H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Heather Watson H2H: 1-0

Ekaterina Alexandrova holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ekaterina Alexandrova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ekaterina Alexandrova won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open second round 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova
Russia Age 31 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3 Heather Watson #58 Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32 Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ekaterina Alexandrova #19 #10 3,375 1,984 250 197 55.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ekaterina Alexandrova Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2016 3–4 42.9% #109 1,635 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2017 6–12 33.3% #95 1,554 0 0 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2018 9–13 40.9% #73 1,679 0 0 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2019 30–24 55.6% #35 1,785 0 0 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2020 19–12 61.3% #33 1,797 0 1 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2021 26–21 55.3% #34 1,795 0 1 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2022 33–18 64.7% #19 1,906 0 3 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 2023 34–22 60.7% #21 1,869 0 4 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4
29 2024 26–24 52.0% #28 1,768 0 4 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4
30 2025 47–25 65.3% #10 1,948 0 5 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4
31 2026 17–22 43.6% #19 1,830 0 5 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ekaterina Alexandrova Heather Watson
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2016 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2018 8 6 14 57.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2019 22 16 38 57.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2020 15 7 22 68.2% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2021 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2022 16 12 28 57.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2023 17 15 32 53.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 11 2 13 84.6% 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2024 20 14 34 58.8% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 2025 22 17 39 56.4% 17 5 22 77.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
31 2026 11 13 24 45.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 153 122 275 55.6% 53 52 105 50.5% 44 23 67 65.7% — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 414/447 of Ekaterina Alexandrova's and 324/345 of Heather Watson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ekaterina Alexandrova Heather Watson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2016 7/7 5.7 4.7 55.9% 69.2% 50.7% 46.0% 45.8% 60.7% 41.8% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2017 18/18 4.1 5.8 53.4% 65.3% 38.3% 48.1% 51.6% 52.4% 40.9% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2018 22/22 5.6 5.5 54.6% 66.2% 39.4% 54.1% 39.9% 53.9% 41.4% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2019 53/54 5.9 5.3 56.9% 69.7% 44.6% 52.1% 51.0% 58.8% 45.4% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2020 30/31 4.1 4.3 61.1% 68.5% 44.5% 50.4% 50.8% 59.1% 45.1% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2021 44/47 5.0 5.0 57.5% 71.4% 45.7% 53.1% 46.4% 60.3% 44.2% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2022 51/51 4.7 5.9 57.0% 72.5% 47.6% 52.4% 54.3% 61.7% 45.5% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 2023 54/56 4.9 6.6 56.8% 69.8% 46.3% 57.9% 52.2% 59.6% 43.0% 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0%
29 2024 49/50 5.7 5.7 58.3% 70.3% 43.3% 59.8% 48.5% 59.3% 40.4% 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2%
30 2025 49/72 4.9 4.4 62.4% 69.7% 46.0% 53.7% 48.4% 60.8% 46.8% 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4%
31 2026 37/39 4.7 4.6 58.1% 68.1% 45.9% 58.7% 40.4% 58.7% 41.0% 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9%
Career — 414/447 5.1 5.3 57.9% 69.7% 45.0% 54.4% 48.9% 59.2% 43.7% — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ekaterina Alexandrova Heather Watson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 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
21 2016 1635 112.5 +0.04 -0.90 1.063 50.9% -4 — — 50.0% +0.25 0–2 2–2 (50%) — +0.11 2013 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
22 2017 1555 110.1 -2.10 -1.47 0.860 46.9% 0 -11 — 39.5% -0.93 2–5 (29%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.04 2014 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
23 2018 1680 121.1 -1.75 -1.67 0.899 47.6% +35 -187 — 45.1% -0.61 2–5 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 98.7 -0.71 2015 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
24 2019 1785 139.8 +1.93 +2.15 1.101 51.8% +4 -289 -122 52.8% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–11 (15%) 97.7 -0.39 2016 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
25 2020 1797 144.5 +1.94 +1.67 1.103 52.0% +45 -246 — 58.0% +0.55 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 -0.35 2017 1614 124.1 +1.17 -0.04 1.019 50.6% -57 — +98 49.2% +0.29 5–6 (45%) 2–7 (22%) 95.1 -1.23
26 2021 1796 144.4 +3.82 +1.85 1.115 52.0% +7 -167 -96 53.5% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 2–12 (14%) 94.0 -1.01 2018 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
27 2022 1907 148.8 +4.62 +2.63 1.190 53.2% -60 -87 -63 60.5% +0.97 11–8 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 105.0 -0.98 2019 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
28 2023 1870 145.6 +2.73 +0.84 1.064 51.3% -35 -63 +128 58.2% +0.50 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 104.1 -0.23 2020 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
29 2024 1769 145.7 +2.24 -1.13 0.993 49.9% +68 -125 +254 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 99.4 +2.01 2021 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
30 2025 1949 163.0 +3.77 +4.05 1.194 53.6% -29 -31 +157 63.8% +1.26 9–11 (45%) 6–13 (32%) 93.6 -0.04 2022 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
31 2026 1831 139.1 +1.36 -0.71 0.993 50.1% +3 -44 +158 46.2% -0.15 6–10 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 93.6 +1.72 2023 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
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1569 118.9 -0.40 -1.74 0.904 47.8% +24 — +120 35.0% -0.65 1–1 0–1 — +0.23
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +113 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06
Career — 1984 149.2 +2.37 +1.14 1.071 51.3% +1 -110 +78 54.8% +0.45 70–76 (48%) 55–77 (42%) 95.2 +0.02 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.