Emma Raducanu MBE (Romanian: /ræduˈkɑːnuː/; born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 18 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), and is the current British No. 1. Raducanu is the reigning US Open champion, and the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade in the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. She is considered a baseline player, known for her powerful, flat groundstrokes and aggressive return of serve. Raducanu was born in Toronto and raised in London. She made her WTA Tour debut in June 2021. With a wildcard entry at Wimbledon, ranked outside the top 300, she reached the fourth round in her first major tournament. At the US Open two months later, Raducanu became the first singles qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title, beating Leylah Fernandez in the final.

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (Russian: Елена Андреевна Рыбакина; Russian pronunciation: [jɪˈlʲenə rɨˈbakʲɪnə] listen (help·info), born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 14 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Rybakina has reached seven finals on the WTA Tour, winning two titles, including two at WTA 500 level. Rybakina had a career-high junior ranking of No. 3, only beginning to have significant results relatively late in her junior career at the age of 17. She reached two junior Grand Slam semifinals, and won a Grade A title at the Trofeo Bonfiglio in 2017. Rybakina switched federations from Russia to Kazakhstan in June 2018, having just entered the top 200 for the first time a month earlier. Prior to the switch, she did not have an individual coach as a junior, and did not hire a traveling coach until early 2019. Her first consistent success on the WTA Tour came in the mid-2019 and was highlighted by her first WTA title at the Bucharest Open as well as her top 100 debut. Rybakina made her breakthrough in the 2020 season, during which she led the tour with five finals, including four in her first five events of the year.