Emma Raducanu has confirmed she will not participate in next week's Berlin Open as she continues to manage a back problem. 

Raducanu had reached the quarter-finals at Queen's before a straight-sets defeat by Qinwen Zheng, saying the loss would be used as a learning curve. 

The 22-year-old took an off-court medical timeout during her loss to Zheng, and has opted against competing in Germany with one eye on Wimbledon at the end of June. 

Raducanu, who will regain her status as British number one on Monday, has been struggling with the issue since competing in Strasbourg last month before the French Open.

"It's been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before," she said. "It's just a vulnerability of mine. I know I need to take good care of it.

"I need to let the back rest. [It] needs proper and careful management."

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The former US Open winner had opted to play in Berlin rather than Nottingham after being offered a wildcard for the WTA 500 event, which starts on Monday. 

She will leapfrog Katie Boulter when the WTA rankings are updated after she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the last 16 at Queen's. 

Eastbourne takes place from 23-28 June and Wimbledon starts on 30 June.

Raducanu beat Jessica Pegula at Eastbourne last year to claim her first win over a top-10 player, before reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon.