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COACH
Torben Beltz
AGE21
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT Pro Scholarship Programme
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FAVOURITE
Animal Cat
COACH
Torben Beltz
Get to know Emma
About
QUICK FIRE-FACTS
- Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada
- Lives: Bromley, Kent
- Coach: Andrew Richardson
- Favourite surface: Hard
- Favourite shot: Forehand
TENNIS BEGINNING
Born in Toronto but living in the UK from the age of two, Emma first started playing tennis at the age of five and has long been regarded as one of the brightest talents in British tennis.
First titles
- May 2018 - first ITF $15k title
- December 2019 - first ITF $25k title
STORY
In September 2021, Emma Raducanu made history by becoming the first qualifier and youngest British player to win a Grand Slam title at the US Open. This unbelivable run saw her rise to British No.1 and inside the top-25 rankings for the first time in her career.
Earlier this year, Emma made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon, where she reached the fourth round - becoming the youngest British woman to progress to the last 16 of The Championships in the Open Era.
LTA SUPPORT
Emma is supported by the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme, the highest level of support offered to developing players aged between 16 and 24 with the best chance of reaching the ATP/WTA top 100 singles.
LTA YOUTH
Emma is an ambassador for LTA Youth - the new and innovative junior programme to help more children aged 4-18 enjoy tennis.
Tennis Career
Was beaten by Harriet Dart in the opening round of the Viking Open Nottingham, but reached the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Trophy.
Was handed a wildcard to The Championships women's singles draw and made her debut at SW19. Made history by becoming the youngest British woman in the Open Era to reach the last 16 of Wimbledon but was forced to retire in the second set of her fourth round match against Ajla Tomljanović due to breathing difficulty.
Made her WTA debut at the Silicon Valley Classic after being handed a wildcard into the event but was beaten in the first round by China's Zhang Shuai. Reached the final of a WTA 125 tournament in Chicago where she lost out to Denmark's Clara Tauson.
In only her second Grand Slam event, Emma won ten matches in a row to lift the US Open women's singles title - becoming the youngest British major winner in history. She defeated Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, 17th seed Maria Sakkari and fellow teenage star Leylah Fernandez en route to becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
In October, Raducanu went on a quarter-final run in Cluj before eventually losing out to sixth seed Marta Kostyuk.
Was part of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup team who travelled to play Slovakia in Bratislava in February.
Reached the final of a $25k ITF event in Sunderland in February and then later in the year won the St George's Hill UK Pro Series Classic and Premier British Tour summer and winter titles.
Competed in the Battle of the Brits Premier League of Tennis in December and beat fellow Brits Eden Silva and Katy Dunne in straight sets, before eventually losing in three sets to British No.2 Heather Watson.
- Was part of the winning Bulldogs team in the Battle of the Brits in August of 2020.
- Made her Wimbledon main draw debut in 2021.
- Becoming the youngest British woman in the Open Era to reach the last 16 of Wimbledon 2021.
- At the 2021 US Open she became the first qualifier, man or woman, to reach and win a Grand Slam final in the Open Era.
- She's the first British female winner at Flushing Meadows since Virginia Wade in 1968.
- The first qualifier in the Open era to win a Slam.
- The youngest Briton to win a Grand Slam title and youngest women's Slam champion since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004.
- The first woman to win the US Open without dropping a set since Serena Williams in 2014.
- Rising to British No.1 following her run at the 2021 US Open.
LTA Youth
Hoping to inspire the next generation to pick up a racket and play tennis
- Emma is one of three ambassadors for the LTA’s new junior tennis programme, LTA Youth.
It doesn’t matter your age, background or ability, LTA Youth is designed to help more children aged 4-18 enjoy tennis. The programme is fun, inclusive and competitive: with sessions designed to ensure children have an enjoyable and positive, progressive experience.
Emma recently headed back to her old primary school in Bromley to get the kids out playing tennis on the playground and encourage them to keep active on court.
Explore
LTA Youth Programme
The tennis programme designed to give you skills for life, which includes our six-week Youth Start offer.
Explore
LTA Youth Programme
The tennis programme designed to give you skills for life, which includes our six-week Youth Start offer.
