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

Sloane Stephens vs Heather Watson H2H: 4-3

Sloane Stephens holds a 4–3 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Heather Watson leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sloane Stephens won the 2023 Atx Open second round 6-4 6-4.

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Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main-draw meetings
Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sloane Stephens #51 6-4 6-4 Heather Watson #145 Match data Mar 3, 2023* R16 Atx Open WTA 250 Hard
Sloane Stephens #73 6-7(5) 7-5 6-1 Heather Watson #57 Match data Oct 8, 2021* R128 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Heather Watson #69 6-3 6-0 Sloane Stephens #22 Match data Mar 25, 2016* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sloane Stephens #43 6-2 6-3 Heather Watson #64 Match data Jun 26, 2015* R16 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Sloane Stephens #40 6-2 6-4 Heather Watson #45 Match data May 28, 2015* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Heather Watson #49 6-3 6-1 Sloane Stephens #34 Match data Jan 15, 2015* R16 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Heather Watson #79 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1 Sloane Stephens #49 Match data Jul 12, 2012* R32 Stanford Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8
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 Sloane Stephens Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4
29 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4
30 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4
31 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4
32 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4
33 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8 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 Sloane Stephens 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 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
31 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
32 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
33 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8% — 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 520/552 of Sloane Stephens'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 Sloane Stephens 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 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8% 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8% 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0%
29 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7% 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2%
30 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8% 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4%
31 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6% 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5%
32 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7% 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0%
33 2026 19/19 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3% 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 — 520/552 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7% — 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 Sloane Stephens 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 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
19 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59 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 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29 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 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75 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 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66 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 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83 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 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70 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 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56 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 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76 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 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57 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 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75 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 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24 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 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37 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 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59 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 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 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 2026 1699 132.4 -1.61 -2.12 0.859 47.0% -19 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66 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 — 1952 145.6 +0.68 +1.07 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49 — 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

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.