Emma Raducanu

British tennis player, 2021 US Open champion · age 23

Emma Raducanu photo

life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Emma's age at every one.

2000s

  1. Birth

    Born November 13, 2002

2020s

  1. age 18 Career milestone

    Wins the 2021 US Open as a qualifier

    champion

    Raducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title, triumphing at Flushing Meadows aged 18 without dropping a set.

  2. age 19 Award

    Named 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

    winner

    Raducanu won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, the first female tennis player to do so since Virginia Wade in 1977.

  3. age ~20 Award

    Appointed MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours

    recipient

    Raducanu was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to tennis.

  4. age ~20 Career milestone

    Reaches career-high ranking of World No. 10

    British No. 1

    Raducanu climbed to a career-best WTA singles ranking of No. 10 in July 2022.

  5. age ~24 Career milestone

    Runner-up at the 2026 HSBC Championships at Queen's Club

    runner-up

    Raducanu reached her first WTA 500 final on home grass at Queen's Club before losing to Donna Vekic.

age 23 now

Still going