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

Heather Watson vs Elena Baltacha H2H: 1-0

Heather Watson holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Baltacha in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Heather Watson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Heather Watson won the 2012 Birmingham round of 32 7-6(5) 6-3.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Baltacha
GBR Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #111 7-6(5) 6-3 Elena Baltacha #91 Match data Jun 14, 2012* R32 Birmingham International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Elena Baltacha #225 #49 1,179 1,670 48 75 39.0% 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 Elena Baltacha
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2001 0–2 0.0% #242 1,488 0 0
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2002 2–2 50.0% #157 1,518 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #382 1,491 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2004 1–2 33.3% #185 1,498 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2005 3–4 42.9% #129 1,506 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2007 2–4 33.3% #187 1,508 0 0
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2008 1–4 20.0% #136 1,495 0 0
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2009 3–5 37.5% #84 1,521 0 0
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2010 15–15 50.0% #55 1,630 0 0
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2011 14–18 43.8% #51 1,627 0 0
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2012 5–12 29.4% #174 1,566 0 0
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2013 2–4 33.3% #225 1,558 0 0
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% #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 Elena Baltacha
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2002 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2004 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2007 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2010 12 10 22 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2013 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
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 — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — 28 35 63 44.4% 4 11 15 26.7% 16 29 45 35.6%

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 104/117 of Elena Baltacha'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 Elena Baltacha
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% 2003 1/3 3.0 5.0 47.5% 78.9% 45.2% 57.1% 30.0% 61.3% 40.0%
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% 2004 2/3 3.0 2.5 62.1% 66.4% 41.4% 70.0% 58.3% 56.4% 42.5%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2005 6/7 3.5 3.5 55.6% 66.5% 44.3% 53.9% 27.3% 56.4% 36.8%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2007 4/6 3.3 5.0 60.1% 66.3% 41.3% 54.7% 49.3% 56.4% 37.6%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2008 5/5 2.2 3.4 60.0% 57.5% 36.8% 33.9% 59.5% 49.3% 39.5%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2009 7/8 3.9 3.0 56.1% 66.6% 48.2% 58.3% 37.8% 58.5% 37.0%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2010 28/30 3.0 2.9 58.3% 63.1% 45.7% 57.1% 45.9% 55.8% 39.1%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2011 30/32 2.3 2.4 58.4% 65.2% 45.9% 49.0% 42.3% 57.3% 42.8%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2012 15/17 1.5 2.9 60.0% 58.4% 42.9% 47.2% 40.1% 52.3% 37.6%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2013 6/6 2.5 1.5 67.9% 59.0% 42.2% 41.0% 54.0% 53.6% 34.1%
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% — 104/123 2.6 2.8 58.9% 63.3% 44.6% 51.3% 43.7% 55.6% 39.4%

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 Elena Baltacha
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1489 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -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 2002 1519 104.8 — — — — — — +76 44.4% -0.33 1–0 0–1 — -0.01
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 2003 1491 107.9 -0.79 +0.01 1.032 49.4% — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — -0.18
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 2004 1499 104.0 -0.78 +0.29 0.975 50.4% — — +21 33.3% -0.50 — — — -0.12
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 2005 1507 102.4 +0.64 -3.12 0.843 46.5% +45 — -23 41.2% -0.88 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.62
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2007 1509 98.7 +0.25 -1.20 0.861 47.7% — — -36 37.5% -0.81 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00
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 2008 1496 97.3 -1.84 -2.72 0.779 44.5% — — -35 18.2% -2.09 1–0 0–1 — -0.36
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 2009 1521 116.1 +1.47 -1.58 0.893 47.9% +38 — -14 42.1% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.14
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 2010 1630 120.5 -0.45 -3.14 0.886 47.6% +7 -108 -118 49.2% -0.49 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.7 -0.05
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 2011 1628 127.6 +1.21 -0.89 1.001 50.1% -1 -104 -106 44.6% -0.42 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 99.1 -0.98
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 2012 1567 100.8 -2.26 -3.52 0.788 45.0% -16 -73 +14 28.2% -1.44 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) 101.9 -0.13
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 2013 1558 95.9 -1.94 -2.72 0.736 44.1% — -79 -29 38.5% -1.77 0–1 2–0 — +0.27
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 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1670 116.9 -0.18 -2.22 0.888 47.6% +4 -93 -26 39.6% -0.85 20–15 (57%) 15–13 (54%) 106.0 -1.07

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.