Emma Raducanu Teams Up with Katie Boulter for Doubles at Queen’s Club Championships 2025
Emma Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, is set to make her doubles debut alongside British No. 1 Katie Boulter at the inaugural WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club, London, from June 9-15, 2025. The pair, confirmed via posts on X by @RaducanuNews and @TheTennisTalker, will face China’s Xinyu Liu and Taiwan’s Fang-Hsien Wu in the first round, as reported by @FanNewsRADUCANU. This marks a historic moment for the tournament, the first women’s event at Queen’s since 1973, with Raducanu and Boulter headlining as wildcards in both singles and doubles, per BBC Sport.[](https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c743j8we2yko)
Raducanu, ranked No. 37, expressed excitement about the partnership, which fulfills Boulter’s long-standing wish to play doubles together, as Boulter shared with Express.co.uk: “We’ve talked about teaming up for ages, and now it’s happening!” The duo aims to leverage their grass-court prowess—Raducanu reached the 2024 Wimbledon fourth round and Nottingham semi-finals, while Boulter is a two-time Nottingham champion—to boost confidence ahead of Wimbledon (June 30-July 13), per LTA. Their collaboration, dubbed “2 Queens at Queens” by @TheTennisTalker, has sparked fan enthusiasm on X.
In singles, Raducanu faces a qualifier in the first round, with a potential second-round clash against Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, per Sky Sports. The doubles venture, a strategic move to enhance court time, aligns with Raducanu’s goal to climb back into the top 50 after her Miami Open 2025 quarter-final run, per wtatennis.com. Fans can watch the action live on BBC and Tennis Channel, with tickets starting at £20, per LTA.
