H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Heather Watson vs Arantxa Rus H2H: 1-0

Heather Watson holds a 1–0 lead over Arantxa Rus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Heather Watson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Heather Watson won the 2022 Miami Open first round 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Arantxa Rus
The Netherlands Age 35 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #115 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 Arantxa Rus #75 Match data Mar 24, 2022* R128 Miami Open WTA 1000 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
Arantxa Rus #204 #41 1,271 1,787 90 165 35.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Arantxa Rus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #466 1,494 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2008 3–4 42.9% #170 1,505 0 0
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2009 3–8 27.3% #115 1,465 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2010 4–9 30.8% #139 1,459 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2011 4–10 28.6% #80 1,503 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2012 10–15 40.0% #72 1,550 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2013 2–13 13.3% #157 1,457 0 0
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2015 0–1 0.0% #283 1,445 0 0
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2016 0–1 0.0% #176 1,483 0 0
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2017 4–4 50.0% #134 1,479 0 0
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2018 6–9 40.0% #118 1,593 0 0
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2019 4–6 40.0% #93 1,580 0 0
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2020 8–10 44.4% #74 1,667 0 0
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2021 8–15 34.8% #64 1,676 0 0
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2022 6–13 31.6% #116 1,568 0 0
32 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4 2023 7–10 41.2% #51 1,669 0 1
33 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4 2024 18–24 42.9% #76 1,695 0 1
34 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4 2025 3–10 23.1% #137 1,596 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2026 0–2 0.0% #204 1,560 0 1

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 Arantxa Rus
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2010 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2012 1 8 9 11.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2013 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2015 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2017 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2021 5 9 14 35.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2022 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2023 1 6 7 14.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
33 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2024 11 12 23 47.8% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0%
34 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2025 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 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% — 35 80 115 30.4% 46 64 110 41.8% 9 21 30 30.0%

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 236/255 of Arantxa Rus'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 Arantxa Rus
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 1.0 3.0 51.3% 55.0% 21.1% 28.6% 0.0% 38.5% 26.2%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 4/7 3.8 1.8 62.2% 60.3% 49.7% 53.3% 50.8% 56.0% 37.4%
18 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1% 2009 10/11 2.8 4.3 54.6% 61.4% 44.6% 54.3% 35.9% 53.6% 35.9%
19 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0% 2010 13/13 1.7 2.8 66.3% 51.7% 43.2% 50.6% 41.4% 48.9% 43.2%
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% 2011 13/14 1.5 4.2 65.7% 55.2% 39.8% 49.3% 48.5% 50.1% 42.5%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2012 23/25 1.3 4.7 69.3% 56.0% 37.9% 42.7% 46.8% 50.1% 41.9%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2013 12/15 0.9 9.9 64.1% 53.9% 32.1% 37.1% 48.1% 45.4% 41.5%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2015 1/1 6.0 4.0 69.2% 63.5% 53.6% 62.5% 22.7% 60.4% 40.9%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2016 1/1 3.0 5.0 54.5% 50.0% 40.0% 54.5% 100.0% 45.5% 31.1%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2017 8/8 2.8 3.8 66.6% 65.1% 45.6% 51.2% 34.4% 58.5% 43.6%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2018 15/15 1.7 3.6 65.8% 59.8% 45.4% 52.7% 48.4% 55.2% 39.7%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2019 10/10 2.2 2.5 65.3% 57.6% 48.2% 51.1% 40.4% 54.5% 41.9%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2020 18/18 1.1 3.2 73.7% 59.4% 46.8% 62.9% 45.0% 56.0% 41.8%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2021 23/23 1.6 3.7 70.4% 61.8% 41.0% 58.5% 45.3% 55.6% 39.7%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2022 19/19 2.1 3.3 72.7% 61.5% 47.5% 52.5% 51.4% 57.0% 43.3%
32 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0% 2023 17/17 2.5 3.6 65.0% 60.4% 48.7% 56.3% 39.2% 56.4% 43.2%
33 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4% 2024 40/42 2.7 3.8 68.3% 62.3% 42.6% 50.4% 37.8% 56.2% 41.1%
34 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9% 2025 6/13 1.0 4.5 72.5% 51.7% 38.4% 45.4% 55.4% 47.4% 46.7%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 2/2 0.5 3.0 66.5% 56.1% 34.8% 18.8% 41.7% 48.9% 32.9%
Career — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 236/255 1.9 4.0 67.6% 59.1% 43.0% 51.3% 43.8% 53.8% 41.3%

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 Arantxa Rus
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1495 93.6 -0.57 -2.37 0.426 32.1% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.12
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1505 102.1 +0.12 -2.71 0.849 47.0% +30 — — 37.5% -0.56 2–0 0–1 — +0.31
18 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 2009 1466 100.1 -1.51 -4.63 0.775 45.0% +4 +94 — 34.6% -1.12 1–3 (25%) 2–1 (67%) 98.4 +0.52
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 2010 1459 96.5 -4.18 -1.79 0.845 46.2% — +59 +86 35.5% -1.13 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.15
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 2011 1503 127.4 -1.44 +0.09 0.852 46.5% -26 +48 — 36.1% -1.11 3–5 (38%) 1–0 — -1.09
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 2012 1551 113.5 -3.60 -1.00 0.839 46.1% -120 +68 +32 41.8% -0.95 4–5 (44%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 -0.11
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 2013 1458 98.4 -4.27 -2.41 0.761 43.6% -66 +91 — 17.6% -2.26 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.09
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2015 1445 98.1 -0.01 -1.25 1.035 49.1% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.05
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 2016 1483 98.7 +0.15 -0.67 0.570 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.04
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 2017 1480 106.2 -0.06 -0.21 1.053 50.2% — +51 +80 50.0% +0.28 1–1 0–1 — +0.53
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 2018 1593 122.1 -0.98 -1.96 0.886 47.3% -94 -2 +8 40.0% -0.57 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 99.0 -0.69
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 2019 1581 103.4 -1.08 -0.65 0.919 48.1% -64 -5 — 42.9% -0.86 0–1 0–1 — -0.21
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 2020 1668 133.9 -0.23 -0.73 0.949 49.3% -31 -64 — 47.5% -0.15 1–5 (17%) 2–4 (33%) 95.4 -0.26
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 2021 1676 121.0 -0.84 -1.87 0.895 48.2% -38 +25 — 38.0% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 93.5 -1.00
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 2022 1569 122.2 -0.51 -0.01 1.008 50.2% -12 +99 — 44.7% -0.23 0–9 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 89.9 +0.84
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 2023 1670 125.7 -0.17 -0.63 0.990 49.8% -152 +253 — 44.7% -0.16 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.2 +0.03
33 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +113 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02 2024 1696 129.4 -0.44 -1.94 0.940 48.5% -82 +151 -243 44.8% -0.32 5–7 (42%) 4–9 (31%) 97.4 -1.21
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 2025 1596 114.7 -3.65 +1.14 0.888 47.3% -46 +110 — 26.7% -1.03 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.14
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1560 102.3 +0.05 -3.01 0.643 41.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11
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 — 1788 122.7 -1.37 -1.34 0.894 47.6% -57 +85 -28 39.0% -0.75 30–54 (36%) 18–38 (32%) 86.9 -0.74

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.