She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2022 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to tennis. She is a tennis player in London, Greater London, England.
Raducanu is the first ever qualifier to win the US Open championship title.
Her greatest tennis idols are Simona Halep (Romania) and Li Na (China).
(Sept. 11, 2021) The US Open trophy was presented to her by Billie Jean King, herself a 4-time winner of the tournament (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974). Her prize money came to $2.5 million.
She began playing tennis at the Bromley Tennis Academy and attended Bickley Primary School in Bromley, London.
Her father is Romanian and her mother is Chinese.
Born in Toronto, Canada to a Romanian Father and a Chinese Mother. Her parents moved to Britain when she was 2 years old.
Won her first grand slam on 11 September 2021 aged 18 at the US open. She is the first British woman to win a singles Grand Slam in tennis since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Raducanu is the youngest US Open champion since 17-year-old Serena Williams defeated 18-year-old Martina Hingis for the US Open crown in 1999.