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

Heather Watson vs Dominika Cibulkova H2H: 2-1

Heather Watson holds a 2–1 lead over Dominika Cibulkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Heather Watson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Heather Watson won the 2017 Eastbourne Open round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Dominika Cibulkova
SVK Age 37 Right-Handed 161 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #126 7-5 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #9 Match data Jun 29, 2017* R32 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Heather Watson #57 6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(5) Dominika Cibulkova #12 Match data Aug 7, 2014* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #23 6-4 6-3 Heather Watson #121 Match data Jan 2, 2014* R32 Brisbane International Premier → modern equivalent 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
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Dominika Cibulkova #315 #4 5,245 1,964 368 265 58.1% 0 0 1 4 3 8

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 Dominika Cibulkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 2–2 50.0% #153 1,506 0 0
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2007 17–17 50.0% #51 1,605 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2008 36–26 58.1% #19 1,843 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2009 20–17 54.1% #28 1,735 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2010 30–24 55.6% #31 1,753 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2011 41–21 66.1% #18 1,894 0 1
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2012 34–26 56.7% #15 1,790 0 2
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2013 27–23 54.0% #23 1,734 0 3
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2014 33–22 60.0% #10 1,719 0 4
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2015 19–16 54.3% #38 1,756 0 4
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2016 53–21 71.6% #5 1,951 0 8
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2017 26–22 54.2% #26 1,778 0 8
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2018 28–19 59.6% #25 1,872 0 8
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2019 2–9 18.2% #315 1,755 0 8
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% #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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2007 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2008 27 18 45 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2009 7 10 17 41.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 18 18 36 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2011 29 15 44 65.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 19 17 36 52.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2016 37 17 54 68.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2018 18 11 29 62.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2019 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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 — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 254 185 439 57.9% 72 53 125 57.6% 39 24 63 61.9% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 558/630 of Dominika Cibulkova'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 Dominika Cibulkova
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% 2007 23/34 0.3 3.9 62.2% 56.6% 46.2% 51.0% 47.4% 52.3% 45.7%
19 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0% 2008 56/62 0.8 2.7 68.4% 60.8% 48.3% 54.4% 46.5% 56.7% 46.6%
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% 2009 36/37 0.6 3.3 67.4% 60.0% 49.3% 52.6% 53.6% 56.4% 46.9%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2010 50/54 1.1 3.7 63.2% 60.8% 46.2% 53.9% 50.9% 55.6% 43.9%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2011 53/62 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2012 52/60 1.5 4.2 54.2% 66.3% 45.8% 50.4% 53.3% 56.4% 48.0%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2013 45/50 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2014 51/55 0.8 4.3 66.5% 62.6% 45.5% 57.1% 50.5% 57.0% 47.7%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2015 24/35 1.0 4.1 67.0% 61.0% 48.2% 53.0% 43.9% 56.6% 43.0%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2016 67/74 1.0 3.2 66.4% 62.7% 47.5% 54.7% 50.3% 57.8% 48.0%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2017 46/48 0.8 2.9 66.1% 62.2% 48.0% 55.2% 49.2% 57.4% 45.5%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2018 45/48 1.1 3.9 65.2% 63.3% 48.4% 55.6% 48.6% 58.1% 44.3%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2019 10/11 0.9 4.5 66.1% 58.8% 45.1% 54.3% 40.4% 54.2% 38.4%
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% — 558/634 0.9 3.7 63.5% 62.2% 46.9% 54.0% 49.6% 56.5% 46.2%

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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1506 100.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 2–0 1–1 — +0.22
18 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 2007 1606 123.4 -2.75 +1.36 0.957 49.0% -43 +45 — 48.7% +0.04 6–4 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 103.8 +0.03
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 2008 1844 155.6 +2.09 +2.87 1.075 51.6% -8 -147 — 59.4% +0.56 10–9 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 -3.69
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 2009 1735 137.2 +0.81 +1.93 1.075 51.5% -29 +84 -128 59.0% +0.64 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.6 +0.20
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 2010 1754 142.7 +0.27 +0.68 0.989 49.8% -26 +62 -79 54.4% +0.28 9–8 (53%) 8–2 (80%) 105.0 +0.39
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 2011 1894 146.9 +1.53 +4.23 1.113 52.5% -32 -107 -88 61.0% +0.76 15–7 (68%) 9–5 (64%) 108.0 -1.26
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 2012 1791 146.5 +0.57 +4.09 1.101 52.3% -2 +69 -30 59.1% +0.78 6–11 (35%) 10–4 (71%) 97.7 +0.95
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 2013 1735 139.1 +0.40 +2.51 1.022 50.5% +15 +39 +28 51.7% +0.30 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 98.9 +0.89
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 2014 1719 152.6 +1.29 +4.23 1.109 52.3% +50 +17 +28 59.8% +0.75 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.4 -0.25
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 2015 1757 143.5 -0.51 +1.77 0.989 49.9% +26 — -24 50.6% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–4 (60%) 105.0 -0.11
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 2016 1952 148.1 +2.12 +4.65 1.136 52.9% -29 -154 -64 65.1% +0.91 19–10 (66%) 9–6 (60%) 108.8 -1.07
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 2017 1778 142.2 +1.03 +1.88 1.067 51.5% +59 -13 +40 55.3% +0.37 9–11 (45%) 5–5 (50%) 93.4 +2.63
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 2018 1872 145.7 +1.54 +1.61 1.058 51.3% +3 -108 -24 58.3% +0.53 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.4 -0.82
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 2019 1755 115.9 -0.72 -0.79 0.839 46.7% +34 -72 — 29.6% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.69
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 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 0 -11 -38 57.0% +0.50 116–98 (54%) 83–60 (58%) 107.2 -0.41

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.