Emma Raducanu’s US Open triumph – and career – in numbers

Emma Raducanu’s historic US Open run ended in triumph as the Briton beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in Saturday’s final.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the teenager’s tournament and career so far in numbers.
44 – years since the previous British winner or finalist at a women’s grand slam singles tournament when Virginia Wade, a spectator in New York in recent days, won Wimbledon in 1977.
winning at the US Open < winning in front of a legend at the US Open@EmmaRaducanu gave thanks to 1968 champion and fellow 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade for her support. pic.twitter.com/kV1H7JD05f
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2021
2.5million – prize money in US dollars for Raducanu’s efforts over the last fortnight, equivalent to GBP 1.8m. Raducanu’s career earnings before this tournament stood at a combined 303,376 dollars, or around GBP 219,000.
18 – Raducanu’s age, with just 10 weeks separating her and 19-year-old Fernandez.
150 – Raducanu’s world ranking going into the tournament.
73 – Fernandez’s singles ranking.
10 – matches in Raducanu’s stunning run in New York, from the first of three qualifying rounds and all the way through the 128-strong draw to the final.
First qualifying win in Flushing Meadows ✅#USOpen | @EmmaRaducanu pic.twitter.com/z8YaYt18LG
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 25, 2021
0 – sets dropped on the way to the final, winning 18 in succession across qualifying and the main draw.
4 – Raducanu reached the fourth round at Wimbledon on her grand slam main draw debut, before retiring on medical grounds against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic.
11 – seeding of her quarter-final opponent Belinda Bencic, the world number 12 and the highest-ranked player Raducanu has beaten. Semi-final opponent Maria Sakkari was seeded 17th.
1 – Raducanu is the first qualifier ever to reach a grand slam final.
The first qualifier EVER to reach a Grand Slam final.
Sensational. Historic. Unforgettable.
🎥: @usopen | @EmmaRaducanupic.twitter.com/GQOkButdw0
— wta (@WTA) September 10, 2021
17 – court on which Raducanu and Fernandez played at Wimbledon in the 2018 girls’ singles, with the latter’s name displayed on the scoreboard as Leylah Annie Fernandez. Raducanu won 6-2 6-4.
5ft 9in – Raducanu’s height.
693,000 – Instagram followers, with 257,000 on Raducanu’s Twitter account.
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