Emma Raducanu

She has also made appearances and has made notable finishes at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, Indian Wells, and others.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Emma Raducanu is a British tennis player born on November 13, 2002. The right-handed Raducanu was born in Toronto, Canada to a Chinese mother and a Romanian father.

When she was two years old, her family moved to London. By the time she was five years old, she started playing tennis. In terms of education, she was enrolled at the Newstead Wood School. This school was situated in the London Borough of Bromley.

In January 2022, Sky Sports reported that a man who was found guilty of stalking the British star was given a five-year restraining order.

Career

Raducanu made her professional debut in 2018. When she was an amateur player, she played at Wimbledon, defeating Leylah Fernandez during the second round.

When she was 16, she decided to go professional. From 2018 to 2019, she alternated between amateur and professional matches.

Her first match happened during the ITF Tiberias tournament in Israel in May 2018 wherein she defeated Belgian player, Helene Scholsen. In 2019, she played in India at the Solapur Open.

In 2020, while matches were canceled due to COVID-19, Raducanu participated in exhibition matches. In December of that year, she won the LTA British Tour Masters Title.

Grand Slam Debut

She debuted at the WTA in 2021, playing at the Nottingham Open. Harried Dart beat her in the first round of the match.

In the same year, she received a wildcard to play at Wimbledon. This was her Grand Slam event debut. She advanced to play in the fourth round. She holds the record for being the youngest British woman to reach the Top 16 of Wimbledon in the Open Era. This catapulted her into the Top 200.

She entered the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and made a stellar journey to the final of the tournament. She became the Open Era’s only qualifier to have made it through to the final of the event. Players she defeated included Belinda Bencic, Maria Sakkari, Stefanie Vogele, and Shelby Rogers.

It was an all-teenager final as Raducanu went up against Canadian Leylah Fernandez. Her run at the US Open that week was nicknamed, “The Fairytale of New York”.

She was scheduled to appear at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set but she declined because she was diagnosed with COVID-19.

She was the 17th seed at the Australian Open. She lost to Sloane Stephens in the first round of the tournament.

In 2023, she only appeared in the Aussie Open. She did make it to the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open. For the rest of the 2023 season, Raducanu spent her time recovering from wrist and ankle surgery.

Career Record

Singles

Career Titles: 1

• Highest Singles Ranking: 10 (July 11, 2022)
• Current Singles Ranking: 280 (October 16, 2023)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - 2R (2022, 2023)
• French Open - 2R (2022)
• Wimbledon - 4R (2021)
• US Open - W (2021)

People Ask

How old is Emma Raducanu?

She turned 20 in November 2023.

Is Emma Raducanu British?

She is a citizen of Great Britain but she was born in Ontario, Canada.

What is Emma Raducanu’s highest ranking?

She became World Number 10 in July 2022.

Has Emma Raducanu won a Grand Slam?

Yes. She won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier.

What Languages is Emma Raducanu Fluent In?

She speaks English, Romanian, and Mandarin Chinese fluently.

How well did Raducanu do at the Australian Open?

She made it to the Round 2 of the Australian Open.

Is Emma Raducanu Retired?

No. She is an active player and as of February 2022, she is ranked No.12 in the World by the WTA Tour.