Heather Watson

GBR Age 34 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2010–2026

Heather Watson represents Great Britain on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 446, with a career high of No. 38. In TennisDB's records, Heather Watson has a career record of 146–199 and 4 singles titles.

Ranking

446

Career high

38 (Jan 19, 2015)

Elo peak

1755 (68th percentile)

Career record

146–199 (42.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$6,127,899

YTD W-L

0–1

Equipment brand

Babolat

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Heather Watson's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Harriet Dart #131	6-2 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2026	Q3 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Angela Fita Boluda #212	6-4 5-7 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2026	Q2 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Claire Liu #111	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 2026	Q1 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Anna Blinkova #104	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2026	Q1 Q	Canadian Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Julieta Pareja #316	4-6 6-3 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2026	Q2 Q	Washington Open	WTA 500	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Heather Watson's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sloane Stephens	3	4	7	Mar 3, 2023	H2H
Yanina Wickmayer	2	4	6	Jul 29, 2023	H2H
Victoria Azarenka	0	6	6	Mar 9, 2018	H2H
Sorana Cirstea	3	2	5	Sep 16, 2021	H2H
Anett Kontaveit	1	4	5	Feb 11, 2021	H2H

Titles (4)

Heather Watson titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2012	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Japan Women's Open
2015	23	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hobart International
2016	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Monterrey Open
2020	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Acapulco
Total		4	—	—	—	4	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Heather Watson Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2012	London Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Maria Kirilenko #15 def. Heather Watson #69 6-3 6-2	H2H	Match data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Elina Svitolina #20 def. Heather Watson #66 6-3 1-6 6-3	H2H	Match data
2020	Tokyo Olympics	First Round	0	1	Anna-Lena Friedsam #129 def. Heather Watson #66 7-6(5) 6-3	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Heather Watson career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2010	18	WTA	1	5	6	16.7%	554	176
2011	19	WTA	10	11	21	47.6%	176	92
2012	20	WTA	18	17	35	51.4%	92	49
2013	21	WTA	9	16	25	36.0%	49	121
2014	22	WTA	9	17	26	34.6%	120	49
2015	23	WTA	18	19	37	48.7%	50	55
2016	24	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2016	24	WTA	16	19	35	45.7%	55	76
2017	25	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
2017	25	WTA	13	15	28	46.4%	75	73
2018	26	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—
2018	26	WTA	10	17	27	37.0%	75	91
2019	27	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
2019	27	WTA	5	9	14	35.7%	93	103
2020	28	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—
2020	28	WTA	9	8	17	52.9%	102	58
2021	29	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2021	29	WTA	7	17	24	29.2%	58	72
2022	30	Qualifying Q	10	8	18	55.6%	—	—
2022	30	WTA	9	12	21	42.9%	72	139
2023	31	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—
2023	31	WTA	8	7	15	53.3%	139	137
2024	32	Qualifying Q	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—
2024	32	WTA	3	6	9	33.3%	139	162
2025	33	Qualifying Q	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
2025	33	WTA	1	3	4	25.0%	166	269
2026	34	Qualifying Q	8	5	13	61.5%	—	—
2026	34	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	266	446
Career		—	146	199	345	42.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Heather Watson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2010	18	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2011	19	WTA	7	6	13	53.8%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	10	11	21	47.6%
2012	20	WTA	10	11	21	47.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	18	17	35	51.4%
2013	21	WTA	7	12	19	36.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	9	16	25	36.0%
2014	22	WTA	4	13	17	23.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	17	26	34.6%
2015	23	WTA	12	11	23	52.2%	2	5	7	28.6%	4	3	7	57.1%	18	19	37	48.6%
2016	24	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2016	24	WTA	13	11	24	54.2%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	16	19	35	45.7%
2017	25	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
2017	25	WTA	7	11	18	38.9%	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%	13	15	28	46.4%
2018	26	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
2018	26	WTA	7	9	16	43.8%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	10	17	27	37.0%
2019	27	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2019	27	WTA	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
2020	28	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
2020	28	WTA	9	6	15	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	9	8	17	52.9%
2021	29	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2021	29	WTA	3	12	15	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	17	24	29.2%
2022	30	Qualifying Q	8	6	14	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	10	8	18	55.6%
2022	30	WTA	4	6	10	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	12	21	42.9%
2023	31	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	5	2	7	71.4%
2023	31	WTA	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	8	7	15	53.3%
2024	32	Qualifying Q	5	5	10	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%
2024	32	WTA	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
2025	33	Qualifying Q	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	7	9	22.2%
2025	33	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%
2026	34	Qualifying Q	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	8	5	13	61.5%
2026	34	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	94	122	216	43.5%	11	27	38	28.9%	41	50	91	45.1%	146	199	345	42.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Heather Watson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2010	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
2011	19	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	4	1	5	80.0%	8	10	18	44.4%
2012	20	0	5	5	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	11	5	16	68.8%	5	0	5	100.0%	18	16	34	52.9%
2013	21	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	12	16	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	16	25	36.0%
2014	22	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	7	11	36.4%	2	3	5	40.0%	9	17	26	34.6%
2015	23	1	2	3	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	13	6	19	68.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	17	19	36	47.2%
2016	24	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	9	12	21	42.9%	3	1	4	75.0%	15	19	34	44.1%
2017	25	1	3	4	25.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	7	11	36.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	13	15	28	46.4%
2018	26	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%	6	3	9	66.7%	10	17	27	37.0%
2019	27	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
2020	28	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	4	0	4	100.0%	9	8	17	52.9%
2021	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	2	6	8	25.0%	7	17	24	29.2%
2022	30	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	8	11	27.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	9	12	21	42.9%
2023	31	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	8	7	15	53.3%
2024	32	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
2025	33	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2026	34	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		3	19	22	13.6%	19	42	61	31.1%	72	104	176	40.9%	47	32	79	59.5%	141	197	338	41.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 338/345 (98.0%) of Heather Watson's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Heather Watson performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2010	18	6/6	2.7	3.2	62.5%	58.2%	41.9%	44.7%	30.6%	52.2%	40.1%
2011	19	21/21	3.2	2.8	65.7%	63.2%	45.6%	56.1%	47.7%	57.3%	44.0%
2012	20	30/35	2.8	2.9	65.0%	63.4%	43.8%	48.6%	46.6%	56.4%	42.9%
2013	21	25/25	3.6	3.1	62.5%	63.2%	47.0%	52.4%	47.4%	57.0%	40.8%
2014	22	24/26	2.9	3.4	59.3%	60.0%	42.1%	43.9%	51.4%	52.0%	40.8%
2015	23	31/37	3.5	3.5	58.9%	64.6%	48.5%	54.7%	52.9%	58.0%	42.4%
2016	24	33/35	4.2	3.8	58.5%	65.2%	46.2%	57.8%	51.6%	57.3%	45.0%
2017	25	27/28	3.5	4.9	58.6%	66.8%	45.4%	61.4%	49.9%	57.8%	43.0%
2018	26	26/27	4.1	3.4	59.5%	64.9%	43.9%	49.2%	45.6%	56.4%	42.8%
2019	27	14/14	3.4	3.4	57.0%	63.2%	43.4%	56.7%	37.8%	54.7%	40.9%
2020	28	17/17	4.1	3.2	57.0%	64.4%	43.9%	52.1%	53.4%	55.8%	42.0%
2021	29	23/24	5.4	4.1	56.3%	67.6%	41.7%	58.4%	46.4%	56.4%	37.2%
2022	30	20/21	2.9	2.1	62.3%	63.2%	44.4%	52.4%	51.3%	56.1%	40.4%
2023	31	15/15	3.2	3.5	59.7%	65.9%	42.0%	44.9%	38.1%	56.2%	42.5%
2024	32	9/9	2.2	3.4	55.4%	67.6%	44.0%	50.8%	52.4%	56.8%	39.0%
2025	33	2/4	2.5	2.5	51.4%	65.4%	41.1%	35.0%	39.6%	53.7%	43.4%
2026	34	1/1	0.0	4.0	48.5%	68.8%	23.5%	57.1%	33.3%	45.5%	37.9%
Career		324/345	3.5	3.4	60.0%	64.3%	44.6%	52.9%	48.0%	56.3%	41.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 324/345 (93.9%) of Heather Watson's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Heather Watson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2010	18	1473	98.6	-0.96	-1.56	0.838	46.2%	—	—	+99	23.1%	-1.38	0–1	0–1	—	+0.18
2011	19	1537	115.9	+1.02	-0.72	1.031	51.0%	+26	-23	+9	51.1%	+0.30	1–4 (20%)	2–3 (40%)	96.5	+1.09
2012	20	1693	127.7	+0.47	+0.10	0.984	49.6%	-34	-139	-55	51.3%	-0.23	5–5 (50%)	8–6 (57%)	103.8	-0.84
2013	21	1550	109.0	+0.35	-2.61	0.948	49.1%	-5	—	+30	38.3%	-0.70	5–9 (36%)	3–2 (60%)	94.6	+0.15
2014	22	1540	121.1	-2.65	-1.65	0.851	46.8%	-40	—	+96	36.1%	-0.87	5–6 (45%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.39
2015	23	1610	129.5	-0.01	+1.12	1.008	50.4%	-15	-87	+77	50.6%	+0.13	6–9 (40%)	2–7 (22%)	96.0	-0.01
2016	24	1586	126.9	+0.96	+0.88	1.053	51.0%	+27	-56	+28	48.2%	+0.12	8–9 (47%)	4–4 (50%)	99.3	-0.97
2017	25	1614	124.1	+1.12	-0.04	1.019	50.6%	-57	—	+98	49.2%	+0.29	5–6 (45%)	2–7 (22%)	95.1	-1.23
2018	26	1574	120.5	-0.38	-0.79	0.981	49.7%	+4	-55	+92	41.9%	-0.42	2–6 (25%)	2–5 (29%)	93.2	+0.66
2019	27	1625	117.3	-0.69	-1.28	0.902	47.8%	0	—	-17	38.7%	-0.68	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	100.8	-0.18
2020	28	1664	126.5	-0.35	+0.15	0.950	49.1%	+30	—	—	51.2%	-0.10	6–3 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	101.7	-0.02
2021	29	1578	117.2	-0.31	-3.41	0.854	47.3%	+6	—	+45	33.3%	-0.80	4–6 (40%)	6–6 (50%)	99.6	+0.11
2022	30	1568	107.0	-0.88	-1.99	0.920	48.4%	+3	-155	+83	39.6%	-0.54	5–1 (83%)	3–7 (30%)	101.5	+1.46
2023	31	1596	115.3	-0.40	-1.06	0.971	49.4%	-14	—	+129	50.0%	-0.09	3–1 (75%)	4–0 (100%)	105.8	+0.33
2024	32	1569	118.9	-0.40	-1.74	0.904	47.8%	+24	—	+120	35.0%	-0.65	1–1	0–1	—	+0.23
2025	33	1544	104.7	-1.18	+1.77	0.937	48.3%	—	—	+112	33.3%	-0.55	0–1	0–1	—	-0.02
2026	34	1595	109.4	-0.17	-2.68	0.695	41.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.06
Career		1755	124.6	-0.08	-0.77	0.959	49.3%	-6	-84	+58	44.2%	-0.28	57–70 (45%)	43–60 (42%)	92.9	+0.18

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Heather Watson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2010	18	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	19	—	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
2012	20	R128	R64	R32	R128	3–4 (43%)
2013	21	R32	R128	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
2014	22	R128	R64	R64	R128	2–4 (33%)
2015	23	R128	R64	R32	R128	3–4 (43%)
2016	24	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2017	25	R64	—	R32	R128	3–3 (50%)
2018	26	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2019	27	R128	—	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
2020	28	R64	R128	—	R128	1–3 (25%)
2021	29	R64	R128	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2022	30	R64	R128	R16	—	4–3 (57%)
2023	31	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2024	32	—	—	R128	Q1	0–2 (0%)
2025	33	Q1	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
2026	34	—	—	Q3	Q3	4–2 (67%)
W-L		6–12 (33%)	6–10 (38%)	13–16 (45%)	2–12 (14%)	27–50 (35%)

WTA 1000

Heather Watson WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	CAN	WUH	W-L Win %
2010	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2012	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2013	21	R64	—	—	—	R128	—	R128	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
2014	22	R64	R64	—	—	R64	—	R128	—	—	R16	R64	3–6 (33%)
2015	23	—	—	—	R64	R16	R64	R64	R32	—	R32	R64	6–7 (46%)
2016	24	Q1	—	—	—	R64	R64	R16	R32	—	R64	R64	7–8 (47%)
2017	25	Q1	Q1	—	—	R64	—	R128	—	—	R64	Q2	2–6 (25%)
2018	26	Q2	—	—	—	R128	—	R128	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2019	27	Q2	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	1–3 (25%)
2020	28	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	29	—	R32	—	—	R128	Q1	R128	Q1	—	Q2	—	4–6 (40%)
2022	30	—	—	Q1	—	R128	Q2	R32	—	—	Q1	—	5–5 (50%)
2023	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2024	32	Q2	—	—	—	Q1	—	Q1	Q1	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2025	33	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2026	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–7 (30%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	8–10 (44%)	2–5 (29%)	8–13 (38%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	2–5 (29%)	33–59 (36%)

WTA 500

Heather Watson WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DUB	EAS	QUE	SDG	KOR	SPB	WAS	ABU	BIR	CHA	GRA	MÉR	NEW	SAN	STA	W-L Win %
2010	18	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2011	19	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2012	20	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	3–3 (50%)
2013	21	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2014	22	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2015	23	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2016	24	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2017	25	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
2018	26	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	3–7 (30%)
2019	27	—	Q1	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–4 (0%)
2020	28	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2021	29	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2022	30	R32	—	Q2	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
2023	31	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2024	32	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	7–4 (64%)
2025	33	—	Q1	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2026	34	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	4–3 (57%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)	1–1 (50%)	12–13 (48%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	1–6 (14%)	3–9 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	37–52 (42%)

WTA 250

Heather Watson WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	ADE	ASB	DAL	EST	HKG	KOR	WAS	ATX	BAK	BIE	BIR	BUD	CHI	HOB	HUA	IST	KAT	LEX	LUX	MEM	MON	MON	NOT	NUR	JAP	PAT	POR	PRA	QUE	SIN	STR	TAL	TEN	TIA	WAR	W-L Win %
2010	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	19	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–5 (64%)
2012	20	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–7 (53%)
2013	21	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–8 (43%)
2014	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2015	23	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–5 (58%)
2016	24	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	8–6 (57%)
2017	25	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–8 (47%)
2018	26	R32	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–8 (56%)
2019	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	4–4 (50%)
2020	28	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–4 (71%)
2021	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	4–6 (40%)
2022	30	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	Q2	—	—	—	8–7 (53%)
2023	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	12–5 (71%)
2024	32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2025	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		6–3 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	0–4 (0%)	5–6 (45%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	8–6 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	17–5 (77%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	8–4 (67%)	9–9 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	95–84 (53%)

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Current rank

446

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 19, 2015

First Top 100

Jun 6, 2011

First Top 50

Oct 15, 2012

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Heather Watson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2009	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	756	764	678	601	559	554
2010	18	556	486	406	335	346	249	262	215	202	209	178	176
2011	19	142	130	123	127	117	106	104	102	87	89	93	92
2012	20	106	122	129	115	110	103	69	71	78	49	49	49
2013	21	40	39	39	42	48	56	76	76	90	122	121	121
2014	22	161	131	119	122	92	60	56	46	47	50	49	49
2015	23	38	42	41	40	45	59	54	61	60	54	55	55
2016	24	79	84	69	56	56	55	67	73	76	77	76	76
2017	25	73	73	108	111	119	126	75	74	73	74	73	—
2018	26	75	71	72	79	80	88	133	116	91	99	93	91
2019	27	110	113	118	117	110	122	107	101	125	89	102	103
2020	28	75	69	50	—	—	—	—	54	56	59	59	58
2021	29	58	64	65	69	71	68	66	64	56	73	73	72
2022	30	87	120	115	103	103	121	119	157	142	134	137	139
2023	31	160	145	147	169	180	149	134	138	152	171	166	137
2024	32	139	131	143	144	154	196	204	187	160	139	142	162
2025	33	158	206	182	192	163	143	159	159	203	264	265	269
2026	34	266	281	289	287	327	491	475	446	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Heather Watson's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Alison Van Uytvanck	BEL	37	1,772	5	272	123	149	45.2%	2011–2024	Match log
Aleksandra Krunic	SRB	39	1,771	2	207	87	120	42.0%	2011–2025	Match log
Tatjana Maria	GER	36	1,821	4	423	163	260	38.5%	2006–2026	Match log
Polona Hercog	SLO	35	1,767	3	384	170	214	44.3%	2007–2026	Match log
Fiona Ferro	FRA	39	1,797	2	122	51	71	41.8%	2014–2026	Match log
Annika Beck	GER	37	1,730	2	205	90	115	43.9%	2012–2017	Match log
Viktorija Golubic	SUI	35	1,829	2	262	118	144	45.0%	2013–2026	Match log
Ana Bogdan	ROU	39	1,798	0	196	82	114	41.8%	2014–2026	Match log
Anna Blinkova	RUS	35	1,799	2	259	102	157	39.4%	2016–2026	Match log
Rebecca Marino	CAN	38	1,726	0	126	48	78	38.1%	2008–2026	Match log
Varvara Gracheva	FRA	39	1,833	0	199	82	117	41.2%	2019–2026	Match log
Tereza Martincova	CZE	40	1,791	0	172	70	102	40.7%	2013–2026	Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

Babolat

Model: Not specified by manufacturer
Frame style: —

The official manufacturer roster confirms the brand relationship but does not publish a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one from photos or third-party lists.

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Last source check: Sep 1, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Heather Watson?: Heather Watson is 34 years old, born on May 19, 1992.
Which country does Heather Watson represent?: Heather Watson represents Great Britain in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Heather Watson?: Heather Watson is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Heather Watson use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Heather Watson uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Heather Watson left-handed or right-handed?: Heather Watson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Heather Watson won?: Heather Watson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Heather Watson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Heather Watson's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Heather Watson won?: Heather Watson has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Acapulco in 2020.
What is Heather Watson's highest WTA ranking?: Heather Watson's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 38, first achieved on January 19, 2015.
What is Heather Watson's career win-loss record?: Heather Watson has a career WTA singles record of 146 wins and 199 losses (42.3%).
How much career prize money has Heather Watson earned?: Heather Watson has earned at least $6,127,899 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Heather Watson's career appear in TennisDB?: Heather Watson appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2010 through 2026.
On which surface does Heather Watson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Heather Watson's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 45.1% (41–50).
Who has Heather Watson faced most often?: Heather Watson's most frequent opponent is Sloane Stephens, with a head-to-head record of 3–4 across 7 meetings.
What racquet does Heather Watson use?: The official Babolat player roster lists Heather Watson with Babolat, but it does not specify a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one.