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Katie Boulter, 26, became the first player since Emma Raducanu to win a title WTA title, per OptaAce. On Sunday, Boulter defeated fellow Brit Jodie Burrage 6-3 6-3 in the final of a WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham. For Boulter, who is now also enjoying a career-high ranking of No 77 in the world, it was her first WTA title.
Nearly two years after Raducanu's US Open triumph, Great Britain saw a British female player lift a WTA title. Also, this was the first grass win for a British female player since Johanna Konta won 2021 Nottingham.
2021 - Katie Boulter is the first British player to secure a WTA title since Emma Raducanu at the US Open 2021 and the first on grass court since Johanna Konta also in Nottingham 2021.
Lioness.@the_LTA @WTA @WTA_insider — OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 19, 2023
Boulter becomes the first British girl since Raducanu to win a WTA title
Last Monday, Boulter replaced Raducanu as the top-ranked British female tennis player.
It was the first time that Boulter became the top-ranked British girl. A couple of days later, Boulter also lifted her first WTA title. After her Nottingham win, Boulter recalled being a little girl and dreaming of one day winning a tennis title.
“I actually found some photos of me at the beginning of the week where I was training here as a ‘tiny topper’ and I looked so happy and like I was having the time of my life. I tried to remind myself before the final that that little girl still loves playing tennis and just enjoys every single moment she is out on court.
I am very proud of myself to be in that position, whatever happened. I have so many special feelings, I am staying at home, mum’s cooking makes all the difference. It does feel very special because it is my home tournament.
I dreamed of this moment, to win this tournament, as a little girl when I was four years old. Having come here as a fan and now as a player and somehow finding a way to win it means more than everything to me," Boulter said after the final.