H2H data updated: 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Heather Watson H2H: 2-0

Elena Rybakina holds a 2–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2025 Queen's Club Championships second round 6-4 6-2.

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Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #11 6-4 6-2 Heather Watson #164 Match data Jun 12, 2025 R16 Queen's Club Championships WTA 500 Grass
Elena Rybakina #30 6-3 4-6 6-4 Heather Watson #101 Match data Jan 18, 2020* SF Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Elena Rybakina #1 #1 9,901 2,249 315 130 70.8% 3 2 1 6 2 14
Heather Watson #394 #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 Elena Rybakina Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2026 49–14 77.8% #1 2,160 3 14 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 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% #394 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 Elena Rybakina 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 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2026 36 8 44 81.8% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 210 88 298 70.5% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% — 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 408/446 of Elena Rybakina'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 Elena Rybakina 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 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2026 61/63 6.1 2.9 57.7% 74.3% 52.4% 60.1% 48.6% 65.0% 42.5% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 408/446 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.3% 50.6% 59.4% 46.7% 63.8% 43.5% — 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 Elena Rybakina 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 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 — — 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.11 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 2019 1757 132.5 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 +1.32 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 2020 1875 147.2 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -104 — 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 104.7 +0.37 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 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -47 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) 88.7 +0.11 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 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -4 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.7 +1.31 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 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.5% +1.29 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) 103.3 -1.22 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 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) 100.8 +0.07 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 2025 2172 167.2 +8.25 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +51 -83 -22 69.5% +1.49 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.1 +0.87 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 2026 2160 172.8 +7.76 +1.49 1.215 53.5% +136 -42 -114 71.6% +1.41 16–8 (67%) 7–6 (54%) 101.5 -1.70 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — -0.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1595 109.3 -0.37 -2.60 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.03
Career — 2250 164.5 +6.34 +1.38 1.200 53.4% +31 -62 +18 67.8% +1.22 89–62 (59%) 76–63 (55%) 103.3 +0.26 — 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 +0.17

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.