H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Heather Watson vs Roberta Vinci H2H: 2-1

Heather Watson holds a 2–1 lead over Roberta Vinci in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Heather Watson leads 1–0 on clay, while Roberta Vinci leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Heather Watson won the 2015 Italian Open first round 6-3 6-1.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Roberta Vinci
ITA Age 43 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roberta Vinci #142 6-3 6-4 Heather Watson #68 Match data Jan 27, 2018 Q1 Q St. Petersburg Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Heather Watson #41 6-3 6-1 Roberta Vinci #44 Match data May 13, 2015* R64 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Heather Watson #49 7-6(0) 6-2 Roberta Vinci #44 Match data Jan 16, 2015* QF Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Roberta Vinci #20 6-3 4-6 6-1 Heather Watson #111 Match data Jun 15, 2012* R16 Birmingham International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Roberta Vinci #193 #7 3,615 1,921 320 290 52.5% 0 0 0 1 9 10

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 Roberta Vinci
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2001 1–2 33.3% #168 1,485 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2002 3–5 37.5% #184 1,478 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2003 2–2 50.0% #119 1,502 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2004 4–8 33.3% #116 1,507 0 0
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2005 15–17 46.9% #41 1,622 0 0
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2006 10–16 38.5% #85 1,575 0 0
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2007 11–17 39.3% #73 1,561 0 1
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2008 5–6 45.5% #84 1,584 0 1
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2009 23–23 50.0% #63 1,664 0 2
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2010 28–20 58.3% #38 1,818 0 3
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2011 37–24 60.7% #23 1,775 0 6
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2012 44–28 61.1% #16 1,831 0 7
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2013 46–23 66.7% #14 1,850 0 9
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2014 21–26 44.7% #47 1,712 0 9
32 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4 2015 31–26 54.4% #15 1,751 0 9
33 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4 2016 28–24 53.8% #18 1,719 0 10
34 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4 2017 10–20 33.3% #116 1,608 0 10
35 — — — — — — — 2018 1–3 25.0% #193 1,627 0 10

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 Roberta Vinci
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% — — — — 2001 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2002 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2005 6 9 15 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2006 6 9 15 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2007 1 7 8 12.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2008 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2009 8 13 21 38.1% 11 7 18 61.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2010 18 11 29 62.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 15 6 21 71.4% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2012 25 14 39 64.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2013 25 15 40 62.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 12 17 29 41.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 22 16 38 57.9% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
33 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 23 17 40 57.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
34 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 7 14 21 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — — — — — 175 170 345 50.7% 101 83 184 54.9% 38 31 69 55.1% 6 6 12 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 479/595 of Roberta Vinci'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 Roberta Vinci
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% 2004 2/12 3.5 6.0 54.0% 52.5% 34.2% 54.2% 26.1% 44.0% 39.1%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2005 5/32 2.2 4.6 59.5% 57.8% 40.8% 62.1% 38.8% 51.1% 37.0%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2006 13/26 2.2 3.1 60.3% 61.8% 40.9% 56.5% 39.7% 53.1% 40.8%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2007 21/28 1.6 2.9 61.9% 60.3% 46.9% 51.2% 40.7% 55.0% 42.2%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2008 10/11 1.1 3.1 62.3% 60.5% 45.6% 45.6% 59.7% 55.0% 47.1%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2009 42/46 1.5 2.5 59.1% 62.6% 45.3% 54.1% 48.2% 55.6% 44.7%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2010 46/48 2.3 1.7 59.1% 60.5% 49.2% 52.3% 44.8% 55.7% 42.0%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2011 55/61 1.9 2.2 57.4% 65.2% 47.8% 53.6% 49.9% 57.7% 44.6%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2012 64/72 3.0 2.3 56.2% 66.8% 48.5% 56.0% 53.1% 58.7% 46.3%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2013 62/69 3.0 2.0 59.0% 64.8% 47.7% 57.7% 46.3% 57.9% 46.5%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2014 41/47 2.6 2.9 53.1% 65.0% 46.7% 55.4% 50.4% 56.4% 44.7%
32 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0% 2015 39/57 2.4 1.6 61.9% 63.8% 49.1% 50.3% 50.0% 57.9% 43.9%
33 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4% 2016 48/52 2.3 1.7 60.6% 63.9% 45.9% 53.4% 46.3% 56.7% 43.0%
34 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9% 2017 27/30 2.0 1.8 61.2% 60.7% 44.8% 48.6% 41.5% 54.7% 40.8%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 4/4 2.5 1.3 62.7% 59.7% 43.1% 65.0% 67.6% 53.7% 39.4%
Career — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 479/610 2.3 2.2 58.7% 63.6% 47.0% 54.0% 47.9% 56.7% 44.1%

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 Roberta Vinci
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 2001 1485 96.3 — — — — +32 — — 28.6% -0.86 1–0 0–1 — +0.48
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 2002 1478 99.9 — — — — +62 — — 38.9% -0.78 1–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.60
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 2003 1503 103.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.40 1–1 1–0 — -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 2004 1508 106.2 -1.92 -0.61 0.697 41.7% -7 -34 +121 39.3% -0.50 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.44
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 2005 1622 124.1 -1.45 -2.43 0.757 44.7% -68 -125 +118 50.0% -0.27 5–7 (42%) 5–3 (63%) 104.0 -0.41
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 2006 1576 114.9 -1.68 -1.84 0.869 47.1% -32 -53 — 40.4% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +0.35
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 2007 1561 120.8 -0.41 -1.67 0.937 48.4% -41 +8 +148 42.2% -0.56 3–7 (30%) 2–2 (50%) 96.1 -0.85
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 2008 1585 114.9 +0.77 +1.74 1.048 51.2% -57 -7 — 45.8% -0.08 1–1 — — -0.36
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 2009 1665 136.6 +0.16 +1.03 1.008 50.1% -103 +34 +76 49.0% +0.10 7–5 (58%) 5–8 (38%) 103.7 -2.09
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 2010 1819 134.7 +0.73 -1.12 0.948 48.9% -39 -121 -80 54.6% -0.03 9–3 (75%) 9–3 (75%) 111.5 -2.49
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 2011 1775 135.8 +1.59 +0.80 1.056 51.2% -60 +21 +63 59.0% +0.58 9–5 (64%) 7–4 (64%) 103.9 -0.43
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 2012 1832 144.5 +2.94 +2.39 1.122 52.5% +13 -119 +16 57.9% +0.71 11–6 (65%) 7–7 (50%) 102.8 -0.15
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 2013 1851 142.8 +2.57 +2.61 1.105 52.1% -29 +17 +6 60.2% +0.67 18–9 (67%) 6–5 (55%) 103.7 +2.38
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 2014 1713 131.6 +0.37 +0.72 1.024 50.4% -31 +121 — 46.2% -0.03 5–9 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 90.3 +0.40
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 2015 1751 136.1 -0.58 +2.38 1.042 51.0% +8 -27 -60 54.2% +0.18 10–13 (43%) 10–7 (59%) 99.9 +1.44
33 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +113 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02 2016 1719 138.5 +0.67 +0.43 0.992 49.9% +36 -63 -24 52.1% +0.05 11–6 (65%) 8–3 (73%) 103.8 +2.16
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 2017 1608 128.5 -1.05 -1.18 0.901 47.8% +12 +33 +88 36.2% -0.86 4–5 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 95.9 -0.19
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1628 117.8 -2.45 -0.08 0.852 47.1% +51 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.09
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 — 1921 138.3 +0.89 +0.85 1.018 50.4% -19 -18 +49 51.4% +0.08 99–85 (54%) 67–61 (52%) 103.3 +0.02

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.