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

Sofia Kenin vs Heather Watson

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

United States Age 27 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 0
0 main-draw meetings
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #139 3-6 6-1 6-1 Sofia Kenin #47 Match data Feb 3, 2024 Q1 Q Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard
Heather Watson #91 6-3 4-6 6-3 Sofia Kenin #62 Match data Sep 28, 2018 Q1 Q China Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

2 qualifying meetings 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
Sofia Kenin #110 #4 5,915 1,980 175 153 53.4% 1 0 0 0 4 5
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 Sofia Kenin Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2015 0–1 0.0% #624 1,485 0 0
17 2016 0–1 0.0% #214 1,451 0 0
18 2017 3–3 50.0% #110 1,535 0 0 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2018 17–14 54.8% #52 1,714 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2019 49–22 69.0% #14 1,926 0 3 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2020 23–8 74.2% #4 1,955 1 5 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2021 11–10 52.4% #12 1,836 1 5 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2022 4–13 23.5% #228 1,668 1 5 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2023 22–17 56.4% #33 1,789 1 5 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2024 14–22 38.9% #81 1,733 1 5 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2025 26–25 51.0% #28 1,788 1 5 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2026 6–17 26.1% #110 1,661 1 5 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 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 Sofia Kenin 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 %
16 2015 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2016 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2017 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2018 13 9 22 59.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2019 37 15 52 71.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2020 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2021 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2022 4 13 17 23.5% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2023 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2025 17 18 35 48.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 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 128 110 238 53.8% 32 31 63 50.8% 15 12 27 55.6% 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 312/330 of Sofia Kenin'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 Sofia Kenin 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%
16 2015 1/1 1.0 1.0 51.1% 56.5% 40.9% 33.3% 48.9% 19.5% —/—
17 2016 1/1 0.0 2.0 72.9% 60.8% 21.1% 55.6% 14.3% 50.0% 35.7% —/—
18 2017 6/6 1.3 5.8 64.4% 62.8% 41.8% 47.3% 56.6% 55.2% 41.3% 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 2018 31/31 1.6 3.7 65.8% 64.6% 46.6% 50.1% 46.3% 58.4% 42.6% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2019 68/71 2.0 3.9 65.7% 67.2% 49.2% 60.0% 48.7% 61.0% 43.5% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2020 31/31 2.1 2.9 68.8% 65.6% 47.6% 62.0% 51.6% 59.8% 42.8% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2021 21/22 1.9 4.4 64.5% 60.5% 45.1% 56.6% 51.8% 55.0% 42.1% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2022 17/17 1.5 3.5 68.1% 60.9% 45.7% 51.5% 45.1% 56.0% 36.3% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2023 39/39 1.6 2.9 69.5% 63.4% 48.8% 50.9% 43.5% 59.1% 41.3% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2024 36/36 1.6 3.5 68.4% 63.8% 46.4% 56.1% 44.9% 58.2% 40.1% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2025 39/52 2.0 3.9 66.4% 63.2% 46.7% 54.8% 46.4% 57.5% 41.7% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2026 22/23 1.9 4.1 65.1% 63.3% 45.8% 48.6% 43.2% 57.3% 37.9% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 —/— 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 312/330 1.8 3.7 66.9% 64.2% 47.1% 55.2% 46.9% 58.5% 41.4% 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 Sofia Kenin 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
16 2015 1485 94.2 -2.51 +0.64 0.382 34.9% 0.0% -4.00 +0.17
17 2016 1451 103.9 -0.42 +5.11 0.714 43.7% 0.0% -2.50 -0.17
18 2017 1536 115.3 +0.62 -0.92 0.922 48.4% -29 42.9% -0.43 2–0 1–0 -0.11 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 +0.18
19 2018 1714 136.3 +0.78 +0.61 1.024 50.2% +3 -215 -43 52.7% +0.10 7–5 (58%) 2–2 (50%) 104.1 -1.05 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 2019 1927 156.3 +4.08 +1.53 1.115 52.2% +10 -341 -159 63.0% +0.79 16–12 (57%) 12–7 (63%) 106.2 -2.16 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 2020 1955 146.6 +2.59 +0.99 1.065 51.3% -5 -221 64.9% +0.85 10–2 (83%) 8–6 (57%) 107.2 +0.07 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 2021 1837 123.5 -0.49 +0.36 0.936 48.7% +68 -118 46.8% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 +0.56 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 2022 1668 123.9 -0.65 -3.62 0.823 46.4% +5 30.8% -1.31 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 93.0 +0.02 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 2023 1790 144.4 +2.38 -0.96 1.010 50.2% +3 -59 -31 53.9% +0.39 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) 102.8 -0.41 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 2024 1734 138.0 +1.38 -1.81 0.958 49.2% +7 -27 41.0% -0.46 5–6 (45%) 2–10 (17%) 93.4 -0.76 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 2025 1789 147.8 +0.54 -0.74 0.981 49.4% -16 +29 -61 51.7% -0.12 8–10 (44%) 12–6 (67%) 102.9 -1.15 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 2026 1662 127.1 -0.12 -3.14 0.888 47.7% -3 +71 +29 34.5% -1.16 2–7 (22%) 3–4 (43%) 95.7 -1.11 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 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 -0.02
34 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% 0.0% -4.00 +0.06
Career 1981 147.5 +1.67 -0.32 0.998 49.9% +4 -109 -75 51.5% +0.05 63–54 (54%) 50–48 (51%) 102.1 -1.87 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.