Heather Watson Heather Miriam Watson (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 K ...

is a professional tennis player who has been ranked as high as No. 38 in the

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. Watson made her professional tennis debut on the

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at The Jersey International in 2009. She has reached one

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final, winning the mixed doubles at the

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. So far in her career, Watson has won ten singles titles. This total includes four

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titles and six titles on the ITF Circuit. She also has won five doubles titles and the girls' singles title at the US Open. In 2012, Watson won her first

titles, both in singles and doubles. With victories at the

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and the

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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. This also gave her career-high rankings in both variations of competition.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current after the 2023 ATX Open.''

Doubles

Mixed doubles

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

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

WTA career finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Fed Cup participation

Great Britain Fed Cup team. ''This table is current through the

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