H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Tamara Zidansek vs Heather Watson H2H: 2-0

Tamara Zidansek holds a 2–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tamara Zidansek leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tamara Zidansek won the 2022 Australian Open second round 7-6(4) 6-4.

Slovenia Age 28 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tamara Zidansek #29 7-6(4) 6-4 Heather Watson #94 Match data Jan 20, 2022* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Tamara Zidansek #31 2-6 6-2 7-6(4) Heather Watson #74 Match data Jan 12, 2022* R32 Adelaide 2 WTA 250 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
Tamara Zidansek #146 #22 1,991 1,803 80 91 46.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Tamara Zidansek Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2017 0–1 0.0% #132 1,483 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2018 7–7 50.0% #79 1,632 0 0 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2019 15–19 44.1% #65 1,642 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2020 6–9 40.0% #87 1,613 0 0 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2021 25–18 58.1% #30 1,726 0 1 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2022 13–19 40.6% #85 1,595 0 1 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2023 6–8 42.9% #103 1,677 0 1 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2024 4–6 40.0% #181 1,638 0 1 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2025 0–1 0.0% #161 1,593 0 1 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 2026 4–3 57.1% #146 1,696 0 1 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 Tamara Zidansek 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 %
18 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 4 6 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2019 4 8 12 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2020 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2021 9 12 21 42.9% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2022 8 9 17 47.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2023 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2024 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2025 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2026 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 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 34 51 85 40.0% 42 33 75 56.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 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 164/170 of Tamara Zidansek'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 Tamara Zidansek 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%
18 —/— 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 4.0 68.3% 46.5% 55.0% 50.0% 75.0% 49.2% 38.9% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2018 14/14 0.6 3.5 65.4% 57.7% 42.3% 44.7% 51.2% 52.5% 48.6% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2019 33/34 1.2 2.8 68.5% 58.2% 42.0% 53.9% 44.6% 53.1% 42.8% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2020 15/15 0.7 3.2 68.3% 59.5% 47.5% 55.0% 48.5% 55.6% 43.3% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2021 41/43 1.2 3.7 64.9% 62.8% 45.6% 49.4% 50.9% 56.7% 45.0% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2022 30/32 1.3 3.6 63.1% 61.5% 42.8% 49.8% 48.5% 54.3% 41.4% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2023 14/14 0.5 3.7 68.0% 54.9% 43.2% 53.3% 54.1% 51.1% 46.1% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2024 10/10 0.4 4.5 63.5% 57.8% 38.8% 46.4% 36.2% 51.2% 40.2% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 —/— 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 2026 6/7 1.7 4.7 59.6% 64.0% 44.6% 51.1% 61.9% 55.8% 47.8% 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 164/171 1.0 3.5 65.7% 59.9% 43.7% 50.7% 48.9% 54.2% 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 Tamara Zidansek 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
18 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 1484 98.5 -0.11 -0.64 0.766 44.4% 0.0% -2.00 +0.15 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 1632 116.1 -1.96 +2.38 1.024 50.4% -117 +98 55.2% +0.24 1–2 (33%) 1–1 -0.28 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 1642 115.3 -2.75 -0.57 0.912 48.3% -135 +147 -8 43.4% -0.60 9–8 (53%) 3–2 (60%) 101.4 -0.17 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 1613 128.8 -0.74 +0.40 0.974 49.8% -65 +134 47.2% -0.06 1–5 (17%) 3–2 (60%) 96.1 -0.44 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 1727 132.9 +0.46 +0.75 1.038 50.9% -162 +227 54.1% +0.16 9–5 (64%) 7–2 (78%) 108.2 +0.90 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 1596 120.1 -1.76 -0.99 0.907 47.9% +16 +119 -18 41.7% -0.61 6–6 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 99.0 +1.49 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 1678 119.9 -2.90 +0.63 0.942 48.6% -80 +129 48.5% -0.64 1–4 (20%) 4–1 (80%) 99.0 -0.10 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 1638 109.0 -2.73 -2.13 0.825 45.6% -61 +156 36.0% -1.32 4–1 (80%) 2–0 +0.29 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 1593 104.5 0.0% -3.00 -0.05 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 1696 113.2 -0.30 +0.60 1.081 51.7% -12 +35 52.9% +0.18 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) -0.34 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 1804 125.4 -1.42 +0.07 0.958 49.2% -86 +153 -14 46.9% -0.34 33–32 (51%) 27–16 (63%) 106.1 +0.86 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.