Emma Raducanu Climbs to No. 37 in WTA Rankings After Queen’s Club Triumph
Emma Raducanu surged to No. 37 in the WTA live rankings following a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club on June 10, 2025, marking her highest ranking since August 2022. The 22-year-old British star, who avenged a grueling three-hour loss to Bucsa at the Singapore Open in February 2025, showcased her grass-court prowess in a swift 64-minute match on the Andy Murray Arena, per motorcyclesports.net. Her performance, backed by 20 winners and just 12 unforced errors, propelled her past British No. 1 Katie Boulter (No. 38), igniting a race for the top British spot, per Express.co.uk.[](https://motorcyclesports.net/emma-raducanu-wta-rankings-queen-club-victory/)
Raducanu, who also won her doubles opener alongside Boulter against Xinyu Jiang and Fang-Hsien Wu (6-4, 6-2), expressed delight at playing at home, saying, “I’m really feeling it… the atmosphere was incredible,” per www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk. Despite managing back spasms that limited her grass prep, her form signals a strong Wimbledon (June 30-July 13) campaign, where a seeding (top 32) is within reach, per Sky Sports. Posts on X, like @FanNewsRADUCANU, celebrated her rise from No. 209 a year ago, while @RaducanuNews noted her potential to reclaim British No. 1 status next week.[]
Facing Rebecca Sramkova next in singles and top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe in doubles, Raducanu’s resurgence, aided by coaches Nick Cavaday and Mark Petchey, underscores her ambition to build on her 2021 US Open title, per ESPN. Her 446 grass-season points from 2024, including a Nottingham semi-final, are at stake, adding pressure to maintain her top-50 status, per tennis365.com.[]
