In the Fed Cup play-offs, Watson represented Great Britain in their crunch tie away in Slovakia. Desc: Heather Miriam Watson is a Guernsey-born British professional tennis player and former British No. She's very balanced". In the Stanford Classic, Watson lost in the second round to world No. [7] She lost in the Under-18 semifinals again in 2008 to eventual winner Tara Moore. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA singles title at the Japan Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. Watson met Romina Oprandi in the first round and lost in three sets. She has very good ground strokes, though she can over-hit and strike the ball a little too flat at times". At the French Open, Watson failed to qualify, losing to Richèl Hogenkamp in the third round of qualifying. Heather Watson is a professional tennis player who is the current British No. Heather Watson wins WTA title in Hobart to achieve career-high ranking of No 38 ahead of Australian Open. ROUND. She went on to beat Madison Brengle in straight sets in the final to win the event. Seeded 14th, she defeated Melinda Czink in the first round, her first victory since returning from her illness. 49, Sloane Stephens. She recorded her first top-ten win with a two-set victory over Radwańska to move into the fourth round for the first time, where she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in three sets. She then qualified for the Cellular South Cup, beating Andrea Hlaváčková and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first and second rounds respectively to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. Heading into the U.S. hardcourt series short of wins, Watson played in San Jose where she beat Claire Liu before succumbing to Venus Williams. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and beat ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro to get into the quarterfinals, where she lost to Peng Shuai. This British tennis player is a Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion. Heather Watson (28) is a tennis player from Great Britain who has a career-high singles ranking of No. Britain's Heather Watson won the second WTA Tour title of her career on Saturday, beating American qualifier Madison Brengle 6-3 6-4 in the Hobart International final. Starting the year at the Hopman Cup partnered with Daniel Evans, the duo were knocked out in the group stages, between them winning only one of nine matches. [67] Great Britain eventually lost the tie 3–1, after Harriet Dart failed to defeat Schmiedlová. Watson won her third WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with Russian Alexandra Panova. Heather Watson qualified for the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and beat Sabine Lisicki in the first round, but then lost to Maria Sharapova. She received an ITF wildcard into the singles tournament at the London Olympics, where she defeated Silvia Soler Espinosa,[44] before losing her second-round match to Maria Kirilenko. First, she defeated Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in three sets before beating Tamira Paszek. Most of his career has been spent in the engineering industry including eight years with GEC Limited. Watson's next tournament after the Australian Open was the Pattaya Open where she was the eighth seed. [42] She won the doubles at the Stanford Classic, where she played with Marina Erakovic to beat Vania King and Jarmila Gajdošová in a second set tiebreak. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a Guernsey-born British professional tennis player and former British No. Prize money for singles: $292,198 USD. [8] In October, Watson travelled to Pune in India to compete at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. 1. Watson won the Battle of the Brits Premier League Tennis women's event, held in December 2020. She then lost in the first round of qualifying for the St. Petersburg Trophy to No. She won in straight sets Anna Tatishvili, Sofia Arvidsson and Olga Govortsova to advance to the final, where she defeated Ksenia Pervak to win her fourth ITF title. Watson had to qualify for WTA Tour events, starting with the Brisbane International. She was the sole qualifier, joining Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the main draw. [69], Watson is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. In the final, she saved four match points to beat Chang Kai-chen in a match lasting three hours and twelve minutes. She was then pitted against the world No. At the Mercury Insurance Open in Carlsbad, she beat Eleni Daniilidou to set up a second round meeting with qualifier Chan Yung-jan. Great Britain almost reached the final against Ukraine, but the Australia Green team of Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios won their tie against France, placing them ahead of Great Britain in the round robin results. As number one seed, Watson lost in the first round of the Surbiton Trophy to world No. 1 and world No. Watson re-entered the WTA top 100 after victory at the Sparta Prague Open in May. However, she went on to win the doubles competition alongside Erakovic for her second WTA doubles title of the year. Partnering Tatishvili, she also reached the doubles final and won after a tough tiebreak. In the Charleston Open, Watson lost in the first round to No. Her game is often likened to that of Martina Hingis and she has been praised by Nick Bollettieri for her "amazing footwork". Watson's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (main draw results only, correct to 11 April 2019): (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. Get the latest Player Stats on Heather Watson including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. Since that historic feat, Heather Watson has competed in several other tournaments and has gone on to win titles such as the Stanford classic doubles in 2012, the Texas open doubles, the 2014 Sparta Prague Open, the 2015 Hobart International and the 2016 Monterrey Open. She was beaten by Caroline Garcia in the tie against France, but went on to win against Daria Gavrilova and Sabine Lisicki. [22] before losing to Elena Vesnina in the first round.[23]. [71] According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at the Lawn Tennis Association, Watson possesses "a complete game",[72] with variety including a consistent one-handed backhand slice, volleys and angles. 2016 - Fifth Top 100 season (finishing No.77); won one WTA title at Monterrey (d. Flipkens in final); QF at Hobart ; reached 4r once and 2r six times (incl. By winning this match, Watson became the first British woman since Clare Wood in 1994, to reach the second round of the French Open. Watson also became the first Briton to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. 55. [11] She achieved her first senior women's world ranking on 27 July 2009, entering at No. In the women's final, Great Britain's Heather Watson defeated 17-year-old qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-1, It was the fourth career title for Watson, 27, but it was not easy. In 2012, Watson won her first WTA Tour titles, both in singles and doubles. After this, Watson continued to compete on the ITF Circuit and in the qualifying rounds for WTA events. Watson lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Yulia Putintseva. [15] Playing on court 7, Watson won in straight sets.[16]. Check her draws, stats and performance all over her career alongside the live progressive ranking history. Openness. Heather Watson would seem to have rediscovered much of the form and confidence that briefly lifted her to within a couple of points of a career-defining win over Serena Williams at … In the first round, Watson defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets before falling to world No. On 29 August 2011, in the first round of the US Open, Watson lost in three sets to former champion Maria Sharapova. How to transfigure the Wikipedia . At the start of 2012, Watson suffered an ankle sprain. So far in her career, Watson has won ten singles titles. Despite this, Watson reached her third semifinal of 2018 in Quebec, but she could not make the final as she lost a tight match against Pauline Parmentier. Watson's next tournament was the U.S. Indoor Championships in Memphis where she was seeded fourth. [73], Upon Watson reaching the 2011 French Open second round, Andy Murray commented "When I saw her for the first time, I thought she was good. In October, she reached the final of the Tianjin Open, where she lost to Rebecca Peterson. By 19 October, Watson's ranking had slipped back to No. Having won three qualifying matches, she received a tough draw against ninth seed Dominika Cibulková (who subsequently went on to reach the Australian Open Final) where she lost in straight sets. Heather Watson beat Madison Brengle to win Hobart International [39], Watson won three rounds in qualifying for the French Open at Roland Garros in May 2012. 77. Abierto GNP Seguros- Monterrey, Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heather_Watson_career_statistics&oldid=1015765943, Billie Jean King Cup player template with ID not in Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (0–0), This page was last edited on 3 April 2021, at 12:33. She also has won four doubles titles and the girls' singles title az zhe US Open. Watson won in three sets, clinching the match on her tenth championship point. She also made the doubles final in the same event with Kimiko Date-Krumm, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.[46]. 5 Simona Halep. 142, Roberta Vinci. Watson's grass-court season began at the Aegon Classic which she entered courtesy of a wildcard, losing to Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round. [33] She followed this up by beating Misaki Doi in the second round. 203, Fanny Stollár, the following day. British tennis was celebrating a double success on Saturday morning as Heather Watson won her second career title on the WTA Tour. Watson defeated CoCo Vandeweghe, Kateryna Bondarenko, Christina Mchale and Wang Xiyu to reach the final, where she faced Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez. Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and in qualifying twice. The tour's move onto the European red clay courts brought two further opening round losses, including at the rescheduled French Open to world No. Heather Watson is a tennis player from Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom. Her mother is from Papua New Guinea and her father is British, the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 until retirement in 2010. Heather Miriam Watson[2] (born 19 May 1992) is a Guernsey-born British professional tennis player and former British No. It was the first match Watson had managed to win since mid-January, bringing an end to a ten-match losing streak. Celebs. Her impressive form carried over to the French Open where she came through three rounds of qualifying to reach the main draw. Photos 2016. Watson was docked a point for swearing as she and Tatjana Maria lost to Katerina Siniaková and Barbora Krejciková in the women's doubles last eight in Wimbledon.[65]. 1 British tennis player but currently on No. Career Doubles Titles: 4. However, she had greater success in the mixed doubles, which she won with Henri Kontinen in their maiden Grand Slam final. 22, Sloane Stephens, before a third round defeat by world No. In the main draw, she defeated fellow qualifier Tereza Smitková and then caused an upset by defeating tenth seed Cibulková in a very tough match three set match that included two tiebreaks. She's not easy to beat. [79][80], (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. [19] Two weeks later, she entered the $25K event in Hammond, Louisiana. Celebrities. 184, Gabriella Taylor. In September, at the $75K tournament in Shrewsbury, she defeated world No. [78] Since late 2019, she has been in a relationship with Bromley footballer, Courtney Duffus. 1. At the Aegon International in Eastbourne, Watson qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova and Bojana Jovanovski. Heather Watson. She then went on to play Angelique Kerber, the ninth seed, in the second round. After the Baku Cup, Watson headed to the Rogers Cup, qualifying to reach the main draw. 53, Watson then started her WTA season at the Hobart International, attempting to defend her title. Watson won her second career WTA title at the 2015 Hobart International. Before Watson's U.S. hardcourt season she decided to change coaches by hiring Jeremy Bates and won her first post-Wimbledon match against wildcard Alexandra Mueller at the Citi Open. In May, Watson lost in straight sets to world No. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Watson, die von der Kanalinsel Guernsey stammt und im Alter von sieben Jahren mit dem Tennissport begann, gehörte als Juniorin zur internationalen Topklasse. Heather carried this form into US open qualifying where she won three successive matches to reach the main draw. At the Miami Open in March, Watson's strong form continued with two wins over higher-ranked players including world No. Following the French Open, Watson moved her attention to the grass-court season, where she entered the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston. With victories at the Bank of the West Classic and the Texas Tennis Open in women's doubles, as well as a singles victory at the HP Open, Watson became the first British woman to win a WTA title since Jo Durie in the 1990s. 90 and former top-30 player, Sabine Lisicki, in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to Eva Birnerová. Watson qualified and went on to reach her second quarterfinal of the year, defeating former world No. She then beat Jamie Hampton, becoming the first British woman since 2002 to reach the third round of Wimbledon. Watson was selected for the British Fed Cup Team to play in the Europe/Africa Group-1 match at Eilat, Israel on 1–4 February 2012. She immediately flew to the $100k Midland event, losing to qualifier and fellow 17-year-old Beatrice Capra in the first round. To install click the Add extension button. Partnering Patrick Ogier, Watson also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles where they were defeated by the third seeds Sarah Borwell and Ken Skupski, representing England. 2. He has travelled widely having been employed in senior positions in Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Mr. Watson was born in Manchester, he joined Guernsey Electricity as Financial Manager in March 1992 and was promoted to General Manager in July 1995. Due to poor weather, Watson was forced to play her semifinal with Babos on the final's day. US Open: W (2009), Watson began competing on the ITF 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 also played ladies' doubles in the Olympic tournament with Laura Robson, losing in the first round to Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki. Australian Open: QF (2009) [74] Bollettieri stated that Watson's "game is based on great movement, but she's not afraid to whack the ball. This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open since Kate Brasher, the daughter of Shirley Bloomer and Chris Brasher, in 1983. Heather Watson Photos Photos: 2016 BNP Paribas Open - Day 3. This also gave her career-high rankings in both variations of competition. In the second round of Wimbledon Championships, Watson lost to Kontaveit in straight sets. Results. She lost to Zhou Yimiao in round two. Watson made a WTA Tour singles final for the first time in her career at the HP Open where she beat Polona Hercog, sixth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues, Pauline Parmentier and Misaki Doi. On her way to the semis, Watson defeated top seed Elise Mertens, before losing to eventual champion Elena Rybakina. Like in Brisbane, Watson was given a tough draw as she faced 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová and lost in three sets. High rank for doubles: 39. The tournament was interrupted by multiple rain delays,[54] with Watson losing in the quarterfinals, playing twice in one day. 264, Alizé Lim, in the second round of the Cagnes-sur-Mer Challenger event. [12] She won her first senior title at the Frinton $10K tournament. She then went to qualify for the Western & Southern Open, easing past Kristýna Plíšková and Shahar Pe'er to reach the first round. In the group stages she played doubles with Laura Robson, defeating pairs from Portugal[37] and the Netherlands[38] and Israel in the group stages. Watson then proceeded to compete at the second-tier ITF Dow Corning Tennis Classic in Midland, Michigan. Heather Watson began playing the sport of tennis at the young age of seven. She is a former British No. Britain's Heather Watson has won the Mexican Open by beating Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 6-1. At Wimbledon she lost in the first round to Madison Keys. Watson was then given a wild card into the main draw of the Sony Ericsson Open[20] but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. These were Watson's first wins at the US Open since winning the girls' singles at Flushing Meadows in 2009. Heather Watson is a British professional tennis player and a Wimbledon mixed doubles champion. By the season end, Watson was ranked world No. [66] Watson began to show signs of form when she reached the final of an ITF event in Canada before losing to Misaki Doi. 38 in the WTA rankings. At the US Open, Watson lost to qualifier and world No. 49) for the first time since 2016. [47] In the second round, she came back from trailing Ksenia Pervak by a set and 6–3 in the tie break, to win in three sets. Click here for a full player profile. In the final they crushed Raluca Olaru and Shahar Pe'er.[49]. 1. She then lost in the first round of the Australian Open to the eventual champion Victoria Azarenka. She was once No. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. She faced Zhang Shuai in the first round but she lost in a very tight three sets. She has one brother and two sisters. In the final, she saved four match points to beat Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei in a match lasting three hours and twelve minutes. She defeated four fellow British players (including Anna Fitzpatrick and Naomi Broady) on her way to the final, where she defeated former top-30 player Sania Mirza to win her second ITF title. These were her eighth and ninth consecutive singles match losses in 2018. [2], Watson played her first senior tournament in March 2009 – the $25K Jersey Open, but lost in the second round to Katie O'Brien. Watson received automatic entry into the main draw of the US Open but was beaten in the first round by Li Na. 48, Aleksandra Wozniak, in the first round. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA singles title at the Japan Open, becoming the first British woman to wi… After losing the first set, she played a strong second set to force the decider which she lost. [31], Watson qualified for the French Open. 60. She lost to Evgeniya Rodina. At the beginning of July, she became the highest-ranked British junior, overtaking Laura Robson. Heather Watson's draws, scores, stats, age, bio, rankings - Tennis Tonic Heather Watson has won 12 career titles. Watson ended the 2009 season with a world singles ranking of No. She currently plays with and endorses the Dunlop Srixon CX 200 LS[77], From 2016 to 2018, Watson was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Lloyd Glasspool. 27, Varvara Lepchenko, in the first round in two sets. She lost in straight sets to the world No. Heather Watson has won 4 career titles. She lost in the following round to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva. She then qualified for the Pan Pacific Open and beat Sabine Lisicki in the first round, but then lost to Maria Sharapova. 26, Sorana Cîrstea, Britain failed to qualify for the World Group II Playoff. [3] She reached No. [29] She went on to beat Katarzyna Piter in the second round of qualifying,[30] but eventually lost to Tamira Paszek in the final qualifying round. In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. Johansson then went on to win in three sets. Heather Watson's 2020 season started well, reaching the semi-finals as a qualifier in Hobart. March 15, 2021 to March 21, 2021. [17] Partnering Yana Buchina, that year they were the seventh seed at the Australian girls' doubles and sixth seed at the US Open girls' doubles, but they lost in the first round at both tournaments. At Wimbledon, Watson beat former world number five Daniela Hantuchová to make it into the third round for the second time in her career, guaranteeing her winnings of £77,000. 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