H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC
Heather Watson vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 0-1
Jelena Jankovic holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jelena Jankovic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jelena Jankovic won the 2015 Wuhan second round 6-3 2-6 6-3.
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GBR
Age 34
Right-Handed
170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0
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1
1 main draw meetings
SRB
Age 41
Right-Handed
177 cm / 5'10"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2015* | Wuhan | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 2-6 6-3 | Heather Watson | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Watson | #470 | #38 | 1,386 | 1,755 | 144 | 195 | 42.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jelena Jankovic | #970 | #1 | 9,200 | 2,132 | 547 | 332 | 62.2% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
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 | Jelena Jankovic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #364 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #196 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2010 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #176 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 4–9 | 30.8% | #85 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2011 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #92 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #28 | 1,754 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2012 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #49 | 1,690 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 36–29 | 55.4% | #22 | 1,732 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2013 | 9–16 | 36.0% | #121 | 1,550 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 45–28 | 61.6% | #12 | 1,915 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2014 | 9–17 | 34.6% | #49 | 1,555 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 73–26 | 73.7% | #3 | 1,966 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | 2015 | 18–19 | 48.6% | #55 | 1,614 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 63–18 | 77.8% | #1 | 2,087 | 0 | 9 |
| 24 | 2016 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,584 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 42–19 | 68.9% | #8 | 1,948 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 2017 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #73 | 1,626 | 0 | 3 | 2010 | 35–22 | 61.4% | #8 | 1,794 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | 2018 | 10–16 | 38.5% | #91 | 1,584 | 0 | 3 | 2011 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #14 | 1,804 | 0 | 12 |
| 27 | 2019 | 5–10 | 33.3% | #103 | 1,622 | 0 | 3 | 2012 | 31–27 | 53.4% | #22 | 1,737 | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | 2020 | 9–8 | 52.9% | #58 | 1,663 | 0 | 4 | 2013 | 46–21 | 68.7% | #8 | 1,918 | 0 | 13 |
| 29 | 2021 | 7–16 | 30.4% | #72 | 1,590 | 0 | 4 | 2014 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #15 | 1,795 | 0 | 13 |
| 30 | 2022 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #139 | 1,569 | 0 | 4 | 2015 | 39–21 | 65.0% | #21 | 1,851 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | 2023 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #137 | 1,598 | 0 | 4 | 2016 | 21–19 | 52.5% | #54 | 1,738 | 0 | 15 |
| 32 | 2024 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #162 | 1,570 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | 6–19 | 24.0% | #158 | 1,576 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | 2025 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #269 | 1,545 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2026 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #470 | 1,592 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |