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Heather Watson vs Nao Hibino

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
Nao Hibino
Japan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #75 4-6 7-5 6-3 Nao Hibino #97 Match data Jan 7, 2018 Q2 Q Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Nao Hibino #228 #56 1,050 1,726 80 121 39.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Nao Hibino
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2015 6–2 75.0% #66 1,559 0 1
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2016 19–22 46.3% #94 1,639 0 1
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2017 11–17 39.3% #97 1,544 0 1
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2018 5–10 33.3% #114 1,597 0 1
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2019 6–5 54.5% #106 1,619 0 2
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2020 9–6 60.0% #73 1,647 0 2
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2021 5–17 22.7% #129 1,527 0 2
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2022 4–6 40.0% #138 1,578 0 2
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2023 9–12 42.9% #94 1,657 0 3
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2024 4–16 20.0% #145 1,603 0 3
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2025 2–7 22.2% #174 1,514 0 3
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2026 0–1 0.0% #228 1,546 0 3
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 Nao Hibino
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 %
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2015 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2016 13 15 28 46.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2017 11 11 22 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2018 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2019 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — —
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 2020 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2021 1 9 10 10.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2022 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2023 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2024 4 9 13 30.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 65 83 148 43.9% 13 27 40 32.5% 2 11 13 15.4%

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 180/194 of Nao Hibino'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 Nao Hibino
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2016 39/41 1.4 2.8 65.7% 58.2% 49.2% 50.1% 54.8% 54.9% 41.0%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2017 26/28 1.8 3.6 64.7% 58.6% 45.9% 54.7% 42.0% 53.9% 38.7%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2018 13/15 2.2 2.8 61.4% 60.0% 45.3% 59.2% 40.6% 54.4% 41.1%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2019 11/11 2.6 2.8 64.0% 64.7% 45.9% 56.5% 43.7% 57.7% 43.6%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2020 15/15 1.1 2.7 65.5% 62.6% 45.8% 52.9% 41.8% 56.6% 46.8%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2021 21/23 1.8 2.9 65.0% 55.1% 36.6% 39.9% 47.2% 48.2% 39.1%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2022 10/10 1.6 2.4 70.4% 59.9% 44.7% 43.5% 51.8% 55.2% 46.5%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2023 21/21 1.4 2.2 67.4% 58.0% 47.2% 47.1% 60.3% 54.4% 42.1%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2024 20/20 1.3 3.1 65.6% 55.3% 43.7% 48.7% 50.3% 51.1% 38.4%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2025 3/9 2.0 3.0 64.6% 58.9% 48.8% 52.8% 45.8% 54.6% 43.7%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2026 1/1 2.0 3.0 63.2% 68.8% 32.1% 71.4% 25.0% 55.3% 41.6%
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% — 180/202 1.6 2.9 65.5% 58.6% 45.3% 50.1% 48.9% 53.8% 41.3%

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 Nao Hibino
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2015 1560 105.6 — — — — +14 — — 66.7% +0.60 1–0 — — +0.71
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 2016 1639 113.6 -1.11 -1.79 0.909 48.3% -18 -53 -78 44.0% -0.55 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 104.3 +0.05
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 2017 1544 109.2 -2.04 -3.51 0.840 47.2% +35 -50 — 39.0% -0.76 4–5 (44%) 1–1 — +0.77
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 2018 1597 121.9 -0.94 -1.44 0.902 47.8% +21 — — 40.0% -0.87 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.36
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 2019 1619 112.2 -0.45 -0.48 1.031 50.5% +13 — — 45.8% -0.04 3–1 (75%) 2–2 (50%) — +1.01
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 2020 1648 124.3 +0.36 +2.53 1.079 51.6% -35 -88 — 57.6% +0.73 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 104.2 +0.20
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 2021 1528 96.1 -6.17 -3.62 0.754 44.2% -45 -13 -10 22.7% -2.09 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.88
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 2022 1578 112.0 -0.72 +0.28 1.038 50.9% -34 — — 47.6% +0.19 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.93
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 2023 1658 122.0 -1.96 -1.76 0.923 48.2% -9 — — 43.5% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.9 +0.98
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 2024 1603 118.1 -4.14 -2.60 0.784 44.9% +36 -97 -114 28.6% -1.57 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.24
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 2025 1514 109.3 -1.77 -0.47 0.962 49.4% -11 +10 — 30.0% -1.65 0–2 — — -0.04
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 2026 1547 106.7 -1.65 +0.34 0.929 48.4% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10
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 — 1726 117.4 -2.09 -1.72 0.893 47.8% 0 -46 -68 40.3% -0.70 25–27 (48%) 18–19 (49%) 101.7 +2.42

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.