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

Heather Watson vs Anna-Lena Friedsam H2H: 0-1

Anna-Lena Friedsam holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Anna-Lena Friedsam leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna-Lena Friedsam won the 2021 Tokyo Olympics first round 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Germany Age 32 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna-Lena Friedsam #129 7-6(5) 6-3 Heather Watson #66 Match data Jul 26, 2021* R64 Tokyo Olympics Olympics 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
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Anna-Lena Friedsam #253 #45 1,160 1,743 62 83 42.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Heather Watson Anna-Lena Friedsam
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 2014 7–10 41.2% #85 1,539 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2015 11–14 44.0% #95 1,582 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2016 15–14 51.7% #67 1,645 0 0
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2017 0–1 0.0% #507 1,601 0 0
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2018 1–2 33.3% #483 1,596 0 0
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2019 7–9 43.8% #145 1,658 0 0
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2020 5–4 55.6% #111 1,646 0 0
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2021 5–11 31.2% #140 1,565 0 0
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2022 4–3 57.1% #120 1,690 0 0
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2023 7–14 33.3% #135 1,605 0 0
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2025 0–1 0.0% #154 1,652 0 0
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 Heather Watson Anna-Lena Friedsam
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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% — — — — 2014 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2015 7 9 16 43.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2016 6 5 11 54.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2018 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2020 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 36 43 79 45.6% 18 28 46 39.1% 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 324/345 of Heather Watson's and 128/144 of Anna-Lena Friedsam'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 Heather Watson Anna-Lena Friedsam
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% 2014 17/17 4.1 4.2 59.9% 64.7% 46.0% 49.9% 55.8% 56.9% 42.6%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2015 13/25 3.2 4.8 62.7% 64.0% 48.7% 45.1% 40.6% 58.1% 40.1%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2016 29/29 4.1 2.7 64.0% 66.8% 48.7% 55.2% 47.6% 60.2% 38.8%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2017 1/1 1.0 1.0 66.2% 51.0% 50.0% 61.5% 66.7% 50.6% 39.1%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2018 3/3 0.7 3.3 67.6% 52.3% 49.5% 65.9% 60.0% 52.0% 37.7%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2019 16/16 1.4 3.6 67.0% 62.6% 46.2% 56.0% 50.1% 56.9% 39.8%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2020 9/9 2.3 2.4 69.6% 67.9% 51.0% 45.4% 37.7% 62.7% 43.3%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2021 14/16 3.4 3.6 64.3% 63.5% 43.8% 55.2% 37.7% 56.5% 39.4%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2022 5/7 4.4 4.4 66.0% 62.0% 45.6% 57.1% 64.1% 56.3% 41.2%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2023 21/21 3.3 3.0 66.8% 62.2% 45.3% 54.4% 54.5% 56.6% 42.0%
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 — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 128/145 3.3 3.4 64.8% 64.0% 47.0% 53.1% 48.7% 57.9% 40.5%

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 Heather Watson Anna-Lena Friedsam
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 2014 1539 113.8 +0.51 -1.51 0.986 49.8% +15 0 — 43.9% -0.29 3–4 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 100.5 -0.25
21 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 2015 1583 117.4 -0.11 -1.37 0.957 49.5% +1 -45 — 45.6% -0.30 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.4 +0.50
22 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 2016 1646 122.7 +3.29 -3.20 0.976 49.4% -4 -78 -8 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -0.35
23 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 2017 1602 95.5 -1.10 -1.20 0.792 45.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.11
24 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 2018 1596 106.9 +0.57 +0.53 0.785 45.3% -6 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
25 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 2019 1658 119.7 +0.76 -1.59 0.922 48.6% -69 +3 -16 50.0% -0.06 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -1.03
26 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 2020 1647 124.1 +2.54 -0.84 1.162 51.8% -15 — — 54.5% +0.46 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.27
27 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 2021 1566 109.4 -0.41 -3.05 0.906 48.0% +7 +39 — 34.2% -0.76 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.7 +0.82
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 2022 1691 113.4 -0.02 -1.40 0.944 49.3% -36 — — 47.4% -0.58 4–1 (80%) 2–0 — -0.07
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 2023 1606 124.0 -0.63 -1.56 0.967 49.4% +15 +85 — 41.2% -0.39 2–7 (22%) 1–6 (14%) 88.8 -0.94
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 2024 1545 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2025 1653 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — 0.00
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 2026 1557 104.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 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 — 1743 121.9 +0.93 -1.96 0.963 49.2% -2 -4 -11 44.4% -0.36 26–28 (48%) 15–22 (41%) 98.5 -0.75

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.