024, 8:41 am | Tennis NZ

Lulu Sun has made history by moving into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon thanks to a stunning 6-2 5-7 6-2 fourth-round win over Emma Raducanu on Centre Court on Sunday. More >>

Lulu Sun Into Last 16 At Wimbledon

Saturday, 6 July 2024, 1:08 pm | Tennis NZ

This win is expected to lift Sun’s world ranking from 123, to 74 which means she will make it directly into the main draw at next month’s US Open. More >>

Lulu Sun Wimbledon Third Round Match To Be Shown Live In New Zealand Tonight

Friday, 5 July 2024, 4:00 pm | Tennis NZ

Sun and Zhu will clash on Court 15 at Wimbledon, with the match scheduled to start at 10pm NZT tonight. More >>

Lulu Sun's Fairytale Run At Wimbledon Continues

Thursday, 4 July 2024, 9:33 am | Tennis NZ

Lulu Sun has won her second-round match in the ladies singles, defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva 4-6 6-3 6-2 in a battle that lasted two hours, 13 minutes. More >>

Lulu Sun Beats World No. 8 Zheng Qinwen At Wimbledon

Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 7:42 am | Tennis NZ

Lulu Sun has pulled off one of the most remarkable victories in decades for a New Zealand tennis player, stunning world No 8 Zheng Qinwen 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round at Wimbledon. More >>

Michael Venus Wins At Queens For 24th Title Of Career

Monday, 24 June 2024, 8:45 am | Tennis NZ

In the final on Sunday, they defeated Karen Khachanov from Russia and America’s Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-6(5) 10-8, for what is Venus’s first title since winning the ATP 250 Doha tournament with Jamie Murray in February. More >>

Erin Routliffe Expected To Climb To No 2 In Rankings Following Nottingham Title

Monday, 17 June 2024, 7:56 am | Tennis NZ

Erin Routliffe is expected to move up to No 2 in the world rankings following her victory in the final of the WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham with Canada’s Gabby Dabrowski on Sunday. More >>

Erin Routliffe, Coco Gauff Into Italian Open Final

Saturday, 18 May 2024, 3:00 pm | Tennis NZ

Erin Routliffe and Coco Gauff are into the final of the Italian Open in Rome thanks to a straight-set victory over the Chinese duo of Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai. More >>

Lulu Sun Wins $100,000 WTT Tournament In Bonita Springs, Florida

Monday, 6 May 2024, 9:37 am | Tennis NZ

Sun had won six WTT tournaments previously, one W80 title, a W50, a W25 and three W15 titles, but this victory stands out as the best moment of the 23-year-old’s career. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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