Heather Watson

British tennis player (born 1992)

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Heather Miriam Watson is a 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.

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Watson and Salisbury into Australian Open quarters The all-British pairing of Heather Watson and Joe Salisbury move into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open. BBC Sport - Published on January 22, 2024
GB's Watson eliminated by Wickmayer at Poland Open Great Britain's Heather Watson has been eliminated from the Poland Open by her doubles partner Yanina Wickmayer. BBC Sport - Published on July 29, 2023
GB's Watson into Poland Open quarters, Burrage out Britain's Heather Watson beats Belarusian Yuliya Hatouka in three sets to reach the Poland Open quarter-finals, but compatriot Jodie Burrage's run is over. BBC Sport - Published on July 27, 2023

GB's Burrage and Watson reach Poland Open last 16 Britons Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson claim victories to reach the last 16 of the Poland Open. BBC Sport - Published on July 25, 2023
Sorribes Tormo takes best shot of day three at Wimbledon Watch the best shots from day three of Wimbledon, including Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, Great Britain's Heather Watson and 8th seed Maria Sakkari. BBC Sport - Published on July 5, 2023
Boulter beats Watson to reach first final - best shots Watch the best shots as Katie Boulter beats fellow Briton Heather Watson to reach the Nottingham Open final. BBC Sport - Published on June 17, 2023

Watson third Briton into Nottingham semi-final Watch the best shots as Great Britain's Heather Watson beats Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic to reach the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open, joining Jodie Burrage and Katie Boulter. BBC Sport - Published on June 16, 2023
Watson beats Niemeier in Nottingham opener Britain's Heather Watson beats Jule Niemeier to reach the Nottingham Open second round as top seed Maria Sakkari also progresses. BBC Sport - Published on June 12, 2023
Watson beats Kovinic in first round in Texas Britain's Heather Watson wins her first-round match at the WTA tournament in Austin, Texas as she beats Danka Kovinic in straight sets. BBC Sport - Published on February 28, 2023
Watson beaten by Wang at Thailand Open Britain's Heather Watson is out of the Thailand Open after a three-set defeat by Chinese seventh seed Wang Xinyu in the quarter-finals. BBC Sport - Published on February 3, 2023

Watson reaches first quarter-final for 18 months Heather Watson is through to her first quarter-final since 2021 with a three-set win over South Korea's Han Na-lae at the Thailand Open. BBC Sport - Published on February 2, 2023
Watson wins three-hour match at Thailand Open British number six Heather Watson comes from behind to beat Yulia Putintseva in the first round of the Thailand Open. BBC Sport - Published on January 31, 2023
Watson defeated in Australian Open qualifying Heather Watson is one of three Britons to be knocked out in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open. BBC Sport - Published on January 9, 2023	GB's Watson loses in BJK Cup opener Great Britain must fight back from behind to reach the Billie Jean King Cup final after Heather Watson loses the opening rubber of the semi-final against Australia. BBC Sport - Published on November 12, 2022
Watson puts GB ahead against Spain in BJK Cup Heather Watson puts in a dominant display to keep alive Great Britain's hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. BBC Sport - Published on November 10, 2022	US Open: Heather Watson and Paul Jubb defeated in final qualifying round Britain's Heather Watson and Paul Jubb miss out on the main draw of the US Open after losing in their final qualifying matches. BBC Sport - Published on August 27, 2022
Wimbledon 2022: Heather Watson's career best performance against Kaja Juvan Britain's Heather Watson produces a career best performance to beat Kaja Juvan 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2022	Wimbledon 2022: Heather Watson praises Centre Court crowd as she celebrates third round win Watch Heather Watson explain what reaching the fourth round for the first time at a major gland slam means to her. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2022
Wimbledon: Heather Watson reaches fourth round for first time Heather Watson reaches the last 16 at a Grand Slam in singles for the first time as she beats Kaja Juvan to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2022	Heather Watson reaches last 16 of Wimbledon for first time in her career Heather Watson has reached the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time in her career. Sky News - Published on July 1, 2022
GB's Heather Watson in action; Novak Djokovic playing later on centre court \| Wimbledon live Sky News - Published on July 1, 2022	Eastbourne: Heather Watson beaten by Rebecca Marino in first round British number two Heather Watson is beaten in straight sets by Canadian Rebecca Marino in her opening round match at Eastbourne. BBC Sport - Published on June 20, 2022
Miami Open: Andy Murray loses to Daniil Medvedev as Heather Watson also goes out Britain's Andy Murray loses to Russian top seed Daniil Medvedev at the Miami Open, as Heather Watson is beaten by Belinda Bencic. BBC Sport - Published on March 26, 2022	Miami Open: Emma Raducanu loses in second round as Heather Watson advances Britain's Emma Raducanu suffers another early exit as she is beaten by Katerina Siniakova in the second round of the Miami Open. BBC Sport - Published on March 24, 2022
Indian Wells: Heather Watson and Katie Boulter defeated in round-one matches Heather Watson and Katie Boulter both lose in the first round at Indian Wells as they are beaten by Tereza Martincova and Jasmine Paolini respectively. BBC Sport - Published on March 10, 2022	Indian Wells: Britain's Heather Watson qualifies for main draw Britain's Heather Watson battles back to defeat Japan's Mai Hontama in three sets and secure her place in the main draw at Indian Wells. BBC Sport - Published on March 8, 2022
Indian Wells: Britain's Heather Watson and Katie Boulter both advance in qualifying Britain's Heather Watson and Katie Boulter have both advanced to the second round of qualifying at Indian Wells in California. BBC Sport - Published on March 7, 2022	Cincinnati Masters: Andy Murray and Heather Watson progress but Dan Evans out Andy Murray wins his first singles match since pulling out of the individual event at the Olympics as he beats Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati. BBC Sport - Published on August 17, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain's Heather Watson loses in first round Great Britain's Heather Watson loses in the first round of the women's singles to Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam. BBC Sport - Published on July 24, 2021	Wimbledon 2021: Heather Watson and Harriet Dart win doubles opener British pair Heather Watson and Harriet Dart produce a commanding display to beat Kaia Kanepi and Zhang Shuai at Wimbledon. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2021
Wimbledon 2021: Kristie Ahn fights back to knock out Heather Watson - best shots Watch the best shots as Kristie Ahn fights back to knock out Great Britain number two Heather Watson to reach the second round at Wimbledon. BBC Sport - Published on June 28, 2021	Eastbourne International: Heather Watson loses to Iga Swiatek in thriller Watch the best shots as Great Britain's Heather Watson loses 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 against Poland's Iga Swiatek in the first round of the Eastbourne International. BBC Sport - Published on June 22, 2021
Birmingham Classic: Great Britain's Heather Watson through to semi-finals Watch the best shots as Great Britain's Heather Watson reaches the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic. BBC Sport - Published on June 19, 2021	Heather Watson beats Donna Vekic to reach Birmingham semi-finals British number two Heather Watson reaches the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic with victory over third seed Donna Vekic. BBC Sport - Published on June 19, 2021
Heather Watson advances to Birmingham quarter-finals as Zhang Shuai retires British number two Heather Watson is into the last eight of the Birmingham Classic after China's Zhang Shuai retires while trailing 5-2 in the first set of their match. BBC Sport - Published on June 16, 2021	Birmingham Classic: Heather Watson puts herself in front before Shuai Zhang retires Watch some of the best shots as Heather Watson takes control against Shuai Zhang before her opponent retires due to injury at the Birmingham Classic. BBC Sport - Published on June 16, 2021
Birmingham Classic: Heather Watson fights back to beat Viktorija Golubic - highlights Watch highlights as Britain's Heather Watson fights back to beat Viktorija Golubic and reach the second round of the Birmingham Classic. BBC Sport - Published on June 14, 2021	Nottingham Open 2021: Best shots from Heather Watson's win over Tara Moore Watch the best shots as Heather Watson defeats Tara Moore in a thrilling match at the Nottingham Open. BBC Sport - Published on June 9, 2021
French Open 2021: British number two Heather Watson loses in first round British number two Heather Watson makes a first-round exit from the French Open with a straight-set loss to Zarina Diyas. BBC Sport - Published on May 31, 2021