H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Heather Watson vs Kirsten Flipkens H2H: 1-2

Kirsten Flipkens holds a 2–1 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Kirsten Flipkens leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kirsten Flipkens won the 2018 Wimbledon first round 6-4 7-5.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium Age 40 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kirsten Flipkens #45 6-4 7-5 Heather Watson #111 Match data Jul 4, 2018* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Heather Watson #84 3-6 6-2 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #73 Match data Mar 6, 2016* F Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Kirsten Flipkens #47 6-3 1-6 7-6(3) Heather Watson #56 Match data Jul 28, 2014 R32 Washington 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 #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Kirsten Flipkens #531 #13 2,961 1,830 200 221 47.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kirsten Flipkens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2003 0–2 0.0% #380 1,485 0 0
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2004 2–2 50.0% #168 1,500 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2005 1–2 33.3% #202 1,497 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2006 3–5 37.5% #104 1,523 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2007 0–2 0.0% #287 1,506 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2008 1–2 33.3% #111 1,500 0 0
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2009 8–10 44.4% #81 1,585 0 0
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2010 15–15 50.0% #77 1,667 0 0
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2011 5–9 35.7% #192 1,608 0 0
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2012 13–4 76.5% #54 1,763 0 1
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2013 32–23 58.2% #20 1,735 0 1
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2014 23–26 46.9% #45 1,651 0 1
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2015 14–17 45.2% #85 1,656 0 1
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2016 23–21 52.3% #65 1,657 0 1
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2017 16–20 44.4% #74 1,698 0 1
32 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4 2018 21–20 51.2% #47 1,662 0 1
33 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4 2019 15–22 40.5% #71 1,748 0 1
34 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4 2020 2–8 20.0% #86 1,703 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2021 1–6 14.3% #311 1,658 0 1
36 — — — — — — — 2022 5–5 50.0% #251 1,686 0 1

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 Kirsten Flipkens
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% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 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% — — — — 2006 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2009 5 4 9 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2012 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2015 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2018 9 13 22 40.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
33 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 12 13 25 48.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
34 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
Career — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 128 139 267 47.9% 23 47 70 32.9% 47 33 80 58.8% 2 2 4 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 387/412 of Kirsten Flipkens'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 Kirsten Flipkens
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% 2006 3/8 2.7 1.3 65.0% 53.8% 37.1% 54.3% 31.8% 48.0% 44.3%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2008 2/3 0.5 2.0 59.3% 59.1% 24.3% 42.2% 26.7% 45.8% 41.5%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2009 17/18 2.7 2.9 59.3% 62.6% 40.8% 48.1% 45.0% 54.0% 42.6%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2010 30/30 3.1 2.3 58.3% 64.8% 45.9% 53.9% 45.2% 56.8% 41.2%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2011 13/14 2.7 3.5 57.3% 63.2% 43.7% 57.8% 46.1% 55.1% 42.9%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2012 16/17 3.8 4.0 58.0% 70.9% 48.0% 57.4% 37.4% 61.4% 42.1%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2013 53/55 3.8 3.3 55.0% 67.0% 46.4% 47.5% 44.1% 57.4% 42.3%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2014 47/49 3.5 3.0 57.2% 65.2% 47.6% 54.2% 48.6% 57.5% 39.8%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2015 25/31 2.7 2.4 61.2% 62.2% 46.6% 49.6% 42.2% 56.2% 40.2%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2016 41/45 2.2 2.1 60.8% 62.0% 47.5% 53.5% 46.8% 56.7% 41.6%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2017 36/36 2.5 2.3 58.5% 64.4% 46.1% 43.2% 46.2% 57.0% 43.6%
32 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0% 2018 40/41 3.1 2.4 61.2% 61.6% 46.0% 52.8% 46.2% 55.5% 41.5%
33 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4% 2019 37/37 2.3 1.9 63.8% 62.3% 45.3% 50.6% 45.7% 56.2% 40.3%
34 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9% 2020 10/10 1.2 1.6 63.6% 58.1% 48.0% 52.8% 43.6% 54.2% 37.4%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 7/8 2.1 3.7 61.0% 58.5% 40.3% 41.5% 46.7% 50.9% 37.7%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 10/10 0.9 1.7 67.3% 60.5% 49.2% 61.5% 56.7% 57.2% 47.2%
Career — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 387/423 2.8 2.6 59.5% 63.7% 46.0% 51.2% 45.4% 56.5% 41.5%

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 Kirsten Flipkens
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 1485 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.19
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 1501 103.9 — — — — +9 — — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 — — +0.24
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 1498 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 0–1 0–1 — -0.08
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 1523 111.2 -1.18 +0.01 0.852 46.1% +11 — — 33.3% -1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.18
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 1507 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.07
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 1501 100.2 -2.32 -1.45 0.765 44.3% — +27 — 42.9% -1.29 0–1 1–0 — -0.12
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 1586 116.7 -0.97 -0.24 0.926 48.3% +5 -93 +32 47.5% -0.53 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.04
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 1667 124.4 +0.74 -1.97 0.953 49.3% +1 -196 -29 47.5% -0.08 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 -0.67
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 1609 108.8 -0.87 +0.27 0.955 49.4% — -120 -12 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.23
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 1764 133.9 +3.97 +0.08 1.090 51.7% -13 — -74 66.7% +0.80 5–2 (71%) 5–1 (83%) 107.2 -1.41
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 1735 136.6 +1.70 -1.26 0.991 49.8% 0 -224 +115 54.5% +0.16 16–8 (67%) 6–4 (60%) 107.8 -0.44
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 1652 129.3 +1.48 -2.49 0.936 48.8% -5 -166 +182 46.6% -0.27 10–10 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 98.7 +0.12
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 1656 124.6 -1.18 -1.79 0.917 48.2% +21 — +130 48.0% -0.43 5–8 (38%) 7–4 (64%) 98.8 -0.66
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 1658 119.0 +0.35 -0.93 0.960 49.2% -1 -246 +115 48.5% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 10–2 (83%) 106.9 -1.36
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 1699 128.1 +0.11 -0.15 1.013 50.4% -4 -255 +100 41.8% -0.39 6–7 (46%) 3–4 (43%) 99.0 -1.41
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 1663 118.7 -0.95 -1.14 0.933 48.7% -55 -87 +165 48.4% -0.26 11–4 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 109.6 -0.89
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 1748 129.2 -0.43 -2.68 0.920 48.4% +19 -247 +41 42.0% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -0.54
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.17 -2.55 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05 2020 1703 122.1 -2.05 -2.49 0.817 46.2% +37 — — 30.4% -1.48 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 96.7 -0.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1659 113.2 -2.24 -2.56 0.769 44.6% +16 — — 26.7% -2.00 1–2 (33%) — — -0.69
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1686 119.2 +0.87 +1.49 1.103 52.2% — — +160 52.0% +0.56 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
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 — 1830 130.1 +0.30 -1.31 0.953 49.1% 0 -164 +89 46.9% -0.26 74–67 (52%) 55–44 (56%) 103.6 -2.10

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.