Emma Raducanu took home the US Open just months after her debut, establishing the record for having the smallest number of majors she played before winning an event during the Open Era.
Raducanu was also the very first British woman to be the winner of a Grand Slam singles title since 1977 when Virginia Wade won at Wimbledon
– Emma Raducanu was born on November 13, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Chinese mother, Renee, and a Romanian father, Ion, both employed in the finance field.
Raducanu started playing junior tennis with instant success. At the beginning of 2018, she took home the ITF Chandigarh Lawn Tennis tournament
After that, she won titles in her first ITF Grade-3 and the ITF Grade-2 junior tournaments held in Chandigarh in India and New Delhi, respectively.
Raducanu began her professional career playing in the Solapur Open in Maharashtra, India. Then, she was awarded an award at Pune, India, with a cash prize of $25,000.
At the age of 20, Raducanu began the process of training under coach Nigel Sears. She then made her WTA Tour debut at the Nottingham Open, where Harriet Dart defeated her in the first round.
In 2021, for the US Open Series, Raducanu changed her coach to Andrew Richardson .
In 2022 Raducanu was scheduled to begin with The Melbourne Summer Set but was forced to pull out due to a COVID-19 diagnosis.