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

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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

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, partnering

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. 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

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, 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

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in the final. Both of her sisters, Lindsay and

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, both also later won NCAA doubles championships. She now works as a

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in San Francisco.

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* * 1983 births Living people American female tennis players Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players Tennis people from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia {{US-tennis-bio-stub