Factbox on Britain's Emma Raducanu, who beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Saturday to win her first Grand Slam title:
Second round: beat Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-4Quarter-finals: beat 11-Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4* Born to a Romanian father and Chinese mother in Toronto, Canada, Raducanu moved to London aged two and started playing tennis aged five.* Won three International Tennis Federation titles.* Came to prominence when she made her Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon in July 2021.
* Ranked 150th in the world, she became first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title. She won the U.S. Open title without dropping a set -- either in qualifying or in her seven main draw matches. * Became the first British woman to win the U.S. Open since Virginia Wade triumphed in 1968 and the first to capture a Grand Slam title since Wade won Wimbledon in 1977.
* Projected to move up to 24th in the world rankings on Monday after winning the U.S. Open, ending Johanna Konta's 310-week reign as the top ranked British woman.More from ReutersSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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