![]() Watson at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | 19 May 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 5,588,780 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 406–338 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 38 (19 January 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 191 (19 August 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 | 175–182 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 39 (25 February 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 59 (19 August 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: 22 August 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]