- 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.
- Started playing tennis when she was 5 years old.
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