Raducanu famously went through qualifying en route to winning the 2021 US Open. She was the first player in the Open Era to begin in qualifying and win a Grand Slam event.
Former US Open men’s champion Dominic Thiem is also part of the qualifying field at this point. He won the 2020 US Open.
Raducanu has fallen on hard times since her breakthrough victory in New York and she underwent wrist and ankle surgeries this year as her ranking dropped to No 299 in the world.
She has a special ranking of No 103 due to her absences from the tour, and that leaves her five spots outside the main draw cutoff line.
The US Open remains the lone title the Brit has won. Her highest ranking was No 10 in July 2022.
Raducanu plans to play in the Auckland Classic, one of the tournaments leading up to the Australian Open.
