In 2021, Emma Raducanu became
the first qualifier (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
She won the 2021 US Open without dropping a set in any of her 10
matches (including qualifiers).
She became the youngest Grand
Slam champion since 2004 and youngest British major winner in
the Open Era (age 18).
She became the first British woman
to win a Grand Slam singles title
since 1977, ending a 44-year
drought.
She won the US Open on her
second Grand Slam main-draw appearance—an Open Era record.
She was the lowest-ranked woman (world No. 150) to win a Grand Slam singles title.