Heather Watson

At 32 years old, Heather Watson has this physical status:

Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. The former British No. 1 and current British No. 2 won the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with Henri Kontinen. 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. In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.

She reached No. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit.

Personal life

From 2016 to 2018, Watson was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Lloyd Glasspool. Since late 2019, she has been in a relationship with Morecambe footballer, Courtney Duffus. In May 2022 she announced her split from Duffus.

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Early life and junior career

Heather Watson was born in Guernsey to Michelle and Ian Watson. Her mother is from Papua New Guinea and her father is from the United Kingdom, and she was the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 to 2010; she was the managing director. She has one brother and two sisters. Watson began playing tennis at the age of seven, and at the age of twelve, she transferred to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.

Watson won the British Under-14 Championship in 2006. She won the British Under-16 Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the British Under-18 Championship the following year. In 2008, she was disqualified from the Under-18 semifinals again to eventual winner Tara Moore. Watson travelled to Pune, India, in October, to compete in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She earned the gold medal and advanced to the final against Kyra Shroff. Mother Michelle left her career in 2008 to travel full-time with her daughter around the World Junior Circuit.

Watson won the $25K Jersey Open in March 2009, but she lost in the second round to Katie O'Brien in the second round. She became the highest-ranked British junior at the start of July, overtaking Laura Robson. On July 29, 2009, she ranked at No. 2 in the world's top female rankings, gaining the first position in the world's top women's rankings, reaching No. 109. 756 people attended the 756th in London. She captured her first senior title at the Frinton $10K tournament, winning her first senior title. In the final, Watson defeated Anna Fitzpatrick. Watson was seeded 11th in the girls' singles at the 2009 US Open. On September 10, she reached the quarterfinals before rain interrupted the tournament's schedule. Watson qualified in the quarterfinals on September 12th, with second seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeated second seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. She reached the final on the same day and was victorious over Daria Gavrilova to progress to the final, where she met doubles partner Yana Buchina. Watson was able to win in straight sets on court 7 as a result of his playing on court 7.

Watson and her partner, as the third seed of the 2009 French Open, reached the girls' doubles final, where she and Tsmea Babos faced the second-seeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheel and Elena Bogdan, who were defeated in a match tie-break. Yana Buchina, the fourth seed in the Australian girls' doubles and sixth seed at the US Open girls' doubles and sixth seed, but they lost in the first round of both tournaments. She met Magda Linette in the girls' doubles at Wimbledon and they were seeded sixth, but she was disqualified in the second round.

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Professional career

Watson debuted on the ITF Women's Circuit in March when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10K event in Bath, Somerset, but she failed to win a match. She won her next tournament, a $25K event in Jersey, on a wildcard and defeated compatriot Jade Curtis in the first round. In round two, Katie O'Brien, a Brit, was defeated by her. She reached her first ITF semifinal in Felixstowe in July before losing to Anna Smith. Watson went on to qualify for the next tournament she entered and met Smith once more in the semifinals; this time she emerged as a champion and defeated Anna Fitzpatrick in the final to win her first ITF title. Watson defeated Melanie South in round one of a $50K in Barnstaple in October before being disqualified by Kristina Mladenovic in round two. She closed the 2009 season with a singles rank of 588.

Watson's wildcard 2008 brought her to a Sutton, London, where she advanced to the quarterfinals. She departed to the $100K Midlands straight away, losing to qualifier and Beatrice Capra in the first round. She appeared in the $25K event in Hammond, Louisiana, two weeks later. Watson qualified and advanced to her second quarterfinal appearance of the year, defeating former world No. 1 David Watson. Nicole Vaidová, a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, and fifth seed Monique Adamczak are en route. Watson also participated in another $25K tournament in Clearwater, Florida, this week. She lost to fellow Brit Georgie Stoop in the final qualifying round before being given a lucky loser spot in the main draw and defeating Anna Tatishvili in the first round. In round two, she lost to Zhou Yimiao. Watson was then given a wildcard into the Miami Open main draw but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round. Watson was the first time she had competed on the WTA Tour in her career. She qualified in the quarterfinals of a $25K tournament in April, this one in Jackson, Mississippi. She qualified for the WTA event in Charleston, South Carolina, before losing to Elena Vesnina in the first round.

Watson's grass-court debut began at the Birmingham Classic, where she gained a wildcard while losing to Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round. Watson qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova, and Bojana Jovanovski. Watson defeated the world No. 1 in the world No. 7. In the first round, Aleksandra Wozniak scored 48 points. Victoria Azarenka, a former top-ten player, was defeated in the second round by the former top-10 player. After being given a wildcard into Wimbledon's main draw, she then began her first Grand Slam of her career. Watson lost in three sets to Romina Oprandi in the first round. Her next tournament, which would be back to hardcourts, was a $25K tournament in Wrexham. On her way to the final, she defeated four fellow British players, including Anna Fitzpatrick and Naomi Broady, defeating former top-30 player Sania Mirza to win her second ITF title. Watson continued to compete on the ITF Circuit and in the qualifying rounds for WTA tournaments after this. She defeated world No. 1 in September at the $75K tournament in Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. Sabine Lisicki, 90, a former top-ten player, lost in straight sets to Eva Birnerová in the quarterfinals. She was ranked fifth in the women's singles at the Commonwealth Games in October 2010, giving her the rare opportunity to represent Guernsey. Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, Australia's top seed, was eventually disqualified in the quarterfinals. Patrick Ogier and Watson's partner also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles, where they were defeated by England's third seeds Sarah Borwell and Ken Skupski.

Watson began the season by qualifying for the Auckland Open. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and defeated ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro to advance to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Peng Shuai. Kurumi Nara, a girl from the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament, also played.

Watson then advanced to the Australian Open, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in qualifying round qualifying. She then qualified for the Cellular South Cup, defeating Andrea Hlavá and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first and second rounds respectively to advance to the second quarterfinal of the year. She lost to Evgeniya Rodina. Anna-Lena Grönefeld, a doubles tournament competitor, also qualified for the quarterfinals.

Watson qualified for the Charleston Open on Sunday, defeating Christina McHale in the first round by a close three-set match.

Watson then attempted to qualify for the Estoril Open. She defeated former world No. 1 in the first round of qualifying. Karolina Plattner is the 17th president of the Czech Republic. In the second round of qualifying, she advanced to Katarzyna Piter, but she lost to Tamira Paszek in the final qualifying round.

Watson qualified for the French Open. She qualified for the first time in the main draw after beating Raluca Olaru and Sally Peers in the first and second rounds respectively, where she defeated Stefanie Vögele to advance to the final round. This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open since Kate Brasher, the niece of Shirley Bloomer and Chris Brasher, in 1983. In the first round, she defeated Stéphanie Foretz Gacon, the French wildcard. Watson became the first British woman since Clare Wood in 1994 to advance to the second round of the French Open. For the first time, she made it to the top 100 for the first time. In the second round, she fell to 16th seed Kaia Kanepi.

Watson maintained her good form in the first round of the Birmingham Classic when she defeated 15th seed Chanelle Scheepers in the first round. She continued her winning in the second round by defeating Misaki Doi. In the third round, she defeated third seed and eventual semifinalist Peng Shuai.

Watson won the first set and suffered an arm injury in the second set on June 22, 2011, during her first round match in the Wimbledon Championships. Johansson then went on to win in three sets. In the mixed doubles, she and her mixed doubles partner Ross Hutchins defeated Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs on June 25, 2011.

Watson lost in three sets to former champion Maria Sharapova in the first round of the US Open on August 29th. Sharapova said, "There's no doubt that she's a fantastic up-and-coming player" after the match.

Watson sustained an ankle sprain at the start of 2012. Victoria Azarenka, the eventual champion of the Australian Open, then lost in the first round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Victoria Azarenka.

Watson was selected for the British Fed Cup team to compete in the Europe/Africa Group-1 match in Eilat, Israel, on 1–4 February 2012. Laura Robson and Laura Robson competed in doubles in the group stages, defeating pairs from Portugal, the Netherlands, and Israel in the group competition. Both Robson and Watson were not permitted to play in doubles in the play-off match against Austria, where Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha gained their singles rubbers, earning the team a spot in the World Group II promotion play-off in April 2012.

Watson reached three rounds in qualifying for the French Open at Roland Garros in May 2012. Elena Vesnina was then defeated in the first round of the tournament, beating her 2011 result. Julia Görges of Germany, the 25th seed, was defeated in the second round.

Watson, who is ranked 103nd in the world, defeated the world No. 1. Iveta Beneová, 52, won her first singles title at Wimbledon in June 2012. She then defeated Jamie Hampton, becoming the first British woman to reach Wimbledon's third round since 2002. Watson lost to Agnieszka Radwaska, the third seed and eventual runner-up in the third round.

Watson lost in the second round of the Stanford Classic to world No. 2. After a triumph over the world No. 1, Yanina Wickmayer 37, Yanina Wickmayer, 37, is a student at the University of On a victory over the world No. 2. Sloane Stephens, 49. She won the Stanford Classic doubles competition, where she competed with Marina Erakovic to defeat Vania King and Jarmila Gajdoová in a second set tiebreak. This was her first appearance on the WTA Tour as a whole. She defeated Eleni Daniilidou to advance to a second round match with qualifier Chan Yung-jan at the Carlsbad Open. However, she lost the match.

She won the ITF wildcard to the singles tournament at the London Olympics, defeating Silvia Soler Espinosa before losing her second-round match to Maria Kirilenko. Laura Robson also competed in the Olympic doubles, losing in the first round to Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki. She would have played in the singles against Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of the Texas Open Tournament, her next tournament was the Texas Open, where she lost in the singles to him. However, she went on to win the doubles tournament alongside Erakovic for her second WTA doubles title of the year.

Watson was granted automatic admission to the US Open main draw but Li Na defeated him in the first round. In the first round, she and Erakovic had to withdraw. She competed in the Bell Challenge, but she lost in the first round to Mona Barthel. Watson, who was paired with Alicja Rosolska, reached the final, but losing to Tatjana Malek and Kristina Mladenovic ended the team in the doubles tournament. She qualified for the Pan Pacific Open and defeated Sabine Lisicki in the first round, but then lost to Maria Sharapova.

Watson advanced to the WTA Tour singles final for the first time in her career at the HP Open, defeating Polona Hercog, sixth seed Anabel Medina Parmentier, and Misaki Doi. She saved four match points to defeat Chang Kai-chen in a match that lasted three hours and twelve minutes in the final. Watson won a top-five ranking for the first time in her career, while still defeating compatriot Laura Robson as the British No. 1 during the British Open Championships. 1. Watson was the first Briton to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. She appeared in the doubles final with Kimiko Date-Krumm, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.

Watson started the year in the top 50 and thus qualified for the Australian Open. Due to a three-set win over Romanian Alexandra Cadanciuu, she advanced to the second round for the first time in her career. She came back from trailing Ksenia Pervak by a set and 6–3 in the tie break to win in three sets in the second round. She debuted at No. 10 in the world No. 1. Agnieszka Radwa'ska was defeated in two sets in the third round by Agnieszka Radwa. Watson's career saw him climb to a career-best world ranking of 40.

Watson's next tournament after the Australian Open was the Pattaya Open, where she was the eighth seed. She defeated Tmea Babos in the first round, giving her a second round match against Anastasija Sevastova, whom she lost. She then competed in the Fed Cup, assisting the United Kingdom in the World Group II Play-off with victories over Tmea Babos of Hungary and Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

She was seeded fourth in the United States Indoor Championships in Memphis, where she was seeded fourth. She defeated world No. 58 in the first round of a thrilling match. Galina Voskoboeva, 109, died. Andrea Hlavá defeated her in a three-setter before meeting Stefanie Vögele in the quarterfinals.

After suffering glandular fever, Watson was forced to miss Great Britain's Fed Cup Play-off against Argentina. She played at the French Open, where she lost in three sets to Stefanie Vögele in three sets, but was dissatisfied.

Watson turned her attention away from the French Open to the grass-court season, where she competed in the Birmingham Classic. She was seeded 14th and defeated Melinda Czink in the first round, her first victory since recovering from her illness. In the following round, she lost to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva. Watson defeated world No. 1 at the Eastbourne International School of International Cooperation. Varvara Lepchenko, 27, defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the first round in two sets. She lost in the first round to Madison Keys at Wimbledon.

Watson decided to change mentors by recruiting Jeremy Bates, who won her first post-Wimbledon match against wildcard Alexandra Mueller at the Washington Open. Watson then lost in the next round to fourth-seed Alizé Cornet in straight sets.

Watson had to qualify for WTA Tour events, beginning with the Brisbane International. She had won three qualifying matches and was disqualified in straight sets against ninth seed Dominika Cibulková (who later went on to win the Australian Open Final). Watson failed to qualify for the Sydney International in the second round of qualifying to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but was not allowed to participate in the second round.

Watson was selected for the Australian Open last year, with many ranking positions to defend from last year's tournament. Watson was one of five British players aiming for a championship. She was the sole qualifier in the main draw, joining Andy Murray and Laura Robson. Watson was dealt a tough draw against 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová, who lost in three sets, as she was in Brisbane.

Watson's remarkable run in the Europe/Africa Zone continued her winning all four of her singles rubbers. Despite her victories, she beat Yvonne Meusburger of Austria and Romanian No. 1 by two top 40 scalps. Sorana Cîrstea, 26, failed to qualify for the World Group II Playoff.

Watson then qualified for the second round of the ITF Midland Classic. Anna Tatishvili, Sofia Arvidsson, and Olga Govortsova all advanced to the final, where she defeated Ksenia Pervak to win her fourth ITF title. Tatishvili, her partner, advanced to the doubles final and triumphed after a lengthy tiebreak.

Watson re-entered the WTA top 100 after winning at the Sparta Prague Open in May. Watson reached the final of the $100K tournament with three top-100 players – Klára Koukalová, Karolna Plára Pl., and Tmea Babos. Watson was forced to compete with Babos on the final's day due to bad weather. She won in two sets before defeating sixth seed Anna Karolna Schmiedlová (who had appeared in the majority of her semifinals the day before) in the final.

Her impressive form continued to the French Open, where she qualified in three rounds of qualifying to advance to the main draw. Watson defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strychenko in straight sets in the first round before losing in world No. 1 and a quarter to Barbora Záhlavová-Strcová. In the second round, Simona Halep was in the second round.

She came from the French Open to play at the Birmingham Classic, losing to Alexandra Wozniak even after losing three match points in the second round. She continued her good grass-court season at Eastbourne, where she defeated Tsvetana Pironkova in her first-round match after losing in the first set. She then won her sixth seed Flavia Pennetta in three sets, defeating sixth seed Flavia Pennetta in three sets and tying the first set in tie-break. She came to a stop after being given a walkover against Petra Kvitová, losing in straight sets to Madison Keys after losing only four games in straight sets.

She then traveled to Wimbledon, where she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets. She then advanced to Angelique Kerber, the ninth seed in the second round. She had a good second set after losing the first set and threatening the decider, which she lost.

Watson claimed her third WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with Alexandra Panova. They defeated Raluca Olaru and Shahar Pe'er in the final.

Watson returned to the Rogers Cup after the Baku Cup. In the qualifying series, she defeated Mirjana Luki-Baroni in three sets before defeating Tamira Paszek. In the main draw, she defeated fellow qualifier Tereza Smitková and then caused an upset by defeating tenth seed Cibulková in a tense match three-set tiebreaker match that featured two tiebreaks. Victoria Azarenka, the eighth seed, eventually defeated her.

She then qualified for the Cincinnati Open, edging Kristna Plková and Shahar Pe'er to advance to the first round. In the first round, she met Zhang Shuai but she lost in a tight three sets.

Watson claimed her second title at Hobart International in 2015. Alison Riske was not lost a set on her way to the championship, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková, fifth seed Roberta Vinci, and eighth seed Alison Riske. She defeated Madison Brengle in straight sets in the final to win the tournament.

Watson then lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Tsvetana Pironkova. Julia Görges and Camila Giorgi won the Indian Wells Open for the first time, securing a match with world No. 1 Gregori. Agnieszka Radwa, 8: Agnieszka Radwa. With a two-set victory over Radwaska, she advanced to the fourth round for the first time, losing in three sets to Carla Suárez Navarro.

Watson defeated former world No. 1st at Wimbledon. Daniela Hantuchová, a fifth grader, will advance to the third round for the second time in her career, with a guarantee of £77,000. She was then pitted against the world No. 1 for the first time. Serena Williams, 1, was just two points away from winning, but she lost in three sets in a match that pundits referred to as a "thriller." Williams applauded Watson's efforts during the match but went on to state that "she should have won the match." Watson's Wimbledon efforts propelled her to the world no. 1. 55 years old.

Watson's best result over the course of the season was a quarterfinal appearance at the Hong Kong Open, where she defeated former Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur to win the Grand Slam Open.

Watson represented her country at the Hopman Cup with Andy Murray. Caroline Garcia was defeated by Caroline Garcia in the tie against France, but she went on to triumph over Daria Gavrilova and Sabine Lisicki. Great Britain was close to qualifying against Ukraine in the final, but the Australia team of Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios secured their tie against France, putting them ahead of Great Britain in the round-robin results.

As the world No. 1st, the world No. 2 is the world's best. Watson, 53, also started her Hobart International, attempting to defend her crown. Multiple rain delays interrupted the tournament, with Watson losing in the quarterfinals and playing twice in a day. She was barely defeated in the first round by Tmea Babos at the Australian Open.

Watson defeated No. 68 in Mexico at the Montergue Open. Caroline Wozniacki and No. 2 seed No. 132. Caroline Garcia, a 4 seed, is on her way to the title after defeating Kirsten Flipkens in the championship match for her third WTA title.

Her strong form continued at the Miami Open, with two victories over top-ranked players, including world No. 2. Sloane Stephens, 22, before losing in the third round to world No. 2. Simona Halep.

Watson's second-round appearance at the Birmingham Classic with a victory over Camila Giorgi resulted in her re-entry into the top 50 on grass courts.

In the first round of a match that spanned three days due to rain, Watson lost to Annika Beck in the first round. However, she had more success in the mixed doubles, which she won with Henri Kontinen in their first Grand Slam final. Kontinen and Watson were rewarded in the third round over the defending champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis during their run to the championship.

Watson was a member of the United Kingdom in the 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching round two in singles and doubles as well as the quarterfinals in mixed doubles.

Watson lost to qualifier and world No. 1 in the US Open at the US Open. Richèl Hogenkamp, 165, Richèl Hogenkamp.

Watson was ranked No. 1 by the season's end, and he was still No. 1 in the world No. 1. 77.

The duo were disqualified in group competitions last year after being tied for only one of nine matches. Daniel Evans was partnered with the Hopman Cup in the year 2000. Watson qualified to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. She was the winner of the Fed Cup Heart Award, which is given for service to their players team and the Fed Cup Championship.

Watson defeated the world No. in straight sets in May. Alizé Lim, 264, in the second round of the Cagnes-sur-Mer Challenger competition.

Watson failed to qualify in the third round of qualifying at the French Open, losing to Richèl Hogenkamp. She then finished second at an ITF tournament in Surbiton. Watson struggled to progress beyond the first round at Nottingham and Birmingham.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round and Barbora Strcová in the quarterfinals, before falling to Caroline Wozniacki in the Eastbourne semifinals. Watson won two WTA Tour main-draw matches during the remainder of the season, including her seventh straight first-round loss at the US Open.

Watson lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Yulia Putintseva. She then failed in the first round of qualifying for the St. Petersburg Trophy, dropping her to No. 1 in the first round of qualifying. Roberta Vinci, 142. Her poor form continued in the first round at the Mexican Open, Indian Wells Masters, and Miami Open, respectively.

Watson lost in the first round to No. 109 at Charleston. Taylor Townsend, 118.

She lost both her singles and the doubles match (with Johanna Konta), resulting in a 2–3 loss to Japan in the April Fed Cup promotional play-off tie. These were her eighth and ninth consecutive singles matches defeats in 2018. Watson lost in the first round of the Prague Open to world No. ten in late April. Anna Karolna Schmiedlová, 85, has been working in a wheelchair.

In the first round of the Nuremberg Cup, she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko in late May. Watson's first match since mid-January was decided, bringing an end to a ten-match losing streak. She lost in straight sets to the world No. 119. The following day, Fanny Stollár, entered the 203rd.

Watson lost in the first round of the Surbiton Trophy to world No. 1 as the top seed. Gabriella Taylor, 18, was her eighth first-round defeat in 2018 (in 12 tournaments). Watson was disqualified in three first-round matches during the grass-court season at Birmingham, Eastbourne, and Wimbledon. Watson was fined a point of swearing as she and Tatjana Maria lost to Katerina Siniaková and Barbora Krejciková in Wimbledon's women's doubles final eight.

Watson, who came up short of wins in the US Open Series, competed in San Jose, defeating Claire Liu before succumbing to Venus Williams. Watson had signs of being able to progress to the final of an ITF tournament in Canada before losing to Misaki Doi. She maintained her form in US Open qualifying where she won three consecutive matches to advance to the main draw. These were her first appearances at the US Open since winning the girls' singles championship at Flushing Meadows in 2009. Watson was unable to win in three sets over in New York for her first ever senior main-draw draw title, but she was defeated in three sets to Ekaterina Makarova. Despite this, Watson reached her third semifinal appearance of the 2018 season in Quebec, but she did not make it to the final after losing a close match against Pauline Parmentier. Despite this setback, her upturn in results has regained her position in the world's top 100.

Watson lost in straight sets to Anett Kontaveit in the second round of Wimbledon Championships.

She reached the final of the Tianjin Open in October, defeating Rebecca Peterson.

In Hobart, her 2020 season got off to a promising start, with her as a qualifier. Watson defeated top seed Elise Mertens on her way to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Elena Rybakina. She maintained her form in Melbourne and the Australian Open, where she defeated Kristna Plková in the first round before losing to Mertens, 3–6, 0–6.

Watson played for the United Kingdom in their crunch tie in Slovakia away from Slovakia in the Fed Cup Play-offs. In the first round, she comfortably lost to Anna Karolna Schmiedlova before defeating Rebecca Sramkova on the following day. Harriet Dart's first attempt to beat Schmiedlová ended the tie 1–3.

Watson captured her fourth title in her WTA singles event in February in Acapulco. She reached the final after defeating Canadian qualifier Leylah Fernandez, co-chair Vandeweghe, Kateryna Bondarenko, Christina McHale, and Wang Xiyu. Watson clinched the match in three sets for the tenth championship match. Watson's victory put him back to the world's top 50 (No. 1). For the first time since 2016, the 49ers became the first time since 2016.

Watson won a number of titles in singles and mixed doubles in late July at a London venue, and with Jamie Murray in mixed doubles.

Watson entered two hardcourt competitions leading up to the US Open, losing in the first round of both the Top Seed Open and Cincinnati Open, then going on to lose in the first round at Flushing Meadows to British No. 131. No. 1 in the world and world No. 1. Johanna Konta, 13. The tour's entry into the European red clay courts resulted in two more opening-round losses, one in the rescheduled French Open to world No. 1. Fiona Ferro, 49, is a Mexicano who lives in Fortis. Watson's ranking had dropped to No. 1 by 19 October 19th. 60.

Watson won the Battle of the British Premier League women's event, which took place in December 2020.

Watson's 2021 season was a semifinal appearance at the Birmingham Classic, defeating third seed Donna Vekic 6–4, 6–2, to become the third British player to reach the tournament's final four in 31 years, after Anne Hobbs in 1984 and 1992. Watson had a weak showing at the Grand Slam Championships, losing in the second round of the Australian Open to 21st seed Anett Kontaveit, the first round of the French open to world No. 1. Zarina Diyas, 93, triumphed in Wimbledon's first round over world No. 1. Kristie Ahn, 117, and the first round of the US Open to world No. 1. Kaja Juvan, 109. She ended the season ranked 73nd.

Watson, who came to an end to 2021, began off season at the Adelaide International 1 and lost in the first round to an in-form Alja Tomljanovi. Watson then travelled to Adelaide International 2 where she defeated Plipeuch and Kovinic and qualified for the main draw. She then fell to world No. 1. Tamara Zidanek of 29 is a student at the University of On a close three-set match in which Watson lost the final-set tiebreak 4-7. Watson then played in the main draw at the Australian Open, defeating Mayar Sherif in a close three-set match before losing to Zidansek in a close two-set tie.

Watson returned from Dubai to compete in qualifying, defeating the world No. 2 in a promising start to the year. In the first round, there were 388 Yashina before losing in three sets to Tomjlanovic. Watson had a less encouraging showing in qualifying at the Qatar Open, losing to world No. 2 and losing to World No. 1. Marina Melnikova, 203, in two sets.

Watson then went to America for a week of preparation before playing in the Montergy Open main draw, where she had previously had good results. She defeated Jule Niemeier in the first three stages before losing to Nuria Párrizas Dáaz in the second round of a main draw.

She made the jump to Indian Wells, where she ranked as the 20th seed and world No. 1. 113. She won by a huge margin over Rebeka Masarova in the first round of the competition. Watson played some good tennis against Mai Hontama in the second round, losing 4-6, 6-1, and qualifying for the main draw of Indian Wells. Watson, on the other hand, lost convincingly to Tereza Martincová.

Watson had fallen outside the top 100 and was looking to snap a six-year losing streak here. In the first round of a 3 hour 25 minute match, she faced Arantxa Rus 7-5, 6-4. In the second round, she met Elina Svitolina, the 15th seed in the second round. Watson was hoping for her first back-to-back March victories since Birmingham in June 2021, the first top 20 victories in two years. Watson fought back to win the second set 6-3, despite being unable to participate in the tournament, winning in 7-6(7-4). She lost to Belinda Bencic, the 22nd seed, 4-6, 1-6 in the third round.

Watson started her clay-court season and played at Charleston next year, where she won a lucky loser spot in the main draw only to be knocked out by Claire Liu. She then proceeded to the Madrid Open, where she also failed in the final round of qualifying.

Watson is playing at the WTA 125 tournament in Saint Malo and is hoping for more energy. She lost in the second round after winning a strong first-round match to Madison Brengle.

Watson was still searching for a WTA Tour main-draw victory in Strausbourg over Hobgarski, with Roland Garros on the horizon. In the second round, she was defeated by the eighth seed, Magda Linette.

Watson went to Paris for the French Open, with just one winning main-drawned match on clay this season. In the first round, she faced Elsa Jacquemot in a thrilling match that saw Watson knock Watson out in straight sets.

Watson recalled mixed results from her grass-court debut, which she had previously had mixed success. Katie Volynets took on Katie Volynets in the first round at Nottingham. Although Watson needed a medical break towards the end of the first set, she took her opponent in two fast sets. She lost in two sets to Viktoria Golubic in the second round after suffering from a hamstring injury. Watson had to drop out of the Birmingham tournament and instead competed in qualifying at Eastbourne due to Watson's illness. Despite losing in the final qualifying round, Watson was given a lucky loser spot, facing Rebecca Marino in the first round. Marino, on the other hand, was the prevailing player in two close sets.

Watson won her third major of the year, not having won a main-drawning match at Wimbledon since 2019. In the first round, she met Tamara Korpatsch. Watson lost in a close first-set tiebreaker and was just one game away from losing in the second set. Watson recovered to win the second set after the match was postponed for the night due to Wimbledon timing issues. Watson defeated Watson 6-2 in the final set, advancing her to the second round. Watson advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon over Kaja Juvan in her 12th attempt. Watson then lost in the fourth round to Niemeier.

Watson lost in the final qualifying round of the Washington Open, and then the Canadian Open, where Watson had to withdraw in the first qualifying round one set down. She continued her North American hardcourt season at the WTA 125 Vancouver Open in the second round, where she advanced to the second round. She hoped to return to her old hardcourt form in the US Open qualifier.

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