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Heather Watson

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British tennis player (born 1992)

Heather Watson
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (age 33)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDiego Veronelli
Prize moneyUS$ 5,982,374
Singles
Career record429–361
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 38 (19 January 2015)
Current rankingNo. 203 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2013)
French Open2R (2011,2012,2014,2015,2016,2018)
Wimbledon4R (2022)
US Open1R (2011–18,2020–21)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2012,2016)
Doubles
Career record182–195
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 39 (25 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 313 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open2R (2018,2022)
WimbledonQF (2018)
US Open3R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2024)
Mixed doubles
Career record13–8
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
WimbledonW (2016)
US Open1R (2017)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2016)
Team competitions
BJK CupSF (2022,2024), record 31–16
Medal record
Tennis
Representing Guernsey
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2008 PuneSingles
Last updated on: 22 September 2025.

Heather Miriam Watson[2] (born 19 May 1992) is a British professionaltennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the2016 Wimbledon Championships, partneringHenri Kontinen, making her the first British woman to win amajor title sinceJo Durie in 1991, and the first to win a Wimbledon title since Durie in 1987. In October 2012, Watson won her firstWTA Tour singles title at theJapan Women's Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA tournament singles title sinceSara Gomer in 1988.

In her junior career, Watson won theUS Open and a gold medal at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[3] She reached No. 3 in the world on theITF Junior Circuit.[1]

Early life and junior career

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Heather Watson was born inSaint Peter Port,Guernsey to Michelle and Ian Watson. Her mother is fromPapua New Guinea and her father is British, and was the managing director ofGuernsey Electricity from 1995 until retirement in 2010. She has one brother and two sisters. Watson started playing tennis at the age of seven,[4] and at age twelve she went to theNick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.[2]

In 2006, Watson won the British Under-14 Championship.[5] The following year she won the British Under-16 Championship,[6] and reached the semifinals of the British Under-18 Championship.[7] She lost in the under-18 semifinals again in 2008 to eventual winnerTara Moore.[8] In October, Watson travelled to Pune in India to compete at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games where she won the gold medal, winning the final against Kyra Shroff.[9][10] Mother Michelle left her job in 2008 to travel full-time with her daughter around the World Junior Circuit.[2]

Watson played her first senior tournament in March 2009 – the $25k Jersey Open, but lost in the second round toKatie O'Brien. At the beginning of July, she became the highest-ranked British junior, overtakingLaura Robson.[11] She achieved her first senior women's world ranking on 27 July 2009, entering at No. 756.[12] She won her first senior title at the Frinton $10k tournament. Watson beatAnna Fitzpatrick in the final.[13] At the2009 US Open, Watson was seeded 11th for thegirls' singles. She reached the quarterfinals on 10 September before rain interrupted the tournament schedule. The tournament moved indoors and Watson beat second seedNoppawan Lertcheewakarn in the quarterfinal on 12 September.[14] She played her semifinal on the same day and was victorious againstDaria Gavrilova to reach the final, where she faced doubles partnerYana Buchina.[15] Playing on court 7, Watson won in straight sets.[16]

At the2009 French Open, Watson and her partner, as the third seeds, reached thegirls' doubles final where she andTímea Babos faced the second-seeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn andElena Bogdan and were beaten in a match tie-break.[17] PartneringYana Buchina, that year they were the seventh seed at theAustraliangirls' doubles and sixth seed at theUS Opengirls' doubles, but they lost in the first round at both tournaments. AtWimbledon, she teamed up withMagda Linette and they were seeded sixth in thegirls' doubles but eliminated in the second round.

Junior Grand Slam performance

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Australian Open: QF (2009)
French Open: 1R (2009)
Wimbledon: 1R (2008,2009)
US Open:W (2009)

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win2009US OpenHardRussiaYana Buchina6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2009French OpenClayHungaryTímea BabosRomaniaElena Bogdan
ThailandNoppawan Lertcheewakarn		6–3, 3–6, [8–10]

Career

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At Kockelsheuer Sports Center

2009

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Watson began competing on theITF Women's Circuit in March when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10k event in Bath, Somerset, but failed to win a match. She entered her next tournament, a $25k event in Jersey, on awildcard and beat compatriotJade Curtis in the first round. She was defeated by another Britain,Katie O'Brien, in round two. In July, she reached her first ITF semifinal as a qualifier in the $10k grass-court tournament in Felixstowe, before losing toAnna Smith. She went on to qualify for the next tournament she entered and again faced Smith in the semifinals; however, this time Watson was victorious and went on to beatAnna Fitzpatrick in the final to win her first title. Continuing to compete on the ITF Circuit for the rest of the season, Watson beatMelanie South in round one of a $50k in Barnstaple in October, before being defeated byKristina Mladenovic in round two. She ended the 2009 season with a singles ranking of 588.[18]

2010: Turned professional, Grand Slam debut

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Watson began 2010 with a wildcard into the $25k event in Sutton, London, where she made the quarterfinals. She immediately flew to the $100k Midland Classic, losing to qualifier and fellow 17-year-oldBeatrice Capra in the first round.[19] Two weeks later, she entered the $25k event in Hammond, Louisiana. Watson qualified and went on to reach her second quarterfinal of the year, defeating former world No. 7 and two-timeGrand Slam semifinalist,Nicole Vaidišová, and fifth seedMonique Adamczak, en route. The following week, Watson entered another $25k event in Clearwater, Florida. In the final qualifying round, she lost to fellow BritGeorgie Stoop, before being handed alucky loser spot in the main draw and defeatingAnna Tatishvili in the first round. She lost toZhou Yimiao in round two. Watson was then given a wildcard into the main draw of theMiami Open,[20] but lost toTsvetana Pironkova in the first round.[21] This was the first time in her career that Watson competed on theWTA Tour. In April, she reached the quarterfinals of a $25k event in Jackson, Mississippi. Following this, she qualified for the WTA Tour event in Charleston, South Carolina,[22] before losing toElena Vesnina in the first round.[23]

At theEastbourne International, Watson qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova andBojana Jovanovski.[24] Watson defeated world No. 48,Aleksandra Wozniak, in the first round.[25] In the second round, she was defeated by former top-10 playerVictoria Azarenka. She then entered the firstGrand Slam tournament of her career, after receiving a wildcard into themain draw ofWimbledon. Watson metRomina Oprandi in the first round and lost in three sets.[26][27] Moving back onto hardcourts, her next tournament was a $25k tournament in Wrexham. She defeated four fellow British players (including Anna Fitzpatrick andNaomi Broady) on her way to the final, where she defeated former top-30 playerSania Mirza to win her second ITF title. In October 2010, she was seeded fifth for thewomen's singles at theCommonwealth Games, taking the rare opportunity to represent Guernsey.[28] She eventually lost to top seed,Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, in the quarterfinals.[29] Partnering Patrick Ogier, Watson also reached the quarterfinals of themixed doubles, where they were defeated by the third seedsSarah Borwell andKen Skupski, representing England.[30]

2011: First major match win at the French Open & top 100 debut

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Watson playing in the2011 Fed Cup

Watson began the season byqualifying for theAuckland Open. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and beat ninth seedCarla Suárez Navarro to get into the quarterfinals,[31] where she lost toPeng Shuai.[32]

Watson qualified for theCellular South Cup., going on to reach her second quarterfinal of the year where she lost toEvgeniya Rodina.[33]

On 3 April 2011, Watson won two matches to qualify for theCharleston Open, where she lost a close three-set match to Christina McHale in the first round.[34]

Watson next attempted to qualify for theEstoril Open. In the first round of qualifying, she beat former world No. 17,Karolina Šprem.[35] She went on to beatKatarzyna Piter in the second round of qualifying,[36] but eventually lost toTamira Paszek in the final qualifying round.[37]

Watson qualified for theFrench Open on her debut. She beatRaluca Olaru andSally Peers in the first and second rounds, respectively, to reach the final round, where she defeatedStefanie Vögele to gain a place in the main draw for the first time.[38] This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open sinceKate Brasher, the daughter ofShirley Bloomer andChris Brasher, in 1983. She played French wildcardStéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first round and won.[39] The victory saw her break into the top 100 for the first time. In the second round she lost to 16th seedKaia Kanepi in the second round.[40]

Watson continued her good form entering the grass-court season when she beat 15th seedChanelle Scheepers in the first round of theBirmingham Classic.[41] She followed this up by beatingMisaki Doi in the second round. However, she lost to third seed and eventual semifinalist Peng Shuai in the third round.[42]

On 22 June 2011, Watson playedMathilde Johansson in her first round match in theWimbledon Championships, winning the opening set before suffering an arm injury in the second set. Johansson then went on to win in three sets.[43]

On 29 August 2011, in the first round of the US Open, Watsonlost in three sets to former championMaria Sharapova.[44] After the match, Sharapova stated "There's no doubt that she's a great up-and-coming player".[45]

2012: Wimbledon 3rd round, maiden WTA Tour title, top 50 debut

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Watson lost in the first round of theAustralian Open to the eventual champion Victoria Azarenka.[46]

Watson was selected for theBritish Fed Cup Team to play in the Europe/Africa Group-1 match at Eilat, Israel on 1–4 February 2012. In the group stages she played doubles withLaura Robson, defeating pairs from Portugal[47] and the Netherlands[48] andIsrael in the group stages. Robson and Watson were not required to play their doubles in the play-off match against Austria asAnne Keothavong andElena Baltacha won their singles rubbers, and the 2–0 lead qualified the team for a place in the World Group II promotion play-off in April 2012.[49]

Watson won three rounds in qualifying for the French Open atRoland Garros in May 2012. She then defeated Elena Vesnina in the first round, matching her 2011 result in the tournament. In the second round, she was defeated by the 25th seed Julia Görges of Germany.[50]

In June, ranked No. 103, Watson defeated world No. 52,Iveta Benešová, in her first singles win at2012 Wimbledon Championships.[51] She then beatJamie Hampton, becoming the first British woman since 2002 to reach the third round of Wimbledon.[52] In the third round, Watson lost to the third seed and eventual runner-up,Agnieszka Radwańska.[53]

At the Stanford Classic, Watson lost in the second round to world No. 37,Yanina Wickmayer, after a victory over the world No. 49,Sloane Stephens.[54] She won the doubles competition of the Stanford Classic, where she played withMarina Erakovic to beatVania King andJarmila Gajdošová in a second set tiebreak. This was her first title on the full WTA Tour. At the Carlsbad Open, she beatEleni Daniilidou to set up a second round meeting with qualifierChan Yung-jan. However, she lost the match.[55]

She received an ITF wildcard into the singles tournament at theLondon Olympics, where she defeatedSílvia Soler Espinosa,[56] before losing her second-round match toMaria Kirilenko. She also played in the women's doubles in the Olympic tournament with Laura Robson, losing in the first round toAngelique Kerber andSabine Lisicki.[57] Her next tournament was theTexas Open where in the singles she lost to Yanina Wickmayer in the first round.[58] However, she went on to win the doubles competition alongside Marina Erakovic.[59]

Watson gained automatic entry into the main draw of the US Open but was beaten in the first round byLi Na.[60] She then qualified for thePan Pacific Open and beat Sabine Lisicki in the first round,[61] but then lost to Maria Sharapova.[62]

Watson made a WTA Tour singles final for the first time in her career at theHP Open where she beatPolona Hercog, sixth seedAnabel Medina Garrigues,Pauline Parmentier andMisaki Doi. In the final, she saved four match points to beatChang Kai-chen in a match lasting 3 hours and 12 minutes.[63] With this win, Watson attained a top-50 ranking for the first time in her career, at the same time overtaking compatriot Laura Robson as the British No. 1. Watson also became the first Briton to win a WTA singles title sinceSara Gomer in 1988. She also made the doubles final in the same event withKimiko Date-Krumm, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones andAbigail Spears.[64]

2013: Australian Open 3rd round & top 40

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Watson during the2013 Fed Cup

Watson began the year in the top 50 and therefore qualified for theAustralian Open. She reached the second round for the first time in her career thanks to a three-set victory against the RomanianAlexandra Cadanțu.[65] In the second round, she came back from trailingKsenia Pervak by a set and 6–3 in the tie break, to win in three sets.[66] She faced world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in the third round, where she was beaten in two sets.[67] This run saw Watson rise to a career-high world ranking of 40.[68]

Watson's next tournament was thePattaya Open where she was eighth seed and reached the second round but lost to Anastasija Sevastova.[69] She then competed in the Fed Cup, helping Great Britain reach a World Group II Play-off tie with victories over Tímea Babos of Hungary[70] andTsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the Euro/Africa Group I Play-off.[71]

Her next tournament was theU.S. National Indoor Championships in Memphis where she was seeded fourth. In the first round, she overcame a tense battle with world No. 109,Galina Voskoboeva.[72] She then defeatedAndrea Hlaváčková in another three-setter[73] before losing to Stefanie Vögele in the quarterfinals.[74]

Watson was forced to miss Great Britain's Fed Cup Play-off against Argentina after contractingglandular fever. Her first game back after recovering was at theFrench Open, where she lost to Stefanie Vögele in three sets, saying after the match she knew it would be tough but that she was very disappointed.[75]

Beginning the grass-court season, she entered theBirmingham Classic seeded 14th and defeatedMelinda Czink in the first round,[76] her first victory since returning from her illness before she lost to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva.[77] At theEastbourne International, Watson upset world No. 27,Varvara Lepchenko, in the first round in two sets.[78] AtWimbledon, she lost in the first round toMadison Keys.[79]

Before theUS Open Series, she decided to change coaches by hiring Jeremy Bates[80] and won her first post-Wimbledon match against wildcard Alexandra Mueller at theWashington Open.[81] Watson then lost in the next round to fourth-seedAlizé Cornet, in straight sets.[82]

2014: Third tour doubles title

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Heather Watson at the2014 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer

Watson qualified for theAustralian Open.[83] She faced 31st seedDaniela Hantuchová and lost in three sets.[84]

InFed Cup Watson continued her impressive run winning all four of her singles rubbers in the Europe/Africa Zone. Despite her victories, which included two top 40 scalps defeatingYvonne Meusburger of Austria[85] and Romanian world No. 26,Sorana Cîrstea,[86]

Watson then proceeded to compete at the second-tierMidland Classic where she defeatedKsenia Pervak in the final to win her fourth ITF title and, partnering Anna Tatishvili, she also reached the doubles final and won after a deciding champions tiebreak.[87]

Watson re-entered the WTA top 100 after winning theSparta Prague Open in May. She defeated three top-100 players –Klára Koukalová,Karolína Plíšková and Tímea Babos – en route to the final of the $100k event. Due to poor weather, Watson was forced to play her semifinal with Babos on the final's day. She claimed a two-set victory, before defeating sixth seedAnna Karolína Schmiedlová (who had played most of her semifinal the day before) in the final.[88]

Her impressive form carried over to theFrench Open where she came through three rounds of qualifying to reach the main draw. In the first round, Watson defeatedBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets[89] before falling to world No. 4,Simona Halep, in the second round.[90]

AtEastbourne, she defeated sixth seedFlavia Pennetta, in three sets, in the second round[91] on the way to the semifinals where she lost toMadison Keys.[92]

AtWimbledon where she playedAjla Tomljanović and defeated her in straight sets.[93] She then playedAngelique Kerber, the ninth seed, in the second round losing in three sets.[94]

Watson won her third career doubles title at theBaku Cup, partnering withAlexandra Panova. In the final, they crushedRaluca Olaru andShahar Pe'er.[95]

Watson qualified for theRogers Cup, making it to the third round where she was defeated by eighth seed Victoria Azarenka.[96]She then qualifyed for theCincinnati Open, before losing toZhang Shuai in the first round in three sets.[97]

2015: Second career singles title

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Watson won her second tour title at the Hobart International. On her way to it she did not drop a set, beatingMadison Brengle in the final.[98]

During theIndian Wells Open, she recorded her first top-ten win with a two-set victory over world No. 8Agnieszka Radwańska to move into the fourth round for the first time,[99] where she lost toCarla Suárez Navarro in three sets.[100]

At Wimbledon, Watson made it into the third round for the second time in her career. She was then pitted against the world No. 1,Serena Williams, and was two points away from winning, but lost in three sets in a match described by pundits as a "thriller".[101][102] Following the match, Williams applauded Watson's efforts and went on to say that "she should have won the match".[103] Watson's efforts at Wimbledon pushed her back up to world No. 55.

Over the course of the rest of the season, her best result was a quarterfinal showing at theHong Kong Open where she lost to former major championSamantha Stosur.[104]

2016: Third career singles title, Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion

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Watson represented her nation at theHopman Cup with Andy Murray. She was beaten byCaroline Garcia in the tie against France, but went on to win againstDaria Gavrilova and Sabine Lisicki. Great Britain almost reached the final against Ukraine, but the Australia team of Daria Gavrilova andNick Kyrgios won their tie against France, placing them ahead of Great Britain in the round-robin results.[105]

As the world No. 53, Watson then started her season at the Hobart International, attempting to defend her title. The tournament was interrupted by multiple rain delays,[106] with Watson losing in the quarterfinals, playing twice in one day.[107] At theAustralian Open, she was narrowly beaten in the first round by Tímea Babos.[108]

In Mexico at theMonterrey Open, Watson defeated No. 2 seed Caroline Wozniacki and No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia on her way to the title, beatingKirsten Flipkens in the championship match for her third WTA title.[109]

At theMiami Open, her strong form continued with two wins over higher-ranked players including world No. 22, Sloane Stephens,[110] before a fourth round defeat by world No. 5, Simona Halep.[111]

On grass courts, Watson's second-round appearance at theBirmingham Classic with a win overCamila Giorgi resulted in her re-entry into the world's top 50.[112]

AtWimbledon, she won themixed doubles title withHenri Kontinen, defeatingRobert Farah andAnna-Lena Grönefeld in the final.[113][114]

Watson representedGreat Britain at the2016 Summer Olympics.[115]

2017: Wimbledon 3rd round

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Starting the year at theHopman Cup partnered withDaniel Evans, the duo were knocked out in the group stages, between them winning only one of nine matches. In Melbourne at theAustralian Open, Watson beat seeded Samantha Stosur to get through to the second round.[116]  She was the Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2017 winner of theFed Cup Heart Award, which is awarded for commitment to their playersteam and the Fed Cup competition.[117]

Watson was runner-up at the ITF event of Surbiton[118] and reachedEastbourne semifinals, defeating top-10 player Dominika Cibulková in the second round,[119] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third[120] and Barbora Strýcová in the quarterfinals,[121] before falling to Caroline Wozniacki.[122] AtWimbledon, she defeated 18th seedAnastasija Sevastova in the second round[123] before bowing out against Victoria Azarenka in three sets.[124]

2018: Loss of form, doubles quarterfinal at Wimbledon

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A first round defeat at thePrague Open in April toAnna Karolína Schmiedlová was Watson's eighth consecutive loss on the WTA Tour.[125] She finally snapped her losing streak when she defeatedKateryna Bondarenko in the first round of theNuremberg Cup at the end of May to record her first win in four months.[126]

As the top seed, Watson lost in the first round of theSurbiton Trophy to world No. 184,Gabriella Taylor.[127] and went on to fail to win a match during the grass-court season.Watson was docked a point for swearing as she andTatjana Maria lost toKaterina Siniaková andBarbora Krejčíková in the doubles quarterfinals inWimbledon.[128]

AtSan Jose she beatClaire Liu before succumbing toVenus Williams.[129] Watson showed signs of form when she reached the final of an ITF event in Canada, before losing toMisaki Doi.[130] She carried this form into theUS Open qualifying where she won three successive matches to reach the main draw.[131] However, Watson was unable to get her first main-draw win in New York as she lost in three sets toEkaterina Makarova.[132] Watson reached the semifinals in Quebec, but lost in a deciding set tiebreak againstPauline Parmentier.[133]

2019: Tianjin Open final

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In October 2019, she reached the final of theTianjin Open, which she lost toRebecca Peterson.[134]

2020: Fourth WTA Tour title

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Her 2020 season started well, reaching the semifinals as a qualifier in Hobart. On her way to the semifinals, Watson defeated top seed Elise Mertens,[135] before losing to eventual championElena Rybakina.[136] She took this form to theAustralian Open, where she defeatedKristýna Plíšková in the opening round,[137] before losing to Mertens.[138]

In theFed Cup Play-offs, Watson represented Great Britain in their crunch tie away in Slovakia. She lost to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the opening tie, before beating Rebecca Sramkova on the following day.[139] Great Britain eventually lost the tie 1–3.[140]

In February 2020, Watson played at theMexican Open in Acapulco, winning her fourth career singles title. She defeatedCoCo Vandeweghe, Kateryna Bondarenko,Christina McHale andWang Xiyu to reach the final, where she overcame qualifierLeylah Fernandez in three sets, clinching the match on her tenth championship point.[141][142] The win propelled Watson back into the world's top 50 (No. 49) for the first time since 2016.[citation needed]

She participated in theBattle of the Brits Team Tennis event, held in London in late July, notching up a number of wins in singles and teaming up withJamie Murray in mixed doubles.[citation needed]

When the WTA Tour resumed following the COVID-19 pause, Watson lost in the first round at Flushing Meadows to British No. 1 and world No. 13,Johanna Konta.[143]

Watson won theBattle of the Brits Premier League women's event, held in December 2020.[144]

2021: Birmingham semifinal

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The highlight of Watson's 2021 season was a semifinal appearance at theBirmingham Classic, defeating third seedDonna Vekić, 6–4, 6–2, to become just the third Brit player to reach the last four in the Birmingham tournament's 31-year history, following Anne Hobbs in 1984 and Jo Durie in 1992.[145] She also took part in her third Olympics at the delayedTokyo Games.[146]

2022: Wimbledon fourth round, BJK Cup semifinalist

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At theAustralian Open beatingMayar Sherif in a close three-set encounter,[147] before losing toZidanšek.[148]

She qualified for the main draw atIndian Wells where lost in the first round toTereza Martincová.[149]

At theMiami Open, Watson broke a six-year losing streak at the event when she defeatedArantxa Rus in the first round where after a 3-hour 25 minute battle.[150] She then overcame 15th seedElina Svitolina[151] before losing her next match to 22nd seedBelinda Bencic.[152]

At theNottingham Open, she defeatedKatie Volynets in the first round despite needing a medical timeout towards the end of the first set.[153] In the second round, however, she lost in straight sets to Viktoria Golubic.[154]

In her 12th attempt, Watson finally reached the fourth round atWimbledon defeating Kaja Juvan,[155] before she lost to Jule Niemeier.[156]

At the close of the season she helped the Great Britain team reach the semifinals of the2022 Billie Jean King Cup[157]

2023: Nottingham semifinal

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At the2023 Australian Open, she went out in the first round of qualifying. It was the first year since 2012 that she did not play the main draw in Melbourne.[158]

She reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal in almost two years atHua Hin with wins over second seedYulia Putintseva[159] andHan Na-lae.[160] She lost in the last eight to seventh seedWang Xinyu.[161]

Watson made it through qualifying at theAustin Open where she defeatedDanka Kovinić in the first round,[162] before losing to fifth seedSloane Stephens.[163]

At the2023 Nottingham Open, she made her first tour semifinal since 2021 with wins over Jule Niemeier,[164] Tatjana Maria[165] and Viktorija Golubic.[166] Her run was ended by eventual champion Katie Boulter.[167]

2024: Fourth Olympics and doubles quarterfinal

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After being given a wildcard entry, Watson lost toGreet Minnen in the first round atWimbledon.[168][169]

She was selected to play doubles alongsideKatie Boulter at the2024 Summer Olympics which was her fourth appearance at the Games.[170][171][172] The pair reached the quarterfinals, defeating sixth seeded Brazilian duoBeatriz Haddad Maia andLuisa Stefani in the second round,[173] before losing to third seeds and eventual gold medalists,Sara Errani andJasmine Paolini from Italy.[174][175] Watson went out in the second qualifying round for theUS Open, losing in straight sets toAliaksandra Sasnovich.[176]

Watson qualified for the newly upgraded WTA 500Korea Open, defeatingKu Yeon-woo in the final round of the qualifying competition.[177] She overcameLu Jiajing in the first round to record only her third main draw singles win of the season.[178][179] This was her twelfth win in fourteen singles matches180. Watson lost in the second round toMarta Kostyuk.[180]

At theBillie Jean King Cup finals in November, Watson andOlivia Nicholls lost toViktória Hrunčáková andTereza Mihalikova in the decivisve doubles match as Great Britain were eliminated in the semifinals by Slovakia.[181]

2025: Puerto Vallarta semifinal

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Watson defeatedLola Radivojević to reach the second qualifying round at theAustralian Open,[182] where she was eliminated byVarvara Lepchenko.[183]

In March at theWTA 125 Puerto Vallarta Open, Watson overcameWhitney Osuigwe,[184] sixth seedSara Sorribes Tormo[185] andMarina Stakusic[186] to reach the semifinals, where she lost toLinda Fruhvirtová.[187]

Watson lost toDaria Saville in the first round of qualifying at theFrench Open.[188] In June, she qualified for the main-draw at the grass-courtQueen's Club Championships in London and defeated world No.27Yulia Putintseva to reach the second round,[189] where she lost to fourth seedElena Rybakina.[190] Watson was awarded a wildcard into the main-draw atWimbledon, but was eliminated in the first round by 23rd seedClara Tauson.[191]

Playing style

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Watson is right-handed and plays with a two-handedbackhand. Her game is often likened to that ofMartina Hingis and she has been praised byNick Bollettieri for her "amazing footwork".[192] Her on-court intelligence, court sense and timing have been other talking points about her game.[193] According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at theLawn Tennis Association, Watson possesses "a complete game",[194] with variety including a consistent one-handedbackhand slice, volleys and angles. Her game has been described as similar toATP playerJo-Wilfried Tsonga due to her "big serve" and athleticism.[195]

Upon Watson reaching the2011 French Open second round,Andy Murray commented "When I saw her for the first time, I thought she was good. I like the way she moves on the court. She's very balanced".[196] Bollettieri stated that Watson's "game is based on great movement, but she's not afraid to whack the ball. She's not easy to beat. She has very good ground strokes, though she can over-hit and strike the ball a little too flat at times".[197]

Playing equipment

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In 2011, Watson used the Dunlop Biomimetic 300 Tour tennis racquet,[198]and has also played with, and endorsed, theDunlopSrixon CX 200 LS.[199] Since the end of 2020, Watson has started to use theBabolat Pure Strike racquet, that she used in 2016 and 2017 as well.

Personal life

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From 2016 to 2018, Watson was in a relationship with fellow tennis playerLloyd Glasspool.[200] Between 2019 and 2022, she was in a relationship withYeovil Town andMorecambe footballerCourtney Duffus.[201][202] As of August 2024, Watson was in a relationship with footballerShaun Rooney.[203]

Career statistics

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Main article:Heather Watson career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Australian OpenAQ21R3R1R1R1R2R1R1R2R2R2RQ1Q10 / 116–1135%
French OpenA2R2R1R2R2R2RQ32RQ21R1R1RQ1Q10 / 106–1038%
Wimbledon1R1R3R1R2R3R1R3R1R2RNH1R4R1R1R0 / 1411–1444%
US OpenQ11R1R1R1R1R1R1R1RQ11R1RQ3Q1Q20 / 100–100%
Win–loss0–11–33–42–42–43–41–43–31–41–21–31–44–30–10–10 / 4523–4534%

Doubles

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Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Australian OpenAAA1RA2R2R1R1R1RA3R2R1R1R0 / 105–1033%
French OpenAAA1RA1R1R1R2R1R1R1R2RA1R0 / 102–1017%
Wimbledon2R1R1R1R1R2R3R2RQF1RNH3R3R2R1R0 / 1413–1448%
US OpenAA1R1R1RA2R1R1RAAAA2R0 / 72–722%
Win–loss1–10–10–20–40–22–34–41–44–40–30–14–34–32–30–30 / 4122–4135%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAA3R0 / 12–167%
French OpenAA1RAAAAAANHAAA2R0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon2R2R2R1R1RWF3R2RNH1RA2R2R1 / 1216–1159%
US OpenAAAAAA1RAANHAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss1–11–11–20–10–14–05–21–11–10–00–10–01–14–31 / 1619–1556%

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2016WimbledonGrassFinlandHenri KontinenColombiaRobert Farah
GermanyAnna-Lena Grönefeld		7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss2017WimbledonGrassFinland Henri KontinenUnited KingdomJamie Murray
SwitzerlandMartina Hingis		4–6, 4–6

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