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My Take
What fascinates me about Emma Raducanu is not the fairytale of 2021 but everything after it. Winning the US Open as a teenager, the first British woman to take a major since Virginia Wade in 1977, would have been a career peak for most players; for her it became a weight she has carried publicly ever since. I admire how she keeps rebuilding her game under scrutiny few athletes ever face. The BBC award and the MBE arrived almost instantly, but I believe her real story, the resilient and self-authored one, is still being written, and I am watching for it.
Overview
Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 by the WTA. Raducanu was the 2021 US Open champion, and she was the first British woman to win a major in singles since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. She is currently the British No. 1 in women's singles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emma Raducanu
- Name (Japanese)
- エマ・ラドゥカヌ
- Reading
- えま・らどぅかぬ
- Born
- November 13, 2002 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- tennis player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
- 2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year
- 2022 Member of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.