_(48521847187).jpg) Watson at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 May 1992 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Diego Veronelli | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 5,694,687 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 415–343 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 38 (19 January 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 138 (4 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 177–184 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (25 February 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 57 (4 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 13–8 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 31–15 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 4 November 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Heather Miriam Watson[2] (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Henri Kontinen, making her the first British woman to win a major title since Jo Durie in 1991, and the first to win a Wimbledon title since Durie in 1987. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Japan Women's Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA tournament singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988.
In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[3] She reached No. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit.[1]
- ^ a b "Heather Watson". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Mum toasts tennis champ". The National. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ^ "Watson beats Russian". The Guernsey Press. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2009.