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

Heather Watson vs Barbora Strycova H2H: 2-3

Barbora Strycova holds a 3–2 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Barbora Strycova leads 2–1 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Barbora Strycova won the 2019 Birmingham first round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Barbora Strycova
CZE Age 40 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbora Strycova #51 3-6 6-3 6-4 Heather Watson #122 Match data Jun 20, 2019* R32 Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Heather Watson #126 6-1 1-6 6-4 Barbora Strycova #23 Match data Jul 1, 2017* QF Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Barbora Strycova #30 7-5 6-4 Heather Watson #55 Match data Jun 17, 2016* R16 Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Barbora Strycova #36 6-4 6-2 Heather Watson #55 Match data May 12, 2016* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Heather Watson #92 6-3 6-4 Barbora Strycova #63 Match data May 28, 2014* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Barbora Strycova #430 #16 2,295 1,888 288 300 49.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Barbora Strycova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2003 0–1 0.0% #142 1,485 0 0
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2004 14–16 46.7% #57 1,560 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2005 8–15 34.8% #137 1,488 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2006 0–1 0.0% #168 1,476 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2007 2–5 28.6% #151 1,455 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2008 5–9 35.7% #75 1,512 0 0
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2009 13–20 39.4% #66 1,523 0 0
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2010 16–22 42.1% #67 1,591 0 0
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2011 24–26 48.0% #44 1,631 0 1
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2012 13–21 38.2% #89 1,564 0 1
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2013 5–6 45.5% #94 1,583 0 1
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2014 29–23 55.8% #25 1,750 0 1
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2015 31–26 54.4% #42 1,710 0 1
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2016 36–24 60.0% #20 1,788 0 1
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2017 42–24 63.6% #23 1,869 0 2
32 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4 2018 24–23 51.1% #33 1,766 0 2
33 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4 2019 19–20 48.7% #33 1,714 0 2
34 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4 2020 5–9 35.7% #37 1,680 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 2021 0–2 0.0% #340 1,650 0 2
37 — — — — — — — 2023 2–7 22.2% #430 1,600 0 2

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 Barbora Strycova
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 2 8 10 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2009 5 8 13 38.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 5 11 16 31.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2011 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2012 6 12 18 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 19 14 33 57.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2016 22 18 40 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 30 16 46 65.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2018 15 15 30 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
33 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 5 12 17 29.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
34 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
Career — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 164 175 339 48.4% 77 86 163 47.2% 46 36 82 56.1% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 485/587 of Barbora Strycova'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 Barbora Strycova
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 57.3% 57.8% 53.7% 56.3% 35.3% 56.1% 42.9%
18 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1% 2004 5/30 1.0 4.4 54.2% 63.7% 41.8% 48.3% 52.7% 53.8% 45.4%
19 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0% 2005 3/23 2.3 3.7 55.5% 53.2% 40.0% 42.9% 55.6% 47.5% 37.9%
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2007 3/7 1.0 3.7 67.6% 55.3% 40.0% 61.6% 52.8% 50.3% 39.7%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2008 13/14 1.5 1.6 70.6% 55.6% 41.6% 47.5% 42.6% 51.2% 42.5%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2009 24/33 1.0 2.1 68.2% 56.5% 46.4% 49.1% 49.5% 53.3% 41.7%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2010 36/38 1.5 1.9 66.1% 59.3% 47.9% 56.1% 43.5% 55.5% 43.7%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2011 46/50 1.6 1.7 65.6% 58.1% 45.4% 49.8% 53.5% 53.5% 44.3%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2012 30/34 2.2 2.6 63.3% 56.4% 41.9% 50.2% 51.0% 50.9% 42.0%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2013 7/11 2.4 2.7 65.0% 61.8% 45.8% 56.4% 54.5% 56.2% 41.1%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2014 42/52 2.4 2.7 60.7% 62.8% 46.2% 56.3% 47.1% 56.3% 41.1%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2015 45/57 2.2 2.6 62.8% 63.8% 49.0% 56.2% 50.8% 57.8% 43.0%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2016 55/60 2.4 2.2 66.8% 62.2% 48.0% 54.2% 52.3% 57.6% 45.7%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2017 66/66 2.2 2.1 65.7% 62.6% 47.3% 54.7% 53.0% 57.2% 46.7%
32 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0% 2018 45/47 2.0 3.0 64.1% 64.4% 48.2% 55.6% 48.1% 58.6% 43.1%
33 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4% 2019 39/39 1.7 2.6 64.2% 62.6% 48.2% 52.2% 41.8% 57.3% 42.8%
34 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9% 2020 14/14 1.4 2.3 68.0% 55.7% 51.2% 49.2% 46.7% 54.0% 41.1%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 2/2 0.0 4.0 64.6% 54.0% 36.8% 33.9% 28.6% 47.0% 39.3%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 9/9 2.6 3.2 61.0% 59.1% 45.6% 48.4% 51.5% 53.9% 42.4%
Career — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 485/588 2.0 2.4 64.8% 60.9% 46.8% 53.3% 49.3% 55.8% 43.5%

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 Barbora Strycova
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1486 99.7 -1.59 +0.58 0.975 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.15
18 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 2004 1560 125.3 -0.39 +0.06 0.982 49.5% +6 +47 — 44.6% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 102.3 +0.54
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 2005 1488 101.4 -2.03 -2.32 0.722 43.0% -20 +118 — 38.9% -0.96 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) 98.1 +1.31
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 2006 1476 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03
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 2007 1455 104.6 -1.82 -2.44 0.799 45.3% — +102 — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
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 2008 1513 108.9 -1.54 +0.34 0.872 46.8% -67 +39 +49 31.0% -1.31 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 99.4 -0.68
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 2009 1523 111.3 -1.84 -2.43 0.894 47.3% -37 +41 +30 38.5% -0.94 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 -0.27
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 2010 1592 126.0 -0.57 -0.21 0.981 49.4% -74 +11 0 42.5% -0.22 6–5 (55%) 1–7 (13%) 99.2 -0.73
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 2011 1631 125.9 -1.85 +0.89 0.952 48.9% -4 -38 -72 45.6% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–7 (50%) 106.3 +0.05
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 2012 1564 122.3 -2.92 -0.52 0.856 46.3% 0 +80 — 39.0% -0.84 5–6 (45%) 4–6 (40%) 97.6 -1.01
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 2013 1584 113.7 -0.48 -1.63 0.938 48.6% -4 +37 — 44.0% -0.16 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.06
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 2014 1750 131.4 +0.37 -1.53 0.940 48.6% -58 -180 +19 52.5% +0.01 11–5 (69%) 9–1 (90%) 113.9 -1.52
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 2015 1710 133.4 -0.27 +1.56 1.019 50.5% +15 -127 +9 52.8% +0.37 6–7 (46%) 4–12 (25%) 94.5 -0.44
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 2016 1788 148.3 +1.78 +2.95 1.078 51.5% -21 -76 +12 59.3% +0.56 10–8 (56%) 9–4 (69%) 106.8 -1.68
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 2017 1870 145.4 +1.20 +3.47 1.090 51.8% +2 -113 -62 59.7% +0.62 10–8 (56%) 8–3 (73%) 101.9 -1.07
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 2018 1766 138.7 +1.73 +0.59 1.042 50.7% -20 -44 +84 50.9% +0.05 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) 93.8 +0.13
33 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +113 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02 2019 1715 131.2 +1.35 +0.33 1.004 50.0% -91 -3 +218 48.9% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 101.4 -0.77
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 2020 1680 123.1 -1.62 -0.90 0.894 47.8% -51 +11 — 34.4% -0.91 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 +0.18
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1650 103.2 -2.95 -1.14 0.741 43.1% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — 0–1 — +0.07
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1600 110.3 -1.50 -0.90 0.921 48.4% — +75 +313 28.6% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.10
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 — 1889 135.3 -0.01 +0.73 0.985 49.6% -21 -6 +60 47.9% -0.12 94–77 (55%) 63–73 (46%) 103.4 -0.94

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.