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

Varvara Gracheva vs Heather Watson

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

France Age 26 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 0
0 main-draw meetings
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Varvara Gracheva #73 6-3 6-2 Heather Watson #103 Match data Apr 27, 2022 Q2 Q Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay

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
Varvara Gracheva #148 #39 1,290 1,834 82 117 41.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Varvara Gracheva Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2019 2–3 40.0% #108 1,588 0 0 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 2020 3–4 42.9% #94 1,557 0 0 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 2021 14–21 40.0% #77 1,646 0 0 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2022 8–18 30.8% #100 1,551 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2023 24–22 52.2% #43 1,659 0 0 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2024 15–24 38.5% #66 1,702 0 0 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2025 12–18 40.0% #76 1,751 0 0 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2026 4–7 36.4% #148 1,787 0 0 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 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 Varvara Gracheva 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 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2020 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 2021 12 13 25 48.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2022 4 11 15 26.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2023 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2024 8 16 24 33.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2025 8 11 19 42.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2026 4 7 11 36.4% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 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 58 76 134 43.3% 20 34 54 37.0% 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 182/199 of Varvara Gracheva'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 Varvara Gracheva 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 2019 5/5 1.8 4.4 51.1% 64.2% 48.6% 48.1% 54.7% 56.2% 46.6% 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 2020 7/7 1.7 2.1 65.7% 60.0% 44.4% 52.8% 46.8% 54.7% 42.0% 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 2021 35/35 1.9 3.2 60.9% 60.5% 47.2% 46.1% 44.9% 55.1% 40.3% 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2022 25/26 1.7 3.0 62.4% 54.6% 42.9% 55.7% 50.3% 50.2% 40.4% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2023 46/46 1.7 3.3 61.5% 65.8% 47.4% 54.9% 50.6% 58.6% 43.2% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2024 37/39 1.4 3.1 65.3% 55.7% 43.8% 47.5% 45.6% 51.6% 40.0% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2025 19/30 2.5 4.6 58.2% 60.4% 45.2% 49.1% 42.7% 54.0% 42.2% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2026 8/11 2.3 5.3 60.4% 59.0% 42.4% 53.8% 42.1% 52.3% 42.5% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 —/— 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 —/— 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 182/199 1.8 3.4 61.8% 60.0% 45.5% 50.9% 47.2% 54.4% 41.5% 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 Varvara Gracheva 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 2019 1588 121.3 +0.63 +0.49 1.063 51.6% +35 46.2% +0.39 1–2 (33%) 0–2 +0.09 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 +0.18
19 2020 1558 117.0 -0.72 -0.30 0.927 48.4% +32 40.0% -0.67 1–0 1–2 (33%) -0.11 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 2021 1647 118.6 -0.85 -2.81 0.896 47.7% -2 -130 39.8% -0.86 8–7 (53%) 5–1 (83%) 104.6 -0.54 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 2022 1552 114.3 -4.42 -1.70 0.810 45.6% +38 -25 32.8% -1.31 3–3 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 99.7 +0.26 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 2023 1660 135.1 +1.81 +0.04 1.046 51.2% +27 -61 -59 51.4% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 102.8 -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 2024 1703 126.4 -3.81 -2.48 0.827 46.0% -47 +19 41.6% -0.95 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 102.4 +0.74 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 2025 1752 133.3 -2.06 -0.44 0.917 48.1% -6 -50 42.5% -0.34 6–7 (46%) 1–6 (14%) 96.2 -1.34 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 2026 1787 139.8 -2.00 +1.15 0.891 47.5% +3 37.0% -1.30 3–2 (60%) 1–1 -0.55 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 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 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 1834 132.0 -1.40 -1.26 0.910 48.1% +3 -42 -59 42.3% -0.58 35–34 (51%) 19–24 (44%) 102.7 -1.02 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.