H2H data updated: 2026-09-24 00:00 UTC

Heather Watson vs Kimiko Date H2H: 0-1

Kimiko Date holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kimiko Date leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kimiko Date won the 2013 Korea Open round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kimiko Date
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimiko Date #63 3-6 6-3 6-4 Heather Watson #78 Match data Sep 19, 2013* R32 Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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 #387 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Kimiko Date #1,191 #4 1,280 2,092 245 190 56.3% 0 1 0 2 5 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 Kimiko Date
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 1989 6–5 54.5% #119 1,563 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 1990 10–7 58.8% #79 1,665 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 1991 12–11 52.2% #32 1,724 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 1992 27–14 65.9% #21 1,853 0 1
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 1993 25–11 69.4% #13 1,947 0 2
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 1994 32–12 72.7% #9 1,985 0 4
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 1995 39–12 76.5% #4 2,029 0 5
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 1996 34–14 70.8% #8 2,077 0 7
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 — — — — — — —
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% #387 1,595 0 4 — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — 2008 0–1 0.0% #189 2,048 0 7
38 — — — — — — — 2009 6–11 35.3% #69 1,845 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 2010 19–18 51.4% #51 1,823 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 2011 7–24 22.6% #87 1,570 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2012 2–14 12.5% #99 1,456 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2013 12–15 44.4% #75 1,576 0 8
43 — — — — — — — 2014 11–14 44.0% #90 1,597 0 8
44 — — — — — — — 2015 3–6 33.3% #182 1,573 0 8
46 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #1191 1,564 0 8

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 Kimiko Date
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 %
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1990 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1991 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1993 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1994 26 5 31 83.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1995 16 6 22 72.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1996 25 8 33 75.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 4 16 20 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 11 13 15.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 170 127 297 57.2% 24 27 51 47.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 20 12 32 62.5%

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 Kimiko Date
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
18 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 1989 1563 118.2 — — — — -9 — +53 48.0% +0.24 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +1.20
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 1990 1665 128.2 — — — — -15 — — 57.1% +0.40 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
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 1991 1725 132.7 — — — — -22 — -81 52.7% +0.15 4–5 (44%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 +0.73
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 1992 1854 155.6 — — — — +53 -237 -209 60.9% +0.92 8–2 (80%) 1–5 (17%) 104.6 -0.72
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 1993 1948 158.1 — — — — +75 -344 — 62.8% +1.00 7–1 (88%) 4–3 (57%) 105.3 -0.46
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 1994 1985 161.2 — — — — +87 -347 -333 67.0% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 -0.33
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 1995 2030 160.2 — — — — +41 -192 -291 71.6% +1.43 11–5 (69%) 6–1 (86%) 104.6 -2.22
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 1996 2077 165.2 — — — — +20 -248 -187 65.8% +1.32 11–9 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 -0.42
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.38 -2.59 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2049 101.3 +0.44 -0.26 0.663 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.05
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1845 123.3 -0.97 +0.28 0.931 48.6% +25 — — 44.4% -0.38 3–8 (27%) 2–3 (40%) 87.7 -0.84
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1823 145.4 -0.25 +1.83 0.998 49.9% +18 -46 — 51.8% -0.11 11–8 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 107.5 -3.09
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1571 117.6 -2.22 +0.23 0.876 46.9% +27 +117 +226 27.3% -1.21 0–4 (0%) 3–10 (23%) 88.8 -2.48
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1457 113.8 -2.85 -1.69 0.875 47.1% +33 — — 20.0% -1.63 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.10
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1576 135.2 -1.65 +2.04 0.997 50.0% +7 — +183 46.4% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 0–7 (0%) 93.6 -0.50
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1597 125.2 -1.57 -0.21 0.942 48.7% -18 — +178 50.8% -0.15 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 97.7 -0.26
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1574 113.0 -2.60 -0.62 0.817 46.3% -2 — — 35.0% -0.65 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1564 90.3 +0.60 +0.07 0.246 20.3% — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.16
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 +0.17 — 2093 154.4 -1.51 +0.62 0.928 48.3% +30 -185 -61 55.2% +0.45 77–65 (54%) 42–48 (47%) 95.3 -2.24

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.