Cordwell in 1990. She lost in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open. At the French Open, Erakovic beat world No. 56, Tathiana Garbin, in the first round, before losing to third-seeded Jelena Janković. She was the first New Zealand-raised player to make the main draw of a Grand Slam singles tournament since 1993. At Wimbledon, Erakovic defeated Krajicek in the first round, and Julia Görges in the second before losing to Tamarine Tanasugarn. She was the first New Zealand player to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Belinda Cordwell in 1988. Erakovic played for New Zealand at the Beijing Olympics, where she lost in the first round to wildcard Ayumi Morita from Japan. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Pauline Parmentier but reached the doubles quarterfinals with Jelena Kostanić Tošić. This was the first time a New Zealander had reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament in either singles or doubles since 1994. She ended the year ranked No. 66 in the world, mostly due to her Wimbledon performance and the three semifinals reached in WTA International tournaments. In the Auckland Open, Erakovic defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round. In the second, she lost to top-seed Elena Dementieva, in straight sets. At the Australian Open, in her first participation in the event, Erakovic advanced to the second round by beating Petra Cetkovská before she was defeated by Lucie Šafářová. Due to an ongoing hip injury, Erakovic missed the French Open. She also withdrew from Wimbledon with the same problem. By the end of the year, she was out of top 200. 2010–2011: More setback; reborn – top 70 again Erakovic competed in singles and doubles at the Auckland Open, losing in the first round in both events. She then competed at the Australian Open, losing to eventual semifinalist Li Na in the first round. In doubles, she and partner Casey Dellacqua lost to 11th seeded Russian pair Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova in the first round. Erakovic's next tournament was the Pattaya Open where she again lost in the first round of the singles, however, she and partner Tamarine Tanasugarn won the doubles title, Erakovic's fourth. She started the year with the Auckland Open where she again received a wildcard entry, and lost in the first round against Elena Vesnina. She then competed on the ITF Circuit where