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

Paula Badosa vs Heather Watson

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Paula Badosa vs Heather Watson.

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Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #125 6-3 6-4 Paula Badosa #86 Match data Sep 27, 2019 Q1 Q China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Paula Badosa Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4 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% #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 Paula Badosa Heather Watson
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 %
17 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — — — — — — — —
Career — 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9% — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1%

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 274/300 of Paula Badosa's and 324/345 of Heather Watson'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 Paula Badosa Heather Watson
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%
17 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7% 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 2026 30/33 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9% 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5%
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 — 274/300 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9% — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9%

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 Paula Badosa Heather Watson
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 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
19 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01 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 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11 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
21 2019 1601 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -128 +67 +50 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03 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
22 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96 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
23 2021 1976 151.5 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 66.2% +1.16 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18 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
24 2022 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32 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
25 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83 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
26 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98 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 2025 1937 147.3 +3.99 +0.17 1.134 52.7% +54 +1 -93 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.3 +0.71 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 2026 1866 140.6 -0.44 +0.06 0.965 49.3% +29 +105 -63 49.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 92.7 -1.33 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 -0.17 -2.55 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.05
Career — 2040 151.8 +2.70 +1.68 1.083 51.8% -25 +69 -115 60.1% +0.73 59–35 (63%) 48–33 (59%) 108.3 -0.33 — 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

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.