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Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 23 in the world and is the top-ranked British player. Raducanu is the reigning US Open champion, and is the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977.

Raducanu was born in Toronto to a Chinese mother and Romanian father, and she was raised in London. Raducanu made her WTA Tour debut in June 2021. As a wild card ranked outside the top 300 at Wimbledon, she reached the fourth round in her first major tournament. At the US Open two months later, Raducanu was able to qualify for the main draw and became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title with her victory in the final against Leylah Fernandez. The final was the first between two teenagers since Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis at the 1999 US Open. Raducanu did not drop a set during the tournament and became the first British woman to win the US Open in singles since Wade in 1968.