H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:30 UTC
Heather Watson vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 0-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2016 Roland Garros second round 6-1 6-3.
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GBR
Age 34
Right-Handed
170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0
–
1
1 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 41
Right-Handed
174 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2016* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R64 | Clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 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 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | #1,203 | #2 | 6,191 | 2,097 | 580 | 319 | 64.5% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
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 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2001 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #266 | 1,519 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 22–9 | 71.0% | #43 | 1,744 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 2010 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #176 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #35 | 1,819 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2011 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #92 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 54–19 | 74.0% | #5 | 2,026 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 2012 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #49 | 1,690 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #18 | 1,868 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | 2013 | 9–16 | 36.0% | #121 | 1,550 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 61–20 | 75.3% | #4 | 2,039 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | 2014 | 9–17 | 34.6% | #49 | 1,555 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 51–20 | 71.8% | #2 | 1,994 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | 2015 | 18–19 | 48.6% | #55 | 1,614 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 41–20 | 67.2% | #8 | 1,934 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | 2016 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,584 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 41–16 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,981 | 2 | 12 |
| 25 | 2017 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #73 | 1,626 | 0 | 3 | 2010 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #27 | 1,884 | 2 | 13 |
| 26 | 2018 | 10–16 | 38.5% | #91 | 1,584 | 0 | 3 | 2011 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #19 | 1,804 | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | 2019 | 5–10 | 33.3% | #103 | 1,622 | 0 | 3 | 2012 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #71 | 1,776 | 2 | 13 |
| 28 | 2020 | 9–8 | 52.9% | #58 | 1,663 | 0 | 4 | 2013 | 29–18 | 61.7% | #21 | 1,827 | 2 | 13 |
| 29 | 2021 | 7–16 | 30.4% | #72 | 1,590 | 0 | 4 | 2014 | 27–18 | 60.0% | #27 | 1,845 | 2 | 14 |
| 30 | 2022 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #139 | 1,569 | 0 | 4 | 2015 | 26–19 | 57.8% | #25 | 1,836 | 2 | 15 |
| 31 | 2023 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #137 | 1,598 | 0 | 4 | 2016 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #9 | 1,917 | 2 | 17 |
| 32 | 2024 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #162 | 1,570 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | 32–17 | 65.3% | #12 | 1,826 | 2 | 17 |
| 33 | 2025 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #269 | 1,545 | 0 | 4 | 2018 | 6–12 | 33.3% | #106 | 1,709 | 2 | 18 |
| 34 | 2026 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #470 | 1,592 | 0 | 4 | 2019 | 14–13 | 51.9% | #53 | 1,772 | 2 | 18 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #36 | 1,799 | 2 | 18 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #109 | 1,726 | 2 | 18 |