Heather Watson
WTA #445Elo#2971715
Glicko-2#2641758 RD ±63.7
34 yrs · strongest on Grass · 406–359 career · peak Elo 2204 · last 2026-08-24
Heather Watson is WTA No. 445, ranked #297 by Elo (1715) and #264 by Glicko-2 (1758). Career record 406–359.
Elo — overall & by surface
Form is a separate 52-week race in which every player restarts level — it tracks the last year’s gains, not overall level, so it is not comparable to the ratings above.
Glicko-2 — rating & deviation
Rating deviation ±63.7 — lower means more certain.
Rankings · Elo / Glicko
Official (WTA)#445
Overall#297 / #264
Form · 52w race#316 / #422
Hard#191 / #174
Clay#762 / #965
Grass#156 / #163
Career
Peak Elo2204 2013-01-01
Overall W–L406–359 53%
Hard287–239 55%
Clay51–54 49%
Grass61–65 48%
Honours · career
Career titles4
Finals reached5
Career high WTA#38
Pressure · career
Finals4–1 80%
Deciding set99–100 50%
Tie-breaks72–78 48%
Deciding-set tie-breaks12–12 50%
After winning set 1215–46 82%
After losing set 152–235 18%
Vs No. 10–4 0%
Vs Top 50–14 0%
Vs Top 103–19 14%
Retirements and walkovers are excluded — a deciding set that ended because someone stopped playing is not a deciding set won.
Serve & return · career rates
1st serve in59.6%
Won behind 1st65.0%
Won behind 2nd44.4%
Break points saved55.1%
Break points converted45.2%
Return points won43.6%
Aces per match3.5
Double faults per match3.5
From 559 tour-level matches with point-by-point statistics on file. Rates rather than totals, because the statistics table does not cover every match played.
Head-to-head · career meetings
Claire Liu2–1 in 3
Sloane Stephens4–4 in 8
Victoria Azarenka0–7 in 7
Sorana Cirstea4–2 in 6
Yulia Putintseva4–2 in 6
Agnieszka Radwanska1–4 in 5
Daria Saville2–3 in 5
Elina Svitolina3–2 in 5
Elise Mertens1–4 in 5
Kirsten Flipkens2–3 in 5
Sara Sorribes Tormo3–2 in 5
Shuai Zhang2–2 in 4
Beatriz Haddad Maia1–2 in 3
Viktoria Hruncakova2–1 in 3
Every rivalry with 5 or more meetings — browse them all in the head-to-head index.
◆ Recent results
WHard v 
Claire Liu4-6 6-2 6-4
Claire Liu4-6 6-2 6-4LHard v 
Anna Blinkova2-6 5-7
Anna Blinkova2-6 5-7LHard v Julieta Pareja4-6 6-3 5-7
Julieta Pareja4-6 6-3 5-7WHard v 
Kamilla Rakhimova7-6 7-6
Kamilla Rakhimova7-6 7-6LGrass v Maria Timofeeva6-3 2-6 1-6
Maria Timofeeva6-3 2-6 1-6WGrass v Tatiana Prozorova5-7 6-3 7-5
Tatiana Prozorova5-7 6-3 7-5WGrass v 
Mayar Sherif6-2 6-2
Mayar Sherif6-2 6-2LGrass v 
Shuai Zhang3-6 4-6
Shuai Zhang3-6 4-6WGrass v 
Beatriz Haddad Maia7-5 6-0
Beatriz Haddad Maia7-5 6-0LGrass v 
Viktoria Hruncakova6-3 4-6 5-7
Viktoria Hruncakova6-3 4-6 5-7LHard v Xiaodi You4-6 3-6
Xiaodi You4-6 3-6WHard v 
Kyoka Okamura6-3 6-4
Kyoka Okamura6-3 6-4◆ Upcoming
Hard US Open · Qualifiers · MON 08/24 3:00pm ET
vs C. Liu
32%
Elo win